Quarry Manager

Role: Quarry Manager

Salary: up to £47.5K plus 10% bonus (performance/ business based)

Hours: 7:30pm-3:30pm M-F Location: Wareham Dorset

Are you a Quarry Manager seeking a role where you will be involved in the early stages of the planning applications and have real input on how the Quarry operates?

Your role: As a Quarry Manager you will be responsible for mining operations at our quarries/ pits, either through direct management of mining operations or management of external mining contractors. You will demonstrate health and safety leadership and responsibility across all aspects of the production and related operations at our Dorset quarries whilst;

• Providing the link with the site to establish and meet volume and quality targets,
• Ensuring that market requirements; EHS; quality; consistency; volume and dispatch promptness are met and accomplished in compliance with Statutory Regulations and Company Policies / Procedures,
• Managing the Quarry team and technical teams, and setting & managing development objectives,
• Being responsible for budget and cost whilst striving through continuous improvements to identify methods to reduce costs and improve service levels,
• Ensuring long term and strategic development of the mine either through direct management of the site’s mineral reserves and resources or working closely with the Industrial Hubs and other Business Areas
• Driving continuous improvement at the mine.

What’s in for you? You will be working for Imerys, the world leader in mineral-based specialty solutions for industry, with over 16,000 employees and over 200 sites worldwide. Imerys delivers high value-added, functional solutions to diversified sets of industrial sectors, from processing industries to consumer goods. We support your professional development including training, costs, offering a competitive salary and other benefits such as;

• Company sick pay entitlement after 6 months service,
• Life Assurance,
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan,
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays,
• Income Protection for DC members,
• Long Service awards,
• Reward Hub & Local Discounts,
• Flu Vouchers,
• Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme,
• Health & Wellbeing Programme, Eye Care Vouchers,
• Cycle to work scheme and

What we ask you in return:

• To hold health, safety and Environmental management in the extractive and mineral processing Industries and/or NVQ level 4 or similar.
• To be a member of a relevant professional organisation, such as The Institute of Quarrying
• To actively maintain a record of your Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
• Supervisory experience.
• Proven knowledge of the Quarries Regulations.
• Knowledge and experience of UK Ball Clays (desirable)
• Good understanding of SAP procurement, inventory and maintenance models is desirable.

To apply for this opportunity and to join Imerys, please follow the instructions below.

Our people are important to us, our workplaces are diverse and inclusive and whilst maintaining the health, safety and environmental standards on site, for yourself and others around you, we’re an organisation with a wealth of career and development opportunities that allow you to tap into your full potential.