Quarry Manager

• Moons Hill Quarry, Stoke St Michael 

• Competitive Salary + Benefits

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our ambitious and values-driven company as a Quarry Manager.

Reporting to our Operations Director, you’ll lead a dedicated team to ensure our quarry runs smoothly and efficiently. With a clear focus on health and safety, operational excellence and cost control, you’ll maximise the potential of our strategically important mineral reserve and make best use of our infrastructure. I believe this role provides a chance to make a huge impact on Wainwright, which has been quarrying in the Mendips since 1891. With the right Quarry Manager, we’ll continue developing our aggregates business to reach new markets, both locally and further afield.

As Quarry Manager, you will also be responsible for:

• Managing, coaching and developing a highly skilled team to ensure business continuity and reduce business risk

• Leading change and continuous improvement initiatives, maintaining disciplined stock management processes and producing operational reports

• All aspects of budgetary control for all quarrying operations

• Proactively managing an effective maintenance scheme for the quarry plant and equipment

• Maintaining and implementing Standard Operating Procedures and risk assessments

• Managing and overseeing the safe operation of the plant and the planned preventative maintenance of all the site’s equipment (fixed and mobile) with responsibility for your own safety and that of colleagues and business partners

• Reporting and investigating any unsafe or hazardous working practices

• Issuing safety briefings and toolbox talks to your operational team

• Proactively managing both mandatory and developmental training of your staff

• Collating and reporting monthly performance KPIs and driving operational performance

• Managing compliance with all legislation, permissions and licences that relate to the Aggregates department

To succeed as Wainwright’s Quarry Manager you will have:

• Full knowledge of Risk Assessments and Safe System of Work Systems

• Working knowledge of production processes, Health, Safety and Environmental policies

• SHE NVQ Level 4/QCF Level 6

• Strong IT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

• An ability to multitask and confidently manage change

• A good understanding of different methods of winning and extracting raw material

• Knowledge of techniques employed to load and transport extracted minerals

• Working knowledge handling raw materials including feeding, crushing, screening, separation, classification and beneficiation techniques

• A sound knowledge of crushing and screening using static plant, maintenance activities on both fixed and mobile plant

• Experience in blasting, able effectively to plan and organise quarrying development operations

• An understanding of engineering and statutory responsibilities and familiarisation of all aspects of health, safety and environmental legislation

• IOSH/NEBOSH advantageous

• Diploma in Quarry Technology/FdSc Extractives Technology advantageous

• A customer-focused mindset, ensuring service and quality standards are met and maintained while maximising operational performance

• Excellent communication skills, able to engage with stakeholders at all levels of the business • Strong self-motivation with the ability to manage and organise the operational team

We offer a competitive reward package with an extensive list of benefits including a life assurance policy, health cash plan, cycle to work scheme and much more.

To apply for the above role, please forward a covering letter and CV to our People and Culture department (P&[email protected]) or complete and return an application form by the closing date of on Sunday 13 October 2024.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applicants.