Job Title: Quarry Manager
About the Role:
We are seeking a strategic and people-focused individual to oversee our quarry operations. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will lead all functionalities of the quarry, specifically focusing on profitability, cost control, processing knowledge, production planning, drill and blast, and customer experience.
You will play a key role in partnering with internal stakeholders and the wider community to drive meaningful relationships. Your well-developed commercial acumen will see to your success in identifying areas of cost efficiencies, growth, and process improvements.
Your day will involve promoting and enforcing safety and environmental processes and protocols to meet performance outcomes, effective management of daily operations, delivering on agreed priorities of cost control and production in line with quality, budgeting, and forecasts, working with the sales team to deliver site revenue expectations, people leadership - hands-on management of staff and contractors, ensuring the site is in line with current licensing, consents, and regulatory requirements, contributing to the strategic planning and execution of short-term and long-term capital works and maintenance.
Key Responsibilities:
* Promote and enforce safety and environmental processes and protocols to meet performance outcomes
* Manage daily operations, delivering on agreed priorities of cost control and production in line with quality, budgeting, and forecasts
* Work with the sales team to deliver site revenue expectations
* Lead people - manage staff and contractors
* Evaluate the site's compliance with current licensing, consents, and regulatory requirements
* Contribute to strategic planning and execution of short-term and long-term capital works and maintenance
Requirements:
* 5 years' experience in mining or quarrying
* Strong knowledge of the Mining & Quarrying Safety & Health Act & Regs
* Strong knowledge of hard rock quarrying and crushing processes
* Ability to understand profit and loss statements, plan, and manage budgets
* Proven leadership experience in quarrying operations or mining
* Experience developing and managing budgets, controlling expenditure, and costs will be highly regarded
* Experience in LEAN Manufacturing will be highly regarded
* Appropriate quarry management qualifications and/or tertiary qualifications