Plant Manager Certification Course

Included with every new batch plant purchase

Vince Hagan is proud to support your employee’s education to promote Certified batch plant managers.

Safety & Profit are Paramount

A batch plant manager is the head of every ready mix concrete production facility. Over 90% of a producer’s expenses are tied to plant level materials management, operations, and production so it is essential that your concrete plant manager understand the essential aspects of product safety, knowledge, environmental compliance, and supervisory principles of operations tied to profit and loss. The challenging ready mix concrete-specific course, offered by the NRMCA, is the only one that helps them step-by-step with becoming certified in best-practices and Vince Hagan wants to ensure your team member is up to the challenge.

Vince Hagan + NRMCA Batch Plant Manager Certification Courses

Topics Covered:

  • Plant Safety

  • Operations

  • Production Knowledge

  • Environmental

  • Business Concepts

This four day learning course is split into three days of curriculum that covers: specific skill levels, incorporate many job requirement skills, and specifications for Army Corps of Engineers’ projects, as well as state and local Departments of Transportation. The fourth day has two certification exams to complete the training and certification requirements.

This $1000 course is included in any new concrete batch plant purchased from Vince Hagan.

Sample Class Agenda

Day 1

  • Introduction
  • Course Overview

Module 1

Product Knowledge
  • Cementitious Materials
  • Concrete Materials – Aggregates
  • Admixtures
  • Mixing Water
  • Concrete Proportions
  • Aggregate Moisture and Batching Arithmetic
  • Fresh Concrete Properties & Test Methods
  • Hardened Concrete Properties
  • Homework

Day 2

Module 2

Operations
  • Concrete Plant Design, Equipment & Operation
  • Plant Maintenance and Trouble Shooting
  • Drivers … Professionals on Wheels
  • The Science of Dispatching Ready Mixed Concrete
  • Materials Management
  • Calculating Volumes & Inventory
  • Production of Concrete Paving Mixtures
  • Homework

Module 3

Safety
  • Safety Regulations
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Lock Out/Tag Out
  • Machine Guarding and Safe Operating Procedures
  • Hazard Communications
  • Confined Space
  • Homework

Day 3

Module 4

Environmental
  • Environmental Stewardship and Community Relations
  • Water Quality Management
  • Solids Management and Recycling Solids
  • Materials Storage, Hazardous Materials & Chemicals
  • Plant Environmental Management
  • Homework

Module 5

Business Principles
  • Basic Business Principals
  • Manage the Plant – Lead the Staff
  • Plant Inventory and Site Risk Management
  • Benchmarking and Productivity Exercises

Day 4

Exams
  • Exam 1 – Product Knowledge & Production Technology
  • Exam 2 –Operations, Safety, Environmental, and Business Principles