Manager Quarry

Job Responsibilities

• Aid in the development and ensure the implementation of plant safety policies, goals, and standards.
• Conduct periodic inspections and audits to verify compliance and hold individuals and your department accountable to established policies, goals, and standards.
• Allocate sufficient resources (time and money) to support necessary safety tasks and safety awareness training.
• Take an active and visible role in leading the safety activities in your department. Investigate and resolve any employee reports of "unsafe work assignments."
• Plan, direct, and control all operations involving the stripping, drilling, blasting, loading, and delivering of raw materials to stockpiles for cement production.
• Requisition necessary parts and explosives for quarry operations and supervise the receiving, storage, and control of these items.
• Supervise the regular servicing of all quarry and plant mobile equipment and schedule preventive maintenance to minimize downtime.
• Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Cemex's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Instruct employees in proper practices and procedures required to perform assignments within acceptable safety criteria and in accordance with necessary budgets, schedules, and quality specifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering and five to seven years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Capable of supervising a wide variety of operations being performed by other people to achieve a quality product within imposed constraints of time and costs.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Industry-related knowledge

Physical Requirements

• Frequent sitting, standing, and walking
• Some exposure to dust, noise, and extreme temperatures