Underground Coal Miner Southern Illinois Area

Summary

This position requires the ability to perform all types of general underground mining as well as applicable surface mining activities.

• Operating heavy machinery
• May require lifting up to I 00 pounds, lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds and climbing and working to heights up to 100 feet
• Able to talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to manipulate objects, or controls Vision abilities (with correction) include close, distance, peripheral, depth, and the ability to adjust focus
• Able to work in all weather conditions
• Able to wear appropriate and required underground Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Comply with all state and federal mining regulations
• Receives oral or written instructions from Supervisor and effectively utilize required materials and equipment to perform the job
• Maintain safe working area through effective methods of work area inspections and safe work practices; inspection, mechanical & hand scaling, work area clean-up, etc. Ability to operate multiple pieces of powered mining equipment such as rock drills, bolters, loaders, haulers, scalers, pumps, etc safely and effectively
• Clean, adjust and maintain equipment, using hand tools if/as needed.
• Uses shovels, cutters, scaling bars, and other hand tools proficiently as part of the mining process
• Ability to identify, maintain and (if applicable) repair minor/general maintenance on underground equipment
• Other duties as assigned