Operator - Underground - Francisco

City: Francisco, IN 47649 – Department: Operations

About the Role

Operate underground mining equipment in production and support activities.

Responsibilities

• Install, move, clean, operate and maintain conveyor belts and associated equipment.
• Install and move power distribution equipment.
• Install and maintain ventilation devices.
• Install and maintain pumping equipment.
• Load, deliver, unload and distribute supplies and parts.
• Assist coworkers in any or all of the above.

Requirements

• At least twelve (12) months underground coal mining experience.
• Demonstrated operating skills on at least two pieces of section equipment (Continuous miner, roof bolter, haulage equipment, scoop – one of which must be either a continuous miner or roof bolter).
• Knowledgeable of State and Federal mining regulations pertaining to underground mining.
• Certification of Competency (Face Papers) or Miners License issued by the state where he/she is working.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to communicate and coordinate with coworkers and supervisors.
• High safety standards for self and others.
• Willing to work any assigned shift, overtime, weekends and holidays.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand for prolonged periods on uneven, rocky surfaces.
• Ability to be seated for up to 4 hours to operate equipment or vehicles.
• Ability to walk for up to 4 hours at a time through different sections of the mine with varying degrees of clearance and headroom; walking ability will be judged according to SCSR emergency evacuation plan required and approved by MSHA.
• Ability to wear required protective footwear, hearing and eye protection, and other personal protective equipment as required by Company and MSHA.
• Ability to bend or stoop for a full work period as a result of mine height.
• Ability to climb up and down stairs/steps and climb on and off equipment and ladders.
• Ability to perform repetitive hand and wrist motions (push, pull, twist, handle), and have rapid reflex movements of the arms and legs as well as good hand to eye coordination.
• Ability to lift 25 to 50 pounds on a frequent basis and occasionally lift items weighing up to 75 pounds.
• Ability to work in extreme conditions, including but not limited to changing weather conditions, dust, mud, varying levels of noise from low to high decibels, varying degrees of light and dark.

Safety-Sensitive Role Requirements

Individuals in safety-sensitive roles (where impaired performance could result in fatality or permanently disabling injury) cannot have:

• An uncontrolled condition likely to cause loss of consciousness or ability to control a motor vehicle or other large machinery.
• An uncontrolled respiratory or cardiac dysfunction likely to interfere with the ability to operate a motor vehicle or other large machinery.
• A current clinical diagnosis of high blood pressure likely to interfere with ability to operate a motor vehicle or other large machinery.
• A current or unregulated mental or psychiatric disorder likely to interfere with ability to operate a motor vehicle or other large machinery.
• Impaired hearing (with or without hearing aids) that would prevent hearing crucial safety information or alarms.
• Impaired vision below the minimum requirements of at least 20/40 acuity (Snellen) with or without correction and at least 70° field of vision in horizontal meridian measured.

The above requirements aim to reduce significant risk of substantial harm to the health or safety of employees and others and are subject to providing reasonable accommodations.