Shuttle Car Operator KE

Location: Comfort

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 (similar to 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 miner's certificate

* Annual 8 hour refresher training

* On-the-job experience

* Vocation training (optional)

* Other qualifications as required by contract, regulations, and/or management