Operations Manager

Your next opportunity: Join Boral’s Quarries team as an Operations Manager – Quarries, where you’ll play a key role in driving sustainable business performance, safety leadership, and long-term growth across our quarry operations. Reporting to the General Manager – Quarries, this role is all about supporting our people, our assets, and our customers while ensuring we continue to build something great. In this role, you’ll be driving a Zero Harm culture across the region, inclusive of the following quarries: Macksville, Talbragar, Terramungamine, Beryl, Byrock, Teven, Johns River, Orange, Currabubula, and Grafton, ensuring that Boral Quarry Operations meet all safety, environmental and legislative requirements. This is your chance to make a real impact — leading improvement projects, influencing strategy, and helping to shape the future of our quarrying operations. Your day will involve:

• Supporting the General Manager – Quarries with the region’s operational, financial, and performance outcomes.
• Developing and delivering quarry development plans to ensure long-term sustainability.
• Leading and managing key improvement projects to drive consistency and operational excellence.
• Overseeing quarrying assets and capital investment planning in collaboration with the Asset Manager. Ensures Safe, Compliant, Reliable and Optimised assets.
• Providing support and expertise to Quarry Managers and Supervisors to optimise performance.
• Building strong relationships with customers, suppliers, community groups, government, and industry associations.
• Promoting a culture of Zero Harm, continuous improvement, OEE and Operational Excellence (Boral Production System) practices.
• Driving business development strategies to improve product quality, reduce costs, and exceed customer service expectations.
• Leading people processes including succession planning, mentoring, and performance reviews.
• Ensuring environmental compliance and safety remain front of mind across all operations.
• Extensive travel across quarry sites throughout NSW.

What are we looking for?

• Tertiary qualifications in business, management, engineering, or a related discipline.
• A minimum of five years’ experience in Quarry Management and/or Operations.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to coach, mentor, and influence.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build lasting relationships.
• Demonstrates commercial and business acumen to support market growth
• Demonstrated success in driving operational improvements and achieving results.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Flexibility and willingness to travel extensively to multiple quarry sites across NSW.

What’s on offer?

• The opportunity to lead and shape Boral’s Quarry operations with a direct impact on long-term sustainability.
• Work in a business that puts Zero Harm and safety above all else.
• Be part of a supportive leadership team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Competitive salary package, including a Motor Vehicle Allowance.
• Genuine career development pathways.
• Relocation assistance and visa sponsorship options available for the right candidate.
• The chance to build something great with Australia’s leading integrated construction materials company.