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Job description: Position: Quarry Manager Location: McQuillan Quarries, Dundrod Responsible to: General Manager Contract type: Full-time, permanent Salary: Competitive Why work for McQuillan Companies? McQuillan Companies, a family-run business in Northern Ireland, offers a diverse range of services including roadworks, civil engineering, demolition, quarrying, waste management, outdoor cleaning, and analytical chemistry. If you’re seeking a career in a growing company with a dynamic environment and great benefits, McQuillan Companies is for you. We value all perspectives and create a supportive space where people thrive McQuillan Quarries have been associated with high quality materials and service for generations. This tradition has ensured that we are now leading suppliers of bituminous products, high PSV aggregate and construction fill materials. Our two asphalt coating plant locations outside Belfast and Dromore Co. Down have state of the art manufacturing facilities allowing us to supply our own contracting division whilst comfortably servicing a public market for any blacktop material needs. With materials testing labs at both depots, we ensure the supply of quality products that meet British and European standards. We offer a range of benefits including: Competitive salaries An employee health scheme Employee private healthcare An excellent employee pension scheme 31 days of annual leave, increased in line with years of service milestones Company vehicle or car allowance Working as a part of a dynamic group of professionals who excel at maintaining regulatory standards while fostering a supportive and welcoming environment Excellent development, learning and training opportunities Participation in a range of team building activities Overall objectives We seek to appoint a Quarry Manager to join our busy and expanding team within McQuillan Quarries. If you are looking for a career opportunity within a growing business that includes a range of benefits, in a dynamic and engaging working environment then McQuillan Companies is the place for you. This role will require someone with a ‘can do’ attitude, a commercial approach and demonstrable attention to detail. The successful candidate will report to the General Manager and must be hardworking, reliable, and possess excellent communication & inter personal skills. In return you will be awarded a competitive salary, variety within your role, the ability to build upon your existing experience within the profession and the opportunity to work within a friendly and supportive team. Key responsibilities: Combining knowledge of extraction and processing systems with excellent interpersonal and management skills to ensure the profitability of the Quarry site; Checking the Quarry’s production levels are maintained safely to schedule; Altering the Quarry’s production system in accordance with the materials required; Liaising with sales and commercial teams to meet production requirements; Assessing equipment and production materials levels; undertaking regular site inspections and risk assessments in order to comply with all health and safety regulations; Keeping up to date with relevant government legislation and industry developments; Ensuring that key government Health and Safety legislation is implemented throughout the site; Maintaining up-to-date records and dealing with all relevant Quarrys documentation (including the completion and maintenance of all relevant site paperwork, including timesheets, plant check lists, safety documentation & management reports etc.); Supporting and participating in the continuous improvement of the Quarry Health and Safety culture and housekeeping activities; Developing inspection procedures systems and checklists for the Quarry; Writing development proposals and reports for senior management; Performance managing the production process and setting and monitoring targets; Liaising with staff on site and dealing with any technical or staffing challenges that arise; Experience of completion accident/incident investigations and reports; Undertake all other reasonable additional duties when required. Ability to deal with HR Issues. Essential Criteria: Minimum of 2 years experience in a supervisory role in quarrying industry OR third level qualification in Mechanical Engineering/Civil Engineering or HND level specific to the quarrying or road construction industry A strong level of technical understanding of quarrying environments and extraction systems Good understanding of heavy plant and machinery, including maintenance planning Excellent communication and influencing skills Strong customer service skills Good business and management skills Project-management skills Leadership qualities and team building skills Good analytical, problem solving/decision making skills; ability to make timely, effective decisions Commercial awareness Good IT skills Knowledge of Health and Safety issues and how they relate to practical working environments Flexible approach to work Desirable criteria: NEBOSH or IOSH qualification. Due to the location of the Quarry a full driving licence is essential. Closing date for applications is:Friday 30th May 2025. This job description should not be regarded as conclusive or definite. It is a guideline within which the individual jobholder works. It is not intended to be rigid or inflexible and may alter as the Companys strategic direction changes. Skills: Excellent communication and influencing skills Project management skills Good IT skills Strong customer service skills Min of 2 years experience in a supervisory role Flexible approach to work Good understanding of heavy plant and machinery Benefits: Competitive salaries An employee health scheme An excellent employee pension scheme 31 days of annual leave service milestones Company Car Scheme L&D opportunities
