Job Introduction

Plant Manager overseeing Graymont’s sites in South Aus, responsible for leading safe & efficient plant operations, ensuring compliance with HSE & quality standards, optimizing production performance, and driving continuous improvement across all facilites

Are you a constructive and inclusive leader with a passion for safety, efficiency, and operational excellence? Graymont is seeking a dedicated Plant Manager for our Mount Gambier facilities in South Australia. The Plant Manager plays a crucial role in enabling the delivery of high-quality limestone products while fostering a safe and positive workplace culture.

Key Focus Areas the Role Will Include:

• Lead safe, effective, and cost-efficient site operations.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance value creation.

• Oversee all aspects of safety, production, mining, quality assurance, maintenance, and community engagement.

• Develop and mentor your team to build capability and engagement.

• Cultivate strong relationships with employees, customers, contractors, and the community.

• Coordinate risk management activities to safeguard our operations.

• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders to ensure reliable and consistent operations.

• Ensure compliance with legislation and company policies.

• Manage operational budgets to maximize efficiency and achieve required Operating Expenditure (OpEx).

Ideally, the successful candidate will have the following attributes and qualifications:

Required Credentials:

• Proven experience in leading operations in quarrying or in industrial manufacturing

• Demonstrated ability to lead technical disciplines and develop a continuous improvement culture.

• Advanced people development skills with measurable team engagement and skill results.

Desirable Credentials:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in business, engineering, leadership or demonstrable experience

• Experience in driving effective change management.

• Financial Analysis skills

• Surface Extraction level IV is advantageous but not essential

About Graymont

Graymont is a global leader in lime and limestone solutions. Lime is a versatile industrial chemical that is key to vital industrial processes and applications and is an essential element for addressing a multitude of complex environmental challenges.

To learn more: https://www.graymont.com/en/sustainability/environmental-care/climate-change

Our Workplace

Graymont derives its competitive edge in large part from more than 1,600 employees who bring their diverse skills and energy to work every day at offices and plant sites across North America and Asia-Pacific. In return, we provide competitive wages and benefits, a safe and healthy work environment where you and your team can perform without injury, and opportunities to grow and develop the skills and experience to realise your full potential.