Quarry Operative

Location
Leeds
Salary
Competitive Salary
Posted
28 Nov 2014
Closes
15 Dec 2014
Ref
3122
Contact
Applicant Services
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Quarry Operative
Brotherton, Leeds

Competitive Salary
Permanent, Full Time

What you’ll need
• Experience in quarrying.
• Excavator and loading shovel licences are essential.
• Technical acknowledge/experience on mobile machines and mobile plants.

About the role
As a Quarry Operative you will assist the Foreman with the safe operation and production at Brotherton Quarry. Your other responsibilities will include:
• Operating the Quarry in accordance with the Health and Safety document.
• Reporting accidents to the manager and investigating the circumstances.
• Reporting any defects on mobile plant.
• Completing Daily inspection books.
• Working in accordance with Environmental Management System and promoting environmentally considerate work practices.
• Ensuring that the quarry's production levels are maintained safely to schedule.
• Maintaining the inspection systems and checklists in accordance with the IMS system.
• Closely monitoring all areas of the quarry to ensure that extraction and processing work is carried out to the highest standard.
• Examining the materials produced to ensure that a high quality of product is maintained.

About you
You will need commitment and determination to meet personal objectives and be able to work collaboratively at all levels. The ability to re-evaluate priorities is important and responding quickly and positively to change is imperative.

About us
FCC Environment is the trading name for FCC Environment (UK) Limited and FCC Environment Services (UK) Limited, a leading UK waste and resource management company, which is part of a global group with a strong heritage in providing services for communities and businesses. Our vision is to be the environmental company of choice, delivering change for a sustainable future.

You will be working for our subsidiary company Darrington Quarries Ltd, which is a long established quarrying company operating in Yorkshire. Darrington Quarries has six limestone quarries and one sand quarry they are all situated close to the A1 from Doncaster in the south to Tadcaster in the north.

If you wish to be considered for this superb opportunity and to join a winning team, click apply and attach your CV stating salary required/current salary. You must be eligible to work in the UK.

No agencies please.

People/Skills relevant to this role include: Quarry Operative, Environment, Engineering, Quarrying, Mobile Machines, Mobile Plants, Health & Safety,