SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
Performs all duties and activities in a manner that conforms to site specific safety requirements, company policy, state and federal regulations.
- Visually check shuttle car, check roadways (ribs, top, obstructions or people)
- Install or relocate shuttle car anchor point as needed.
- Tram to miner, load shuttle car, and return to dumping point.
- Help move miner from place to place, getting cable out of roadway, help hang miner cable.
Other Duties/Responsibilities:
- Perform other duties as required.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of section mining cycle.
- Hand, foot, eye coordination (like operating automobile).
- Know the Safe Job Procedures, Standard Operating Procedures, company safety policies, and applicable rules and regulations.
Working Environment/Physical Activities:
- This position requires the operator to possess the dexterity (refer to Physical Abilities) to work and operate machinery and equipment in a coal seam height that varies. The operator must constantly be attentive to the changing geological conditions and surrounding environment.
Education, Qualifications and Training:
- Underground coal miners certificate
- Annual 8-hour refresher training
- On-the-job experience
- Vocation training (optional)
- Other qualifications as required by contract, regulations, and/or management