Operations Manager

Boral; Charters Towers Regional; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Boral is seeking an accomplished Quarry Operations Manager to lead our Regional Northern Quarries portfolio, covering nine operations across Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Wide Bay, Toowoomba and Darwin. Regular travel is required, and the role can be based in Brisbane, Townsville or another practical Queensland location.

You will coach Quarry Managers, drive safety, production and financial performance, optimise equipment, and partner with finance, assets, logistics and safety teams to sustain

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading multiple quarry operations or large-scale quarry networks.
• Strong financial literacy with accountability for P&Ls, budgets and forecasts.
• Deep knowledge of quarry safety, environmental and regulatory requirements.
• Track record of developing leaders and driving operational excellence across locations.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational leadership across nine quarrying operations.
• Coach, develop and mentor the Quarry Managers across the portfolio.
• Manage an approximate A$95 million regional P&L and drive production, safety, cost, margin and performance outcomes.
• Oversee fixed-plant and mobile equipment optimisation for safety and reliability.
• Develop business cases and lead input into capital projects.
• Identify and prioritise replacement, continuity and growth investments.
• Ensure long-term resource availability and operational continuity.
• Standardise processes across the regional network and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Maintain strong relationships with regulators, councils, communities and stakeholders.
• Maintain visibility through regular regional travel.

Skills

Regional leadership

Quarry operations management

Financial leadership

Multiple-site oversight

Regulatory and safety knowledge

Education

Queensland qualification or ability to obtain

Job description

About the opportunity

We are looking for an accomplished quarrying leader to take responsibility for one of our most significant regional portfolios.

We are looking for a Quarry Operations Manager for our Regional Northern Quarries. Your remit will cover the operations in Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Wide Bay, Toowoomba and Darwin. The role can be based in any practical QLD location. Regular travel across the portfolio is part of the job.

Your portfolio includes operations in Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Wide Bay, Toowoomba and Darwin. The role can be based in Brisbane, Townsville or another practical Queensland location, and we are also open to Mackay, Cairns or the Wide Bay-Burnett region. Regular travel across the portfolio is part of the job.

What you will be accountable for

• Operational leadership across nine quarrying operations
• Leading, coaching and developing the portfolio's Quarry Managers
• Managing an approximately A$95 million regional P&L
• Production, safety, cost, margin and operational performance outcomes
• Fixed-plant and mobile equipment optimisation, so our assets stay safe, compliant, reliable and optimised
• Developing business cases and leading operational input into capital projects
• Identifying and prioritising replacement, continuity and growth investment
• Long-term resource availability and operational continuity
• Building greater consistency and standardisation across the regional network
• Partnering with our finance, commercial, assets, logistics, property, sales and safety teams
• Managing relationships with regulators, councils, communities and other stakeholders
• Strong site visibility through regular regional travel

What you will bring

• An open Site Senior Executive (SSE) notice, or the background and capability to obtain the required Queensland qualification quickly
• Substantial operational leadership experience in quarrying, aggregates or a closely aligned environment
• Previous responsibility for a large quarry or for multiple quarry operations
• A deep understanding of safe, productive and commercially successful quarry operations
• Strong financial literacy, with previous accountability for operational P&Ls, budgets and forecasts
• Experience developing capital business cases and delivering complex operational or asset projects
• Knowledge of fixed-plant optimisation, crushing operations, mobile equipment and resource development
• A track record of leading experienced operational managers across multiple locations
• Strong knowledge of quarry safety, environmental and regulatory requirements
• The ability to read operational and financial data and turn it into decisive action
• A proactive style and the confidence to take ownership without waiting for direction
• The flexibility to travel regularly across Queensland and the Northern Territory

About Boral

Boral is the largest vertically-integrated construction materials company in Australia. Our network includes prized quarry and cement infrastructure, bitumen, construction materials recycling, asphalt and concrete batching operations. We employ about 9,000 employees and contractors across our operations that span more than 360 sites nation-wide. For more than 80 years we’ve been building something great in Australia - rarely a day goes by that you wouldn’t pass one of our sites or trucks, enter a building, use a road, bridge, tunnel, footpath or other critical infrastructure that our people and products have helped enable.

Boral is committed to a diverse working environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All suitable applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability or age.