As a global industry-leading manufacturer of concrete building and hardscape products, Oldcastle APG covers a wide spectrum of applications – from the structural masonry used in erecting cityscapes and urban centers to the finishing touches of a backyard oasis.

Pavers, patio slabs, stone veneer, retaining walls, architectural block, composite decking, dry mix concrete, fertilizers and mulches are but a few categories where Oldcastle APG leads the marketplace. Our customers are serviced through a network of 200+ manufacturing facilities.

For more than 30 years, our brands have set the standard for design, technical acumen and thought leadership in their related categories – helping consumers, design and landscape professionals craft their vision from concept to installation.

Industry: Wholesale Building Materials
Company Size: 5,001-10,000 employees

Oldcastle APG

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Job ID: 521656

Oldcastle, a CRH company, is reinventing what's possible in building solutions. We are the leading provider of innovative outdoor living products and utility infrastructure solutions for the water, energy, and communications markets throughout North America. We're a trusted and strategic partner to engineers, contractors, distributors, specifiers, retailers, and homeowners alike as the manufacturer of precast concrete, polymer concrete, and plastic infrastructure products. Our portfolio of brands includes Oldcastle APG, Oldcastle Infrastructure, Belgard® hardscape, Echelon® Masonry, RDI® railing, Catalyst™ Fence Solutions, Sakrete® packaged concrete, Amerimix® mortar, Pebble Technology International® pool finishes, and Techniseal® sands and sealant technologies.

**Job Summary**

The Materials Science Engineer (Extrusion) provides technical expertise in polymer behavior, formulation development, and process optimization for plastic extrusion operations. This role supports production, quality, and R&D by ensuring that materials, additives, and processing conditions deliver consistent product performance, cost efficiency, and manufacturability

**Job Location**

This is a remote role when not traveling locally or nationally to our manufacturing sites. This person must reside in the greater Philadelphia, PA, Charlotte, NC, Dover, DE, Bulls Gap, TN or Tampa, FL area.

**Job Responsibilities**

-  Optimize extrusion parameters including melt temperature, screw speed, and line speed.

-  Support design and optimization of extrusion dies, screws, and downstream equipment.

-  Perform DOE studies to improve throughput, quality, and dimensional stability.

-  Develop and optimize compound formulations including color masterbatch, fillers, stabilizers, and additives.

-  Evaluate resin properties affecting extrusion behavior such as MFI, rheology, fusion, and thermal stability.

-  Creates and documents clear, concise and accurate reports under guidance of direct management, providing insights on results and conclusions based upon data sets.

-  Define resin specifications, incoming material requirements, and in‑process quality checks (dimensions, gloss, haze, tensile, melt flow, density, impact).

-  Use analytical tools to diagnose material or process issues.

-  Troubleshoot problems such as: Melt fracture / sharkskin, Gels or black specks, Die lines or surface roughness, Bubbles / voids, Warpage or dimensional instability, Color streaking or contamination, Excessive die drool or buildup

-  Work closely with extrusion operators to implement material or recipe changes, adjust settings, and improve process robustness.

-  Conduct root‑cause analysis for scrap or downtime events using tools such as 5-Why, Ishikawa, and statistical analysis.

-  Maintain and update work instructions, material handling procedures, resin drying guidelines, and hopper loading practices.

-  Creates procedures to ensure all safety concerns and hazards are properly addressed in compliance with company and regulatory requirement.

-  Manage resin trials, supplier evaluations, and approval of alternative materials to reduce cost or improve performance.

-  Reduce material usage and scrap through formulation refinement, tighter process control, and resin substitution.

-  Collaborate with Purchasing and R&D on resin cost-reduction and qualification projects.

-  Support Lean, Six Sigma, and process capability improvement (Cp/Cpk) initiatives.

-  Travel up to 50% of the time.

**Job Requirements**

-  Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Polymer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field.

-  Hands-on experience with thermoplastic extrusion (single‑screw, twin‑screw, profile, sheet, pipe, film, tubing, or wire & cable).

-  Strong understanding of polymer behavior: melt rheology, thermal transitions, degradation mechanisms, and stabilization chemistry. PVC experience preferred

-  Familiarity with quality systems, lab testing methods, and statistical analysis. Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, especially in dynamic production environments.

-  Excellent communication with operators, supervisors, quality teams, and customers.

-  Practical, hands-on approach to materials and process experimentation.

-  Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in a high-volume manufacturing setting.

-  Overnight travel up to 50%

**Compensation**

-  Base salary is $70,000 - $110,000

-  401(k) / retirement savings program

-  Short- term and long-term disability benefits

-  Life insurance

-  Health, Dental, and Vision insurance

-  Paid time off

-  Paid holidays

**What CRH Offers You**

-  Highly competitive base pay

-  Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs

-  Group retirement savings program

-  Health and wellness programs

-  An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

**About CRH**

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.

If you're up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today! Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our official employment application. Please complete your online profile and it will be sent to the hiring manager. Our system allows you to view and track your status 24 hours a day. Thank you for your interest!

Oldcastle APG, a CRH Company, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

EOE/Vet/Disability

CRH is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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Materials Science Engineer (Extrusion)

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which also includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands – Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. When considered together, the companies of Ahold Delhaize USA comprise the largest grocery retail group on the East Coast and the fourth largest grocery retail group in the nation, serving millions of omnichannel customers each week. For more information, visit www.adusa.com.

Industry: Retail
Company Size: 10,001+ employees

Ahold Delhaize USA

**Category/Area of Expertise: ** Store Maintenance

**Job Requisition: ** 492521

**Address: **USA-NC-Salisbury-2110 Executive Drive

**Store Code: **Maintenance Centers (5169055)

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Our associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.

This position ensures all properties are maintained properly, efficiently, and as economically as possible. Coordinate all service maintenance job responsibilities for building, equipment, and site maintenance to ensure service standards and budget expectations are met. Handling of billbacks generated to reclaim service expenses, receiving extensive training for current procedures and guidelines. Service area responsibilities are appx. 2025+ locations across all banners supported.

Our flexible/ hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core office locations include Salisbury, NC , Chicago, IL, Quincy, MA, Carlisle, PA, Scarborough, ME, Hyattsville, MD and Mauldin, SC.

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Receive and direct dispatch of work orders created at store level for maintenance, landlord, loss prevention, IT, and Operations. Ensure all operational procedures and requirements are met and being handled according to procedures, service agreements, and contracts.

- Process and redirect declined work orders for all banners supported.

- Review aging open work orders, request vendor quotes as needed, confirm leadership approves each expense. Confirm completion with retail and/or maintenance personnel.

- Monitor and initiate service repairs concerning mobile generators and switchgears ensuring effective power support during outages. Partner with service providers and evaluate billing to coincide with quoted repairs.

- Monitor and initiate refrigerant leak check verification work orders for EPA compliance and reporting. Ensure completion within the timeline to avoid fines.

- Act as a liaison between retail, in house maintenance personnel, and service providers for facility-related service and maintenance issues. Process phone, email, and computer-entered requests for service in a timely manner to maintain safe, compliant, and fully operational stores. Flag work orders for account numbers, location numbers and capitalized expenses. Effectively communicate the sequence of activities and resolution in the store maintenance software. Provide status updates to leadership as appropriate.

- Negotiate repair/replacement of parking lot paving or roof replacements as needed; obtain bids, follow scope of work, review quotes and monitor work through completion.

- Receive and process project requests from leadership and upper management. Pull store plans, verify compliance of local/state codes relating to installation, assist with generating scope of work, obtain bids and review for accuracy. Award and schedule work coordinating with providers and execute through completion. Research and properly code invoicing for expense or capital spend.

- Maintain 98% ratio of suspense to open work orders. Partner with government officials to avoid fines and penalties.

- Receive and process requests from Central Station for temperature and humidity alarms at closed locations. Partner with service providers and leadership to coordinate repair and confirm completion.

- Receive and process requests from refrigeration monitoring provider for communication failures. Partner with the maintenance supervisor/maintenance technician to correct communication issues for temperature and product integrity.

- Use remote dial in to the store EMS panel to change lighting programs and schedules, confirm correct programming as well as monitor correct temperature and humidity. Make store hour changes for lighting as requested from Operations.

- Process invoices through store maintenance software to ensure timely payment. Follow proper accounting procedures including ensuring correct account numbers, location numbers and capitalized expenses are utilized.

- Research and process customer complaints relative to service maintenance. Partner with Legal on safety issues reported through them.

- Process any prospective vendor information that is received making it available to leadership.

- Ensure safety and operating procedures are followed, complying with all Auditing Procedure reports identified in the Facilities Services Overview of System Procedures. Ensure vendors and providers are properly insured and SOX procedures for all new vendors are implemented.

- Generate billbacks to reclaim expenses for product loss, labor and or parts for service obligation for damages.

- Attend training sessions scheduled with outside vendors for additional knowledge growth.

- Inform leadership of any vendor changes.

- Assist with data management in the store maintenance software. Verify and maintain information as needed.

- Additional job duties may be assigned as needed to meet the needs of the business and support our Values.

Qualifications:

- Proficient in Microsoft Office; Typing is a MUST

- Demonstrate professional customer service experience, history of working in a service center or customer service center and familiarity with common service center tools (telephone, case management)

- High School Diploma

- Knowledge of the financial impact of activities and ability to communicate

- Highly developed organizational and analytical skills with ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously with excellent follow-up and attention to detail

- Solid working knowledge of interior maintenance issues, repairs, contract bidding and negotiations relative to areas of responsibility.

- Excellent problem solving/decision making skills.

- Superior written, verbal, communication, and interpersonal skills.

- Ability to prioritize and effectively handle multiple tasks and projects to meet deadlines.

- Ability to interact with associates and leadership at all levels of the company

- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, making fast and accurate decisions

- Versatile with ability to learn new processes and technical subject matter

- Ability to work independently in a team environment and adapt to changing priorities with little supervision

- Ability to prioritize daily work-related functions, projects, and repair needs for assigned workflow while maintaining effective communication with all teams involved

ME/NC/PA/SC Salary Range: $16.97 - $25.44

Actual compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on their unique qualifications and experience, internal equity, and market conditions. Final compensation decisions will be made in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.

At Ahold Delhaize USA, we provide services to one of the largest portfolios of grocery companies in the nation, and we're actively seeking top talent.

Our team shares a common motivation to drive change, take ownership and enable our brands to better care for their customers. We thrive on supporting great local grocery brands and their strategies.

Our associates are the heartbeat of our organization. We are committed to offering a welcoming work environment where all associates can succeed and thrive. Guided by our values of courage, care, teamwork, integrity (and even a little humor), we are dedicated to being a great place to work.

We believe in collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning in all that we think, create and do. While building a culture where personal and professional growth are just as important as business growth, we invest in our people, empowering them to learn, grow and deliver at all levels of the business.

Clerk Maintenance Services

**Category/Area of Expertise: ** Fulfillment Strategy & Services

**Job Requisition: ** 490957

**Address: **USA-NC-Salisbury-2110 Executive Drive

**Store Code: **Fulfillment & Network Strategy (5169084)

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Our associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.

**Primary Purpose**

The Operations Research Analyst is responsible for supporting the design of optimal fulfillment solutions, as well as being the subject matter expert on how to most optimally configure and control them to operate at peak efficiency.

This includes having a thorough understanding of the systems that control the channel's fulfillment solutions, how to best configure/parametrize them, what data they produce and how to use that data to inform key learnings and insights and identify improvement opportunities.

They will use these insights to guide the design, development, and implementation of enhancements to existing, and/or innovative new solutions. They will also contribute to informing the right strategy for the most optimal tactical use of systems, all in support of ADUSA's goals of increasing productivity, increasing capacity, improving customer and associate experiences, and driving sustainability

They will work with operators within the brand operations team, as well as counterparts within the Implementation & Integration teams, to gather on-the-ground learnings. They will also advise the same teams on how to turn insights from these learnings into improved standard operating procedures. They will work to deliver solutions that use data for tactical optimization of key processes (e.g., order batching, tote cubing, item slotting, pathfinding, etc.).

This role will participate in evaluating and testing new systems and processes before they are ultimately delivered, both from the perspective of their physical operation as well as the IT integration. They will ensure successful implementations due to being highly involved in feature and system testing at every step (e.g., component testing, integration testing, end-to-end testing) and will provide sign-off on final user acceptance tests.

They will participate and support the Optimization team in implementation of pilots and proven systems, providing project support and performing the role of subject-matter expert. They will support the overall design of proposed facilities and formats, by bringing expertise to the table on optimal layout and other design elements.

**Our flexible/ hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core office locations include Salisbury, NC, Quincy, MA, Carlisle, PA, Scarborough, ME, and Hyattsville, MD.**

**Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.**

**Duties & Responsibilities**

- Support the development of the ADUSA e-commerce fulfillment strategy and execution by informing the design through data and insights.

- Support the Optimization team in the design and improvement of optimal fulfillment models that fit business needs through data, requirements gathering, documentation, working directly with vendor partners and cross functional teams within ADUSA

- Work directly with counterparts in Tech to aid their IT integration and systems design approach, through providing data and insights on current system performance, as well as representing ADUSA Fulfillment Strategy & Solutions in the IT design, ensuring requirements are met through the appropriate design

- Provide subject matter expertise in collaborating with counterparts in ADUSA Data Science to improve tactical fulfillment processes

- Use data from current operations to identify improvement opportunities in tactical processes like item slotting, order batching, tote cubing, path finding, etc. and work with data science counterparts to deliver solutions to address these opportunities

- Develop specific KPIs to evaluate solutions and individual implementations and help create the appropriate dashboards/reports to monitor performance of those KPIs

- Work with counterparts in other areas of ADUSA (e.g., industrial engineering, business development, merchandising, etc.) to identify and shape improvement opportunities and engineering studies delivering required insights to improve output

- Contribute to a Optimization department that promotes partnership behaviors, collaborates across functions, keeps up with relevant developments in the industry, prioritizes personal development, puts development front and center, and contributes to a culture of belonging.

**Qualifications**

- Bachelor's degree in Operations Management, Continuous Improvement or Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or related fields would be beneficial to this role

- Understanding of the dynamic handling characteristics, constraints and risks associated with the wide range of material handling systems.

- Understanding of SQL and/or other data analysis approached to be able to pull and analyze large datasets.

- Familiarity with programming (Java, Python, etc.)

- Familiarity with simulation and modeling software.

- Knowledge of the constraints and methods for defining and demonstrating equipment, subsystem, and system performance criteria.

- Technical knowledge of fulfillment tools and systems (OMS, WMS, Picking apps, inventory systems, etc.).

- Knowledge of data querying, mining and dashboarding (SQL knowledge preferred).

- Knowledge of food safety and workplace safety best practices.

- Breaks down objectives into appropriate initiatives and actions

- Learns quickly when facing new situations

- Provides timely and helpful information to others across the organization

- Understands the meaning and implications of key financial indicators

- Demonstrates thorough understanding of retail and e-commerce fulfillment processes

- Delivers messages in a clear, compelling, and concise manner

- Ability to transform complex data into actionable insights to inform strategic decision-making

- Ability to present recommendations based on data-driven conclusions

- Demonstrates an openness to new and differing ideas, systems, processes and technology

- Systems oriented; understanding of IT systems and applications

- Evaluates and recommends changes in methods or procedures

**Preferred Qualifications**

- 3+ years of experience in a directly related field and successful demonstration of key abilities and knowledge as presented above

- Track record of successful delivery of cross-functional projects.

- Has either participated in projects implementing/delivering automated fulfillment solutions, or has close knowledge of operating said solutions, including insight into optimizing them through various tactical approaches.

ME/NC/PA/SC Salary Range: $75,040 - $112,560

IL/MA/MD/NY Salary Range: $86,320 - $129,480

Actual compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on their unique qualifications and experience, internal equity, and market conditions. Final compensation decisions will be made in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.

At Ahold Delhaize USA, we provide services to one of the largest portfolios of grocery companies in the nation, and we're actively seeking top talent.

Our team shares a common motivation to drive change, take ownership and enable our brands to better care for their customers. We thrive on supporting great local grocery brands and their strategies.

Our associates are the heartbeat of our organization. We are committed to offering a welcoming work environment where all associates can succeed and thrive. Guided by our values of courage, care, teamwork, integrity (and even a little humor), we are dedicated to being a great place to work.

We believe in collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning in all that we think, create and do. While building a culture where personal and professional growth are just as important as business growth, we invest in our people, empowering them to learn, grow and deliver at all levels of the business.

Operations Research Analyst

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