b'CAREER PROFILEChallenging but rewardingAmanda Little embraces the fast pace of her work as a superintendent at Walker AggregatesQ: Tell us a bit about your job and yourEducation and responsibilities. As a superintendent at Walker Aggregates,advancementI manage both the day-to-day activities ofQ:Is your current position the same as the quarry as well as long-term planning. Iwhen you started in this company? also put on many other hats, such as tasksIstartedasaqualitycontroltechnician tiedtoenvironmental,healthandsafety,forVinelandandSpringcreekQuarries, humanresources,communityrelations, and maintenance as issues arise. Its botha position I held for just over two years,MY JOB achallengingbutveryrewardingjob.Ithen transferred to McGregor Quarry as a production supervisor for four and a half love how fast paced and ever-changing myyears.IrecentlycamebacktoVinelandR-O-C-K-S!day-to-day is. Quarryasaproductionsupervisorand quicklygotpromotedtosuperintendent Q:Describe your typical day on the jobafterthemove.NowIvebeenaThe Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel and how the work you do contributes tosuperintendent for just over a year. Associationboastsnearly300 the company. membercompanies,employing ItsalotofcoordinatingemployeesonQ: Detail your past or ongoing educationmorethan7,000peoplewhose theirdailytasksanddealingwithanyand how it is relevant to your job.rolesaredirectlyrelatedto unforeseen issues that may arise to make sure production stays on track to meet ourMyeducationasaminingengineertheaggregateindustry.Each yearly and monthly budgets. helpedmethinkquicklyonmyfeet,ofthesepeoplehasaunique remain organized and perform well underandinterestingstorytotell Q:Howdidyoubecomeinterestedinpressure.Myeducationalsotaughtmeabouthowtheycametowork about the green book and gave me more this work?advanced knowledge on a lot of the mininginaggregate!Whilewecant Iwenttoschoolforminingengineeringlaws and legislation. However, I dont thinkinterviewthemall,thisregular while also growing up close to the Walkersyou need a formal education in order to dofeaturehighlightsthediverseand head office, so I knew about the companymy job; every day is a learning experience. interesting careers available within and its values. From talking to people in the industry, I also knew of the rift betweentheindustry,andshowcasesthe engineers and the people working on theQ:If you could start over, would youpeoplewhomakeadifference ground. I didnt want to be the cause ofchange your career path?totheircompaniesandtheir that and was willing to work my way fromThisjobisntwhatIwouldsaywhencommunities.Wanttolearn thegroundupsothatIwouldbemorepeople would ask me what I wanted to beeven more? Get the Facts at: well-rounded and could foresee issues thatwhen I grow up But its good for me. Igravelfacts.ca/careers-in-the-most engineers wouldnt. like the diversity and being able to split my aggregate-industryCONTINUED ON PAGE 34WINTER 2024AVENUES 33'