Quarry Operator

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Job Description

About the Role

We're looking for a Full Time Permanent Quarry Operator to join our crew at the Dipton Lime Quarry. You'll look after the effective, efficient operation of the processing plant and its machinery, ensuring production of high-quality lime.

You will get to learn how to safely run all our heavy machinery including bulldozers, loaders, excavators, ATD dump trucks, as well as our highly automated processing plant. You will receive training and mentoring from experienced operators to grow your skills and experience.

We are a busy quarry so there may be periods of shift work involved throughout the year and will be paid shift allowances for this work.

About You

If you already have quarry experience, then that's a definite bonus. But for the right person with a positive attitude towards safety and being part of a team, we're willing to invest the time and training to get you up to speed to use our plant equipment safely and effectively. You will need to be comfortable with technology and embrace the automation technology onsite.

If you are looking for a chance to work your way up the ladder with one of New Zealand's most respected employers, then talk to us today.

Essential Skills and Experience:

A commitment to following all health and safety requirements

Mechanical skills and knowledge of basic repair work

Tech Savvy

Initiative and willingness to get stuck in and learn

A valid NZ Full driver's license

Reasonable physical fitness and able to lift heavy objects

Ideal but not essential:

Experience operating front-end loaders and the relevant licences (Class 2, W and T endorsements desirable)

Mobile plant or fixed processing plant experience is beneficial

B-grade quarry managers ticket

Quarrying or Mining experience

An affiliation with the agriculture industry

Benefits

For all that you'll bring to the role you can expect plenty of excellent staff benefits:

Investment in training and development

Health insurance, life and income protection insurance.

5% Superannuation

About the Company

Ravensdown as a co-operative is all about essential farm inputs, and smart people using smart tools with the latest science in mind and our shareholders’ interests at heart.

We are an integral part of the food creation process. We are the only co-operative that tests for, advises about, buys, ships, stores, spreads, measures and maps food creating nutrients and fertiliser in a truly integrated way.

Using technology, science, and smart people, we work in partnership with our farmers to provide the nutrients and agronomic solutions they need, together with innovative environmental products and services.

Through this, we are committed to Smarter farming for a better New Zealand, Ka pūkekotia a Rongomātāne, ka poho kererū a Aotearoa

How to Apply

Click on the 'Apply' button to upload your CV and cover letter.

Ravensdown is committed to a drug and alcohol free workplace. The successful applicant will be required to undergo a pre-employment drug test.

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