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Hills Quarry Products - Quarry Manager
Location: Mortimer
Salary: Up to £55,000.00 per annum
Car allowance: Up to £9,000.00 per annum
Relocation Assistance: Subject to HMRC guidance
Hours: 37.5 hours
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Lead a High-Performing Quarry Operation with Hills
At Hills Quarry Products, we are proud of our reputation for quality, safety, and operational excellence. We are seeking an experienced and motivated Quarry Manager to lead our Mortimer operation. This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful and respected business where you'll take responsibility for site performance, regulatory compliance, team development, and continuous improvement, helping to shape the future success of our quarrying operations.
For an experienced Quarry Manager, this role offers the chance to make a real impact while enjoying a competitive salary, generous car allowance, and excellent benefits package.
What is the role all about?
As our Quarry Manager (8.1c), you’ll play a key role in making sure the right quantity and quality of product is produced safely and efficiently. You’ll work to meet budgets and performance targets while ensuring all operations comply with our Safety Policy, the Quarries Regulations 1999, and the Health and Safety at Work Act.
What you will be doing:
As our Quarry Manager, you will:
- Lead the safe, efficient and compliant operation of the quarry, ensuring production and customer targets are achieved.
- Manage site performance, budgets and costs to deliver operational excellence and continuous improvement.
- Oversee extraction, processing, stock management and despatch activities to maximise productivity and quality.
- Champion a strong health, safety and environmental culture, ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation and company standards.
- Monitor and report on operational performance, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
- Lead, coach and develop the site team, creating a high-performing and engaged workforce.
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What we are looking for:
Essential:
- Degree, diploma or equivalent practical experience in Quarry Management, Mining Engineering, Geology, or a related discipline.
- Proven leadership experience within quarrying, mining, aggregates, or other extractive industries, with a strong track record of delivering operational excellence.
- Sound understanding of health, safety and environmental legislation, standards and best practice relevant to quarrying.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to identify effective solutions in a dynamic operational environment.
- Commercially aware, with experience managing budgets, controlling costs and driving operational performance.
Desirable:
- NVQ Level 4/5 in Health, Safety & Environmental Management.
Why join us?
As our new Quarry Manager, you’ll be joining a respected, long-established business in the quarry industry with a strong reputation for quality, sustainability and community responsibility. You’ll be part of a fantastic team in a supportive, safe working environment where everyone’s contribution is valued.
Why you will love working here:
- Healthcare Cash Plan - dental, optical, physiotherapy, prescriptions + free 24/7 remote GP for you and your family.
- Award-Winning Online Wellbeing Hub - expert resources to support your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
- 24/7 Support When You Need It - confidential employee assistance programme helpline (managed by an external provider) and up to 6 free counselling sessions every year.
- Family-Friendly Benefits - enhanced maternity and paternity policies, plus life assurance for peace of mind.
- Generous Holiday Allowance - 25 days (rising to 28) with the flexibility to buy or sell days - All manageable via our employee self-service mobile app.
- Good attendance credits - earn good attendance credits which can be traded in for more holiday days.
- Cycle-to-Work Scheme - save money, stay fit, go green.
- Exclusive Discounts - big savings on shopping, dining, gyms, travel, and entertainment.
- Grow Your Career - access to ongoing training and development via our “Learning For All” platform.
- Make a Difference - up to 2 paid volunteering days each year for causes you care about.
- Refer-a-Friend Bonus - cash rewards when you successfully refer a friend.
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About Us
Across Wiltshire and surrounding counties, The Hills Group of companies manages and recycles waste, produces essential construction materials through quarrying and ready mixed concrete, and builds award-winning homes in sought after locations.
Established in 1900 and family-owned, The Hills Group has evolved over the past four generations into a multi-million pound business, harnessing the latest technologies, pioneering major infrastructure projects, and employing over 600 people.
Whether extracting minerals, managing and recycling waste or building new homes, the same qualities of energy, enterprise, affability and confidence with which Hills was founded, still characterise the Hills business today.
Hills is committed to providing an equitable workplace for all. We aim to ensure our workplaces are free from discrimination, and that our current and future colleagues are treated fairly and with dignity and respect. Please feel free to contact us directly should you wish to discuss how we can ensure a positive experience for you.
We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme. During the application process, you will have the option to apply under this scheme should you wish to do so.
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