Quarry and Mining Manager

Omya•Lucerne Valley, CA

1d•$120,000 - $140,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Quarry and Mining Manager will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations at the quarry, ensuring reliable and sustainable operations with minimal maintenance issues. This role involves developing and implementing quarry schedules and procedures, allocating resources to maximize productivity, and ensuring efficient and cost-effective operations to meet business demands. The manager will analyze production and maintenance records to identify and solve problems, control quarry activities to meet cost, quality, and production targets, and manage local capital expenditure within budget. Additionally, the role requires liaising with other departments to understand and integrate product needs into manufacturing activities. The manager must also ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and quality standards, manage SEQ compliance, and foster an improved safety culture. People management responsibilities include leading, directing, evaluating, and developing a team, and fulfilling HR responsibilities such as attraction, remuneration, training, and development.

Requirements

Minimum of 7 to 10 years of experience in Quarry operations.
Experience in managing a quarry.
Ability to work with all departments and managers in the mine operations
Familiar with Federal and the State of California regulations

Nice To Haves

Good command of both oral and written local language and English are desirable.
Good command of both oral and written additional language is beneficial.
Available to travel occasionally within region, as required, to support the business.

Responsibilities

Improve the day-to-day operations at the quarry ensuring reliable and sustainable operations with minimal maintenance issues.
Develop and implement quarry schedules and procedures and allocate labor and capital resources to maximize productivity.
Ensure the efficient and cost effective operation of the quarry in order to meet the business demand by production of consistent quality products suitable for the market.
Analyze production, maintenance, and malfunction records to identify problems and recommend solutions (for example changes to procedures, workflow, or equipment) that will improve performance.
Control quarry activities, material flow and inventory to achieve cost and quality targets and production schedules.
Manage local capital expenditure within the defined budget in line with the business plan, and ensure to complete projects in accordance to schedules, budget and quality (with support from the Engineering Team).
Liaise with functional or operational area managers (for example in supply and logistics, or sales) to understand their current and future product needs and develop plans, cost estimates, and schedules for integrating these needs into existing manufacturing activities.
Ensure the company meets safety, environmental and quality standards (act in consultation with the Sustainability Manager).
Manage SEQ compliance, as well as compliance with site related regulations for the quarry, including Omya employees and contractors.
Manage the ongoing improvement of the safety culture and behavior.
Lead, direct, evaluate, and develop a team of workers who are responsible for various production activities.
Fulfill some HR responsibilities (attraction, remuneration, training, development etc.).