Ibstock Plc
Quarry Manager
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Quarry Manager
Quarry Manager – Throckley Factory & Red Barns Quarry
About Ibstock Plc
We are 200 years old, with 3,000+ employees and a culture packed with opportunity. We’re inventors, designers and engineers, delivering smart, efficient building solutions with a focus on a net-zero future.
As a global leader in clay-based building products, we are committed to innovation and sustainability, pushing boundaries in product and operational efficiency.
The Role
We’re recruiting a Quarry Manager to oversee operations at our Red Barns Quarry, based at our Throckley Factory.
Key Responsibilities
- Safety leadership: Responsible for safety management across all quarry operations and compliance with company policies (SHEQ).
- Regulatory compliance:
- Full implementation of Quarries Regulations 1999 and 2008 (amended), ensuring adherence to all government health and safety legislation.
- Regular monitoring of legal updates and industry best practices.
- Contractor oversight: Managing external contractors both on-site and estates-side.
- Operational planning:
- Formulating quarrying strategies to maximise mineral extraction efficiency.
- Ensuring production targets are met safely while maintaining stock levels.
- Performance reporting:
- Tracking and providing data-driven insights on quarry performance.
- Preparing statistical reports and writing development proposals.
- Financial stewardship: Managing and controlling the quarry’s budget.
- Admin and recordkeeping: Maintaining up-to-date documentation and coordinating paperwork.
- Specialised knowledge:
- Developing understanding of clay technology and ceramics to support our production factories.
- Basic familiarity with mobile plant mechanics and possessing an MPQC Competent Operator card (e.g. for quarry vehicles like tractors or 4x4s).
- Continuous professional development (CPD): Annual completion of submissions.
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Essential Requirements
✔ Demonstrated experience (or progression) as a Clay Quarry Manager. ✔ Enrolment onto a Clay Quarries Continuous Personal Development programme (through BCC or IOM3). ✔ Completion of either: - IOSH Managing Safely certificate, or - NEBOSH General Certificate.
We’re flexible with candidates—if your background isn’t an exact match but you share our passion for safety, innovation and growth, we’d love to hear from you.
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Benefits
- Permanent, full-time role with progression opportunities.
- Digicare+ (health insurance) through Aviva.
- 10% matched pension ( Legal & General administrator ).
- Triple life cover insurance plans.
- Share Save scheme eligibility.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), including self and family.
- Retail discounts via corporate partnerships (Tesco, Asda, etc.).
- Investment in you: training, mentorship and career development.
Diversity and Belonging
At Ibstock Plc, we believe technical and human skills have no minimum requirements—just potential. Equal opportunity is our policy: we’re committed to a workplace free of bias, celebrating neurodiversity, disability, backgrounds, and every unique perspective.
If you’ve ever doubted that your experience “fits” perfectly—this job could be yours. We’d love to get to know you.
Thinking you’re a match for our future? Think again—this is just one role among many. Let’s talk.
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