Higgins specialises in road and infrastructure design, construction and maintenance. Our teams are bonded together by our family values that have developed and evolved over 50 successful years of operation, and we are currently involved in some of the largest civil engineering projects in New Zealand.
southern quarries manager
northern quarries manager
• Opportunity with Higgins In Christchurch
• Opportunity with Higgins in the North Island
Higgins have branches nation-wide, including Christchurch (Calcon and Selwyn Quarries) and also in Nelson. Nelson and Christchurch provide a highly diverse range of services over the mid and upper South Island region.
Higgins have branches nation-wide. A new role ideally based out of Palmerston North, has been developed to accommodate recent growth and a wide variety of operations within the groups quarrying assets to cover the lower to mid North Island region. Included in the range of service coming from Palmerston North are fixed and mobile plant capability for hard rock and alluvial processing.
A new Christchurch based role has been developed to manage the aggregate side of the business in the South Island. These include SQL Wheatsheaf Quarry, Ruru Rd Distribution Centre and two quarries in the Nelson region. SQL is currently generating more than 600,000t of processed aggregate to the Christchurch industry each year. Operations include the Wheatsheaf Quarry, at Broadfield and the Ruru Rd Distribution Centre (RRDC) in Bromley. The Nelson operations are made up of our hardrock Victoria Quarry and alluvial Blackbyre Quarry. The role: • Manage the quarry businesses efficiently and profitably with good risk management and financial disciplines.
The role: • Manage the quarry businesses within the areas efficiently and profitably with good risk management and financial disciplines. • Ensure that all quarry and aggregate operations are agile, innovative and technically savvy. • Uphold the highest standards of care and safety for employees, customers, neighbours, stakeholders and the environment. The successful candidate:
• Uphold the highest standards of care and safety for employees, customers, neighbours, stakeholders and the environment.
• You will be highly commercially astute, with a strong marketing focus and a sound track record of building lasting relationships with key clients, sub-contractors, public and local body representatives.
The successful candidate:
Experience and skills required:
• You will be highly commercially astute, with a strong marketing focus and a sound track record of building lasting relationships with key clients, sub-contractors, public and local body representatives.
• An established operator with experience of running a successful commercial business, preferably in the roading contracting, civil engineering or similar sectors.
• Can point to successful land acquisition and consent process achievements.
• A thorough understanding of QA, H&S and RMA procedures, requirement and obligations.
Experience and skills required:
• Quarry Managers Certificate is desirable.
• Ensure that all quarry and aggregate operations are agile, innovative and technically savvy.
• An established operator with experience of running a successful commercial business, preferably in the roading contracting, civil engineering or similar sectors. • Relevant Engineering and management tertiary qualifications. • A thorough understanding of QA, H&S and RMA procedures, requirement and obligations. • Quarry Managers Certificate is desirable.
• Relevant Engineering and management tertiary qualifications.
For a confidential enquiry contact Gerald on (03) 335 3272 or apply online at www.echelongroup.co.nz Applications close12 December 2014. To be considered you must contact Echelon Group directly as applications through other agencies will not be considered or accepted.
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