The mineral products industry offers one of the most diverse range of careers of any sector, and most people stay within the industry throughout their working lives.
Whoever you are and whatever you enjoy doing, there are opportunities to be part of a multi-million-pound industry that affects all our lives all the time.
With quarries, production plants and offices spread right across Scotland, the industry also creates full-time employment in regional and rural parts of the country where there might otherwise be limited job opportunities.
Minerals Matter
MPA Scotland is backing Minerals Matters, the industry initiative to attract young people and adults into the industry use logo somewhere
To find out more visit: minerals-matter.co.uk
From school leavers and graduates to experienced operatives, those returning to work or changing careers, to business leaders, there are roles for everyone within the industry.
Here are a few examples:
- Administration
- Business development
- Biodiversity and nature conservation
- Commercial
- Customer service
- Driving (trucks/diggers/dumpers)
- Engineering
- Environment
- Fabrication and fitting
- Finance
- Geology
- Health and safety
- Human resources
- Information technology
- Land Management
- Logistics
- Maintenance
- Management
- Materials science
- Operations
- Planning
- Procurement
- Production
- Public relations
- Quarrying
- Recycling
- Research and development
- Sales & Marketing
- Transport
- Warehousing
- Waste Management.