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Explosives Supervisor

August 17, 2022 | Comments Off on Explosives Supervisor

Explosives Supervisor - Breedon, Cwt y Bugail Quarry

We're delighted to advertise a new position for an Explosives Supervisor at our Cwt y Bugail Quarry working for our world renowned Welsh Slate business. Located in the beautiful Snowdonia National Park, Cwt y Bugail 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. We are very ambitious and you'll be instrumental in supporting our Operations Manager in growing the Cwt y Bugail site. As a whole we endeavor 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.

As an Explosives Supervisor your role will be to maintain the safe and efficient supply of blasted stone to the quarry production team, in line with our quarry development plan. You will also support our blasting teams at Ffestiniog and Penrhyn Quarries.

Do you have…?

  • Level 5 Diploma in Shotfiring Supervision for the Extractive and Minerals Processing Industries or equivalent
  • A full UK driving licence
  • NVQ Level 3 or 4 in Health and Safety and/or NEBOSH qualification (advantageous)

    • Salary and Benefits…

    • A tailored, competitive salary
    • A business-use vehicle that may be used for home to work travel
    • Pension
    • 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays on top
    • Share Saver Scheme
    • Life Assurance
    • Access to our employee benefits platform, giving you discounts on a wide variety of high street shops and brands
    • Broad learning opportunities and career progression pathways.

    As a Breedon employee you can be proud of the organisations Health, Safety and Environmentally conscious mindset. We aim to go above and beyond to mitigate environmental concerns as well as going the extra mile to keep all our colleagues and stakeholders safe and well.

    Ready to apply?

    Please click to apply, attaching an up to date CV. We look forward to hearing from you!

    Breedon take a value led approach in all of our activities and respect the contribution of our colleagues in making this happen. In respect of this, we're working continuously to construct an inclusive working environment. We promote a workplace where colleagues can be themselves, feel valued, respected and able to give their best.

    Apply now

    By applying for this role, your details will be sent to Ortolan People, who are engaged to provide recruitment support in processing applications. We will endeavour to respond to all applicants within three working days. Occasionally for roles with a very high volume of applicants, this may not be possible.

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