Leading Hand - Rockbank Quarry

Leading Hand – Rockbank Quarry

Location: Rockbank Quarry

Type: Full-time

An exciting leadership opportunity is now available at our Rockbank Quarry for an experienced quarry professional. We're seeking a Leading Hand with a proven background in quarry operations to help drive production, safety, and efficiency across our site.

This hands-on role involves overseeing mobile plant operations, monitoring product quality and plant performance, and ensuring smooth shift transitions. You’ll play a key part in maintaining high safety standards while supporting continuous improvement across the quarry.

Please note: Prior experience working in a quarry environment is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate and monitor mobile plant including crushers, screens, and conveyors
• Maximise plant production and availability through proactive fault finding
• Lead safety initiatives and report hazards/incidents via internal systems
• Complete accurate end-of-shift reports and communicate effectively with the team

What You’ll Bring

• Demonstrated experience in quarry operations (essential)
• Crushing experience and mechanical aptitude
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Commitment to safety, quality, and environmental standards
• Certificate IV in Surface Extraction Operations or equivalent (preferred)
• Competency in operating Front End Loader, Excavator, Dump Truck, Watercart (preferred)

If you're ready to take the next step in your quarry career and lead by example, we’d love to hear from you.

Benefits of working with us

• Competitive hourly rates including penalty rates, shift allowances and incentive schemes
• Varied workload – no two days are the same
• Wide range of job and development opportunities across our business
• Personal health and wellness programs
• Equal Opportunity Employer
• We are committed to the health and safety of our employees and our environment

Our business

Central Pre-Mix Concrete is an integrated concrete and aggregate operation. We own five concrete plants, a hard rock aggregate quarry & modern batch plants located at Deer Park, Campbellfield, Hallam, Port Melbourne and Gisborne.

We also have a fleet of agitator trucks & an aggregate and cement cartage fleet.

Central Pre-Mix Concrete is a fully owned entity of Adbri Limited; a construction materials and industrial minerals manufacturing company.

Adbri's portfolio of respected brands employs over 1500 people nationally and provides the cement, lime, concrete, aggregates, masonry products and industrial minerals essential for the transition to a low carbon economy.

We are majority owned by CRH, the leading provider of building materials solutions that build, connect and improve our world.

Employing 80,000 people at approximately 3,390 operating locations in 28 countries CRH has market leadership positions in both North America and Europe and is growing its presence in Australia.

A safe and supportive environment

Central Pre-Mix Concrete puts safety first and recognises that diversity in our workforce drives innovation, encourages creativity and better equips us to be always ready.

We are committed to increasing diversity within our workforce and our industry.

We will be progressively reviewing applications. If you are interested in this opportunity, apply now!