Job Purpose:

To safely process rock extracted from the quarries to specification, meeting high quality standards, to support the business in meeting customers’ requirements.

Key Duties / Accountabilities:

Health and Safety: Develop and maintain an awareness of all the relevant Health and Safety rules and risk assessments in line with the Health and safety at Work Act 1974, and operate within safe working practices at all times, to ensure the safety and welfare of self, colleagues and visitors.

Operations:

· Sawing

· Packing / un packing stone products

· Drilling stone

· Packing stone

· Loading/unloading deliveries

· Stone selection

· Splitting / riving

· Dressing slate

Communications: Maintain effective communication with business Manager, Team Leaders, Charge Hands and colleagues in own and other teams and departments, to develop mutual understanding and good working relationships.

Dimensions:

The jobholder is required to follow company procedures.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

This is a physically demanding role, and experience of manual work is essential. The role holder will have some experience in and an aptitude for manual work.

S/he will have a commitment to Health and Safety and to developing job-related skills.

Knowledge of stone or similar industry will be an advantage.

Trained and tested forklift/ tele handler operator.

Additional Information

Working conditions will be variable working indoors and outdoors in all types of weather conditions.

Will be required to work with customers.

Additional working hours outside of contracted hours will be required at short notice.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Please forward your CV and covering letter to Beverley Russell, HR Manager – HR@Holker.co.uk or by post to

The Estate Office, Holker, Cark-in-Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria LA11 7PH