Quarry Manager
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Jan 21, 2025

Quarry Manager

Competitive
Wareham
Full Time , Permanent

Hours of work including shift pattern 

This role is a full-time permanent position Monday to Friday – 37.5 hours per week

We are looking for an experienced Quarry Manager, based in Wareham, who is keen to be involved in all aspects of quarry development, from the earliest stages of planning through to final restoration.

Why work for Imerys?

At Imerys every member of our team matters. Our priority is the health and safety of our people and our aim is to create diverse and inclusive workplaces. We are always striving to be better and to support our people to continuously learn, improve and innovate. This allows them to tap into their full potential and to take advantage of the wealth of career and development opportunities available.

The job role:

This is an 8(i)c appointment and as Quarry Manager you will be responsible for the day-to-day quarry operation across our quarries/pits in the local area. You will lead our team of operatives, and on occasion external contractors, adhering to the highest levels of health and safety.

As Quarry Manager you will be responsible for the day to day quarry operation across our quarries/pits in the local area. You will lead our team of operatives and on occasion external contractors adhering to the highest levels of health and safety. Key responsibilities include:

  • Leading the team to meet volume and quality targets at the quarry
  • Ensuring that market requirements; EHS; quality; consistency; volume and dispatch promptness are met and accomplished in compliance with SOP
  • Managing the quarry team and technical teams, setting and managing development objectives
  • Budget and cost control whilst striving through continuous improvements to identify methods to reduce costs and improve service levels
  • Ensuring long term and strategic development of the quarry either through direct management of the site’s mineral reserves and resources or working closely with the industrial hubs and other business areas

What’s in it for you?

  • 25 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays
  • Generous pension plan
  • Life Assurance
  • Income Protection
  • Company Sick Pay
  • Discounts on external retailers
  • Cycle to work scheme

We also offer a comprehensive package to support the Wellbeing of our people which includes:

  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Virtual GP
  • Flu and Eye care vouchers
  • Enhanced family friendly policies
  • Menopause Support

You will:

  • Have relevant experience and held an 8(i)c appointment or 8(i)d appointment as a minimum
  • Hold health, safety and environmental management in the extractive and mineral processing industries and/or NVQ level 3 or equivalent
  • Actively maintain a record of your Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
  • Have experience of supervising/leading a team
  • Proven knowledge of the Quarries Regulations
  • Knowledge and experience of UK Ball Clays (desirable)
  • Good understanding of SAP procurement, inventory and maintenance models (desirable)

IMERYS is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, and it is our policy to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws.

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salary
Competitive
Location
Wareham
Employment type
Full Time , Permanent
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Company info

As the world’s leading supplier of specialty minerals for industry, Imerys is organized around the 3 following activities: Performance Minerals (PM), Solutions for Refractory, Abrasives and Construction (RAC) and Solutions for Energy Transition (SET).

Imerys in the UK employs over 1,110 people at 30 operations, including at five world-class open-pit mine sites, located in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Yorkshire and Essex. Our UK operations produce kaolin, ball clay, calcium carbonate and calcium aluminates for a broad spectrum of industries ranging from ceramics to paints to refractories and hydraulic binders. They feature a state-of-the-art Technology Center at Par Moor, Cornwall.

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