Quarry Operative

Department: Operations and Maintenance

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Blaenau Ffestiniog Quarry, North Wales

Description

Are you someone looking for a new challenge or career change? If so and you're interested in operating mobile plant machinery we believe we have the perfect opportunity for you! Located in the beautiful Snowdonia National Park, Ffestiniog Quarry is exceptionally unique and owing to its remote location the role does come with some challenges, but the views more than make up for it!

At Welsh Slate, we can offer a truly different quarrying role and our teams take immense pride in their work and the production of our slate products. As a whole we endeavour to grow the slate product portfolio from our quarries and continue to expand our footprint and we'd like to take you on that journey with us.

Key Responsibilities

You will primarily operate a variety of mobile plant to aid in the safe undertaking of our quarry activities, including the extraction and transportation of slate block for processing at our slate manufacturing facilities.
You'll be an ideal fit for this position if you have a great sense of humour and don't mind getting your hands dirty!

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• A full UK Driving Licence - owing to the location of the quarry you will need to be able to drive your own vehicle or otherwise be able to reliably get yourself to work on time.
• A genuine interest in the construction materials industry, specifically an interest in driving heavy mobile plant machinery.

• Experience of operating mobile plant (Loading shovel with fork
attachment and bucket, articulated Dump Trucks, Excavators) in a
Quarry environment would be advantageous but not essential as training
will be provided to the right candidate.

The current working pattern for this role is days, however there may be future requirements to work shifts.

Job Benefits
• A tailored, competitive salary
• Company pension scheme
• 25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays on top
• Life Assurance Scheme
• 1 day per year to volunteer with a charity of your choice (fully paid!)
and fund-matching up to GBP 200 for charitable events.
• Make a Material Difference Awards
• Employee Assistance Programme providing a wide range of health and
wellbeing support 24/7
• Enhanced parental leave policy.
• Option to participate in our ShareSave scheme.
• Access to our employee benefits platform, giving you discounts on a
wide variety of high street shops and brands.
• Broad learning opportunities, training and career progression
pathways.
• Holiday Purchase Scheme

Ready to apply?

Please visit www.breedongroup.com/careers and upload an up to date CV. We look forward to hearing from you!