General Operative Factory

KILKENNY LIMESTONE QUARRIES LIMITED; Kellymount; On-site; EUR 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

22 days annual leave

CWPS Pension

CWPS Sick Pay

CWPS Death in Service

Service Pay after 5 years

Job summary

KILKENNY LIMESTONE QUARRIES LIMITED in Ireland is seeking a quarry operative to cut stone with machinery (saws/wire saws) and to store, load and move materials on a forklift or gantry. Normal hours are Monday to Thursday 8.00am to 4.30pm, Friday 8.00am to 3.30pm, with an hourly rate of €17.02 and a 39-hour week.

The role includes processing stone to finished products, packing, and operating heavy equipment such as loaders, drills and cranes, with routine maintenance and safety tasks.

Qualifications

• Minimum Experienced Required (Years): 0
• Minimum Qualification: No Qualification

Responsibilities

• Cutting stone with machinery (saws/wire saws) in either quarry / factory or both.
• Store, load, unload and move materials around the premises on a fork truck or gantry, discarding of waste into the skips.
• Manual Handling unaided (lifting stone / consumables into position or skips).
• Process stone to a finished product (unloading and reloading pallets/crates).
• Select and pack finished product from a cutting table or production line onto a pallet or into a crate.
• Operate Heavy Machinery such as loader/dumper/excavator/drill rig within the quarry or factory premises.
• Operate cranes/gantry with chains / slings / suction pads or slab-grabber.
• Grading slabs for quality; cleaning / wash-down the workplace regularly.

Skills

Communications

Manual

Flexibility

Manufacturing

Problem Solving

Forklift Counter Balance

Manual Handling

Safepass

Education

No Qualification

Job description

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Application Details

In order to work in Ireland a non-EEA National, unless they are exempted, must hold a valid employment permit.Please review the Eligibility and requirements for an employment permit if you are unsure of your eligibility to apply for this vacancy.

Job Description

• Hourly rate of pay (range)€17.02
• Hours of work per week39
• OvertimeTime and a half, payable after 39 hours
• Shift AllowanceAvailable at 22% on shift work
• Annual Leave22 days per year
• PensionCWPS Scheme
• Sick PayCWPS Scheme
• Death in ServiceCWPS Scheme
• Service PayApplicable after 5 years
• Normal hoursMonday - Thursday 8.00am to 4:30pm Friday - 8.00am to 3:30pm

• Cutting stone with machinery (saws/wire saws) in either quarry / factory or both.
• Store, load, unload and move materials around the premises on a fork truck or gantry, discarding of waste into the skips (with/without fork truck)
• Manual Handling unaided (lifting physical stone / consumables such as blades / timbers / skids into position or skips)
• Processing stone to a finished product (unloading and reloading pallets/crates), whilst putting tiles through a processing machine.
• Selecting and packing of finished product from a cutting table or production line onto a pallet or into a crate.
• Operating Heavy Machinery such a loader/dumper/excavator/drill rig within the quarry or factory premises.
• Operating cranes/gantry with use of chains / slings / suction pads or slab-grabber.
• Grading slabs for quality purpose where applicable.
• Cleaning / Wash-down the workplace on a regular base with both power washer or normal washdown hoses (use brushes / shovels when needed)
• Standing on level and unlevel ground whilst waiting for machinery to arrive
• Using a computer to print labels and attach these labels to slabs or blocks with the use of a silicon-gun.
• Routine scheduled maintenance such as oil and lubrication top-up, vehicle inspection, fueling your vehicle.
• Request paperwork from admin/supervisors for incoming/outgoing collections.

This list is not exclusive and can be updated at any time.

• Sector: mining and quarrying

Career Level

• Not Required

Candidate Requirements

Essential

• Minimum Experienced Required (Years): 0
• Minimum Qualification: No Qualification

Desirable

• Ability Skills: Communications, Manual
• Competency Skills: Flexibility, Manufacturing, Problem Solving
• Competency Skills: ForkLift Counter Balance, Manual Handling, Safepass ,