Vulcan Operations Management
Trainee Program

When you join Vulcan, you join a dynamic culture in which career development is encouraged, excellence is rewarded and diversity is valued. No matter the role or the location across the country, every member of the Vulcan team lives through the Vulcan Way.

Designed to build future operation leaders with a focus on leadership, supervisory skills, and proprietary training modules. This is a rotation providing an overall understanding of all aspects of the industry, operations and The Vulcan Way. Upon successful completion of the program Trainees will have gained strong knowledge in the following areas:

Primary and Secondary Plant Operations
Maintenance
Quality Control
Finish Plant Operations
Product Shipping and Inventory
Drilling and Blasting

Mine Planning
Safety, Health & Environmental
Loading and Hauling
Facility Management Equipment
Fixed and Mobile Equipment
And More!

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Operations Management Trainee Video

Through our Operations Management Trainee program, we’re developing future leaders who will play a supervisory role in our plants. By giving current employees a foundation for a rewarding career, and exposing them to every aspect of our business, we’re able to keep our quality standards high. This program is a big reason for why we’re able to keep doing the right thing, in the right way, at the right time.

Where We Operate

397 Aggregates Production & Distribution Facilities

63 Ready Mixed Concrete Facilities

66 Asphalt Facilities

11,000+ Employees

39 Wildlife Habitat Council Certified Sites

The Vulcan Way

Aggregates Industry - How It Works

Start at the Quarry

Aggregates extraction:

•Precise blasting of rocks

•Explosive agents in the ground to minimize vibrations

•Blasts are scheduled to minimize impacts on the community

•Routine communicate with their neighbors

From Big Rocks to Small Rocks

Large rocks crushed, sorted by size

•No hazardous chemicals used

•Strict environmental/safety regulations

•Inherently low-carbon process compared to other industries

The Foundation of Society

•+2.56 billion tons of aggregates annually (~10 tons pp)

•Transported by truck, rail and barge

•Local supply of aggregates is imperative

•End product: concrete, asphalt used to build neighborhoods, cities, roads, infrastructure

Reclaiming the Land

Quarries have lifespan

•Reclamation: wildlife habitats, water reservoirs, parks, golf courses, amphitheaters, housing developments, etc.

•Mining is the interim use of the land

Benefits

At Vulcan Materials we invest in our employees by offering a comprehensive, flexible, and competitive benefits program. The program offerings can be tailored to meet personal health and financial well-being needs of our employees and their families.