Quarry Section Manager

The Quarry Section Manager will manage and be accountable for all quarrying operations on the site. Safety and operational standards are the fundamentals of the role with cost control, people management, delivery to customer needs and performance improvement being key. Managing plant compliance with business policies and procedures and ensuring that legislative compliance is also a strong aspect of the role. As Quarry Section Manager you will also be responsible for:

• Managing, coaching and developing a highly skilled, fit for purpose and extremely motivated team to ensure business continuity and reduce business risk
• Leading change and continuous improvement initiatives, whilst maintaining disciplined stock management processes and producing operational reports
• Understand different methods of winning and extracting raw material
• Knowledge of techniques employed to load extracted minerals and viable options to transport extracted minerals and its applications within the industry, including feeding, crushing, screening, washing, separation, classification and beneficiation techniques
• Understanding Quarry Regulations 1999 enabling a Reg 8 appointment D
• All aspects of budgetary control for all quarrying operations
• Proactively managing an effective maintenance scheme for the quarry plant and equipment working closely with the site's maintenance team
• Maintaining and implementing existing and new, Standard Operating Procedures, risk assessments and training your staff on the same
• Managing and overseeing the safe operation of the plant and the planned preventative maintenance of all of 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 of safety briefings and toolbox talks to your operational team
• Managing proactively both mandatory training and developmental training of your staff and keep an up-to-date training matrix
• Collating and report on monthly performance KPI for your business unit for the Area Operations Managing and driving operational performance through KPI's
• Ensuring appropriate Contractor and visitor inductions are carried out in line with company procedures
Key Stakeholders you will liaise within the responsibilities of this role: Area Operations Manager - Site Manager - Aspahlt Plant Section Manager - Health & Safety team - Procurement and support teams - National Logistics team - Area Operations teams - Area Commercial teams - Area HR Manager - Industry Bodies - Customers This role is a Days role Monday to Friday, but flexibility is key to this role with the expectation to be available to meet with our plant's operational needs, #tarmac #tarmaccareers #Aggregates #quarry #Sectionmanager #Quarrysectionmanager #Quarrymanager #plantjobs #quarrying #quarryingoperations #asphalt #asphaltjobs #LongAshton #Nailsea #Portbury #Portishead #Wrington #Langford #Yatton #Bristol

At Tarmac, 'who you are' matters. We want to get to know you. If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer., To be successful in the role of Quarry Section Manager you will ideally have experience and knowledge of:
• Diploma in Quarry Technology/FdSc Extractives Technology
• SHE NVQ Level 4/QCF Level 6
• Highly experienced in Quarrying Operations
• IOSH/NEBOSH would be advantageous
• Full knowledge of Risk Assessments and Safe System of Work Systems
• Working knowledge of production processes, H&S and Environmental policies
• Strong IT skills including a high level of competence with SAP and the Microsoft packages - Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to multitask and manage change
  
  Here at Tarmac, we are working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it's important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.
  
  In addition to the role of Quarry Section Manager we also offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits including:
• Bonus scheme
• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
• Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc.(REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female voice and menopause
• Training and development opportunities