Quarry Manager

JenRecruitment PTY Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is looking for a Quarry Manager to oversee granite and sand mines in Cape Town. Responsibilities include managing daily operations, ensuring compliance with safety regulations, and improving production efficiency. The ideal candidate should have relevant qualifications and at least 5 years of experience in technical production fields. This position offers a market-related salary and membership in a provident fund after probation.

Benefits

Market-related salary

Provident fund after probation

Annual close down during builder's holiday

Qualifications

• Examine and Make Safe qualification required.
• Open cast blasting ticket is mandatory.
• At least 5 years of experience in relevant technical, production, and planning fields.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations while adhering to Health & Safety protocols.
• Ensure production efficiency and resolution of issues.
• Plan and arrange drilling and blasting activities.
• Ensure thorough maintenance of machinery and compliance with safety standards.
• Oversee the quality of material produced and compliance inspections.

Skills

Excellent management skills

Customer service skills

Problem solving

Team management

Communication

Education

NQF5

Job description

Our client a dynamic vibrant company supplying the building industry with aggregates, readymix and precast elements (hollowcore and stairs) are recruiting a Quarry Manager

The person will take charge of a granite open cast mine as well as a sand mine. This position reports to the Operational Manager.

Responsibilities will include but is not limited to the following:

• General managing of the day-to-day operations, which will include adherence to Health & Safety protocols
• Production Efficiency by ensuring that the daily targets are met, action on issues when arise (such as plant or fleet breakdowns, staff absentees, incidents, technical issues, client complaints etc.)
• Arrange and plan for drilling and blasting
• Ensure machinery is properly maintained, and being operated according to stipulated legal requirements and safety standards
• Ensure maintenance schedules are properly managed – which includes proper preventative maintenance planning
• Take responsibility of the quality of material produced
• Manage, prepare for and facilitate monthly DMRE inspections – ensure compliance
• Ensure compliance with Mine Health and Safety Act
• Ensure compliance of the mine’s Environmental Management Programme (EMP)
• Report and action incidents according to procedure and assist with investigation and resolution
• Manage, follow up and close out client queries and complaints and keep clients in the loop (provide continuous feedback)

Minimum Requirements:

• Examine and Make Safe qualification
• Open cast blasting ticket
• NQF5 will be a bonus
• Excellent management and customer service skills
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in relevant technical, production and planning fields
• Excellent communication, problem solving and team management skill

Salary & hours

• This position offers a market-related salary - dependent on previous experience and qualifications.
• Employees become members of a provident fund after their probation period.
• The annual close down is in December/January during the builder’s holiday.
• Working hours are from 07:00 to 17:30, but only until 15:00 on a Friday.

Important:

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