Job Description
Assistant Quarry Manager
Application Deadline: 29 August 2025
Department: Operations and Maintenance
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Leaton Quarry, Shropshire
Description
As an Assistant Quarry Manager based at Leaton Quarry Telford, you enjoy working in a 'hands on' position supporting the Quarry Manager in efficiently managing a busy Quarry alongside a collaborative and dedicated team.
As Assistant to the Quarry Manager, you will take an active role in overseeing day-to-day operations, ensuring the timely and cost-effective production of materials while maintaining the highest standards of health, safety, and environmental compliance. From monitoring plant condition and performance to strategically extracting mineral, you'll help safeguard the site's ongoing capability. No two days will be the same in this dynamic and varied role.
This role is commutable from:
Shrewsbury
Market Drayton
Oswestry
Welshpool
Telford
Birmingham
Wolverhampton
Cannock
Dudley
Kidderminster
Stoke-on-trent
Stafford
Key Responsibilities
As our Assistant Quarry Manager, you'll be responsible for certifying the Quarry is run in line with the operating licence, through statutory procedure checks and reporting. You will place high importance on safety programmes and be key in driving forwards our standards of excellence in all aspects of Health, Safety and Environmental Management.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
Essential:Previous experience in a management position
An understanding of Quarry Regs & ACOPNVQ in HSE Quarry Management Level 4 (or equivalent)
An understanding/working towards IOSH or Supervising Safety
Flexible, proactive approach to establish high standards of work performance
Ability to demonstrate proven experience with assisting with management of a large site
Positive and hardworking
Desirable but not essential:
Geotechnical Level 4
NVQ in HSE Quarry Management Level 4 (or equivalent)
Job Benefits
25 days Annual Leave plus bank holidays
Enhanced Employer Pension Contributions
Sharesave Scheme
Group Life Assurance
Company Sick Pay
Training & Development Opportunities
Employee Assistance Programme
Business van