Unit Manager
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Job Description
We are committed to building a more sustainable future and recognise that a diverse workforce is key to our growth and development. We aim to foster a culture that values openness transparency and individual achievement.
At the centre of our actions lies the responsibility for the environment. As the front runner on the path to carbon neutrality and circular economy in the building materials industry we are working on sustainable building materials and solutions for the future. We enable new opportunities for our customers through digitalisation.
We are seeking a dedicated Unit Manager to lead and manage an operational unit delivering outstanding results while maintaining a focus on safety environmental standards cost efficiency quality and service objectives. If youre driven by continuous improvement and thrive in a dynamic environment wed love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities:
- Operational Leadership: Manage 1 operational unit and oversee several closed sites ensuring all operations are safe compliant and efficient.
- Team Management: Lead and inspire a team of 10 employees in addition to coordinating with contractors fostering a positive and highperforming culture.
- Production Oversight: Oversee the production of approximately 500000 tonnes of limestone annually meeting and exceeding set targets.
- Budget and Financial Management: Control the annual budget ensuring cost efficiency and manage capital expenditure projects from inception to completion.
- Performance Enhancement: Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiencies and elevate existing performance levels.
- Adaptability: Respond effectively to changing business requirements managing any adjustments to the scope of the unit and sites included.
Key Requirements:
- Proven experience in operational management ideally in the aggregates mining or heavy industrial sectors.
- Demonstrable experience in leading and managing teams to achieve performance targets.
- Strong financial acumen with experience in budget control and managing capital projects.
- Commitment to maintaining high standards of safety environmental compliance and quality.
- Excellent problemsolving and decisionmaking skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal abilities to work effectively with employees contractors and stakeholders.
Key accountabilities
The main activity of the role involves leading directing and managing the operational team to achieve its performance objectives. The performance emphasis for this unit includes;
- Health and Safety: Operating to the highest level of health and safety objectives in line with Hansons Health and Safety Plan. Action a plan of continuous improvement in this area.
- Environmental: Operating to the highest level of environmental objectives in line with Hansons Environmental Management Plan. Action a plan of continuous improvement in this area.
- Compliance: Ensure all statutory legislation and company regulations are adhered to with respect to all operational activities.
- Operations: Achieve optimum production levels in line with commercial activity at the lowest operation cost. Continually advance operational improvements to improve efficiency with the production functions.
- Distribution: Working with the logistics function to ensure operational procedures are such that highest customer service levels can be achieved at the most efficient operational cost.
- Quality: Working with the technical function to ensure operational procedures are such that the highest quality levels are achieved at the most efficient operational cost.
- Business Analysis: Working with the Operations Manager to ensure all operational management information is accurate relevant and is used effectively to assist in the management of the business and the progression of all profit enhancing opportunities.
In order for the day to day activities outlined above to operate effectively the roles also involves a number of wider aspects including;
- Resource Planning: Ensure that your site management teams are adequately resourced and that personnel are trained and developed. Assets should be in place and maintained to ensure the business plan can be delivered. Ensure personnel are effectively developed and become highly competent and to identify and progress any employees with the potential to further their career through the business and a successional line is in place to facilitate this activity.
- Directing: Provide leadership to the site teams ensuring that operational goals and expectations are understood and personnel are proactively developed.
- Controlling: Ensure operational control mechanisms are effectively implemented covering all relevant aspects (including Health & Safety environmental controls capex management control revenue spend controls).
Education/Qualification
- Higher level either vocational or educational
- NVQ/QCF Level 5/7 in SHE quarry operations
Whats on Offer:
Salary Competitive
Location Aberdare Penderyn
Hours 40
Work Life Balance: 27 days holiday (excluding bank holidays) Generous Pension Schemes / Life Assurance
Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme (EAP
Employee Benefits portal including Gym discount
Employer of choice: Armed Forces Covenant (Silver) / Disability Confident Committed / 5 Club (Platinum) / Mates in Mind / Clear Assured (Foundation) / The Mineral Products and Qualification Council (MPQC) / STEM Ambassador
Compensation Package: Bonus incentives / Generous Pension Schemes / Life Assurance
Work Life Balance: 27 days holiday (excluding bank holidays) / Agile working / Flexible working / Holiday purchase / Sabbatical
Family Friendly: Enhanced policies such as Maternity / Paternity / Parental Leave / Neonatal / Adoption/IVF/Menopause
Social Value: paid Volunteering Day every year / Communities (LGBTQ Network of Woman Woman in Science and Engineering (STEM) Armed Forces)
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
