Quarry Manager

Competitive Salary Company Van Bonus Benefits

Are you an experienced Quarry Manager Assistant Quarry Manager or Section Manager looking for your next challenge

Were recruiting for a key operational leadership role within a well-established sand and gravel operation in Cheshire. Reporting directly to the Operations Manager youll take responsibility for the day-to-day running of the quarry leading the operational team while driving safety production and continuous improvement across the site.

This isnt simply a supervisory role. Youll become the Operations Managers right-hand person taking ownership of quarry performance and stepping into full site leadership whenever required.

Working within a busy sand and gravel operation incorporating dredging processing and drying youll play a key role in ensuring the quarry operates safely efficiently and to the highest operational standards.

Youll be responsible for:

• Leading the day-to-day operation of the quarry.
• Driving an industry-leading health safety and environmental culture.
• Managing production performance quality and operational efficiency.
• Leading coaching and developing operational teams.
• Working closely with maintenance to maximise plant reliability and minimise downtime.
• Managing budgets KPIs and operational reporting.
• Ensuring legislative and company compliance across the site.
• Supporting continuous improvement and automation initiatives.
• Acting as the senior operational leader whenever the Operations Manager is away.

Youll ideally come from an aggregates quarrying mining or heavy industrial processing background and have experience leading operational teams within a production environment.

Youll have experience in:

• Quarry or heavy industrial operations.
• Health & Safety leadership.
• Managing production and operational performance.
• Team leadership and staff development.
• Fixed plant and production processes.
• Continuous improvement.
• Working within safety-critical environments.

Experience within sand and gravel operations would be advantageous but is not essential.

Recognised quarrying or health & safety qualifications such as IOSH NEBOSH or Quarry Technology are welcomed although practical operational experience will also be considered.

• Join one of the UKs leading construction materials businesses.
• Genuine progression opportunities into senior operational leadership.
• Modern well-invested operation.
• Significant autonomy and responsibility.
• Long-term career development.
• Stable well-supported business with continued investment.

If youre currently working as a Quarry Manager Assistant Quarry Manager Section Manager Quarry Supervisor Production Manager or Operations Manager within quarrying aggregates mining or heavy process industries wed like to hear from you.