Loading Shovel Operator – LB Silica Sand Quarry
Location: Leighton Buzzard
Pay rate: Competitive based on experience
The Loading Shovel Operator is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of loading shovel machinery within the Quarry. The role involves loading materials, feeding processing plants, maintaining stockpiles and ensuring compliance with health, safety and environmental regulations.
Key Responsibilities
Operate loading shovel equipment safely and efficiently.
Loading of materials into hoppers, crushers, screening plants, and haulage vehicles.
Maintain stockpiles and manage material movement around the quarry site.
Carry out daily equipment inspections and basic maintenance checks.
Report machinery faults, hazards, incidents, and near misses to supervisors.
Follow all quarry health, safety, and environmental procedures.
Keep work areas clean, organised, and hazard-free.
Assist with general quarry and plant duties when required.
Work closely with site operators, drivers, and maintenance teams to ensure smooth production operations.
Requirements
Previous experience operating a loading shovel in a quarry, aggregates, construction or mining environment.
Valid CPCS, NPORS, or MPQC Loading Shovel certification.
Good understanding of quarry safety procedures and heavy plant operations.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Strong communication and time-management skills.
Full UK driving licence preferred.
Desirable Skills
Experience with quarry processing plants or wash plants.
Basic mechanical maintenance knowledge.
Experience operating additional heavy machinery such as excavators or dumpers.
The M O'Brien group is continuing to grow and raise the bar within the construction industry. Led by a strong a motivated team, M O'Brien group is a multi disciplined service provider.
Our staff are hardworking and motivated individuals with a high knowledge of our industry, who are more than happy to help our customers with practical sound advice that comes from experience.
We invest in only the best Machinery to ensure we can provide a quality and reliable service to all of our customers no matter how big or small the Job. M O’Brien can supply a complete solution for Tier 1 Contractors and Land owners. From the demolition of an existing structure, earthworks, and civil engineering works leaving a turn key solution ready for build.
With the wide range of services that we offer, we can offer our clients
Nationwide plant hire
Nationwide Drainage installation services
Earthworks and site remediation
Demolition and Dismantling
Muck away services
Crushing/ Screening
Aggregate supply and haulage
Quarry and mineral site management.
Landfill and restoration site management
M O’Brien Group is renowned nationwide for its quality of its employees. We only employ the best, reliable and experienced operators to work alongside us. We have worked alongside our operators and site management teams for years and have a strong crew of talented individuals who have the M O’Brien Work ethic and conscientiousness to carry out the task to the highest standard.
Safety is extremely important to us, and if it can’t be done safely we do not do it. We work alongside clients that share our priority of getting everyone home safe each and every day. We are always at the forefront of innovation looking for safer ways to carry out higher risk tasks and have developed many tools that are now common practice in today’s industry.
