QUARRY MANAGER

Requirements :

• Bachelor’s degree in civil or mining engineering;
• Minimum 15 years’ experience managing mining operations in soft and preferably hard rock mines;
• Extensive experience in mine planning including drill & blast;
• Experience in managing hard rock crushing systems;
• Excellent communication and influencing skills;
• Ability to think strategically and to problem solve;
• Capacity to make quick decisions and to think on your feet;
• A strong level of technical understanding of quarrying environments and extraction systems;
• Excellent communication and influencing skills;
• Ability to think strategically and to problem solve;
• Capacity to make quick decisions and to think on your feet;
• Commercial awareness;
• Good IT skills;
• Knowledge of health and safety issues and how they  relate to practical working environments;
• Flexible approach to work;
• Strong customer service skills;
• Project-management skills;
• Leadership qualities and team building skills;
• Ability to tolerate noisy, dirty and uncomfortable working environment – some of the time.

Job Description:

• Examining the materials produced to ensure that a high quality of product is maintained; 
• Closely Monitoring all areas oth the quarry to ensure that extraction and processing work is carried out to the highest standard;
• Assessing equipment and production materials levels, undertaking regular site inspections and risk assessment in order to comply with all health and safety regulations;
• Checking that all vehicles on site are maintained to a good standard;
• Ordering new items as required;
• Liaising with staff on site and dealing with any technical or staffing challenges that arise;
• Balancing sales and output;
• Ensuring that key government health and safety legislation is implemented throughout the site;
• Altering the quarry production system in accordance with the materials required;
• Liaising with sales and commercial teams;
• Maintaining up to date records and dealing with a range of paperwork;
• Keeping up to date with relevant government legislation and industry developments;
• Developing inspection system and checklist;
• Checking that the quarry’s production levels are maintained safely to schedule;
• Writing development proposals and reports;
• Managing and recruiting staff.
• Performance managing the production process and setting and monitoring targets;
• Providing the owner company with information and statistics on the quarry’s performance;
• Developing links with local groups and organisations;
• Managing and regulatinf the quarry’s budget.