Head - Quarry & Crusher

Jobitus; India; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobitus in India seeks a Senior Operations Leader to oversee quarry and crushing plant management, developing SOPs for P&M maintenance and maintaining detailed logs for utilization and consumption. You will drive asset optimization and cost efficiency while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

You will also lead drilling, blasting, loading, and crushing processes to meet daily output goals, manage budgets, monitor quality, and mentor the team for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• B.Tech. in Mining/Mechanical Engineering is mandatory.
• 25+ years of experience with at least 7 years leading similar operations.
• Hands-on experience in quarry/mining/aggregate processing environment.
• Strong understanding of heavy machinery, crushing plants, and extraction methods.
• Good communication, leadership, and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end quarry and crushing plant operation including all P&M involved; formulate and implement SOPs for P&M operations and maintenance; maintain log sheets for utilizations and consumptions.
• Manage asset inventory, purchase and repair management; optimize utilization and cost.
• Direct workshop functions, repairs, and maintenance schedules to maximize equipment availability and minimize costs.
• Oversee drilling, blasting, loading, and crushing processes to meet daily output goals.
• Manage departmental budgets, track operating costs, and optimize machinery utilization to reduce production costs.
• Enforce health, safety, and environmental (EHS) protocols and ensure statutory compliance for all equipment.
• Monitor blast outputs, aggregate sizes and material blends to meet specifications; optimize blasting to reduce secondary blasting.
• Create data reports and present improvements and cost-benefit analyses to the CEO; explore future technology opportunities.
• Train, mentor, and manage all personnel working under him.

Skills

Heavy machinery expertise

Crushing plants proficiency

Extraction methods knowledge

Leadership and communication

Problem solving

Education

B.Tech. in Mining/Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Responsibilities

• 1. Strategic Planning: Oversee end-to-end quarry and crushing plant operation including all P&M involved in quarry & crusher operations and transport. Formulate & implement standard operating procedure (SOP) for P&M operations, maintenance (predictive & preventive), log sheets for utilizations and consumptions, and others, as required.
• 2. Asset Management: Manage asset inventory, purchase & repair management, implement value addition to optimize utilization and cost.
• 3. Operations & Maintenance: Direct workshop functions, repairs, predictive and preventive maintenance schedules to maximize equipment availability and lifespan and reduce operating cost.
• 4. Production Management: Oversee drilling, blasting, loading, and crushing processes to hit daily output goals.
• 5. Cost & Budget Control: Manage departmental budgets, track equipment operating costs, and optimize machinery utilization to reduce production cost.
• 6. Safety & Compliance: Enforce strict health, safety, and environmental (EHS) protocols and ensure statutory compliance for all equipment.
• 7. Quality Control: Monitor blast outputs at quarry, aggregate sizes and material blends from crusher to meet requirement specifications. Optimize blast in a manner to increase direct feed to crusher and reduce requirement for secondary blasting/breaking.
• 8. Reports: Create various report formats for data and analysis, present reports to CEO from time-to-time on improvements undertaken, suggest on future technology innovations and their cost benefit analysis, etc.
• 9. Team Leadership: Train, mentor, and manage all personnel working under him.

Qualifications

• 1. B.Tech. in Mining/Mechanical Engineering mandatory.
• 2. Minimum experience 25+ years, out of which at least 7 years in leading the similar operations successfully.
• 3. Hands-on experience in a quarry, mining, or aggregate processing environment.
• 4. Strong understanding of heavy machinery, crushing plants, and extraction methods.
• 5. Good communication, leadership, and problem-solving abilities.