Shuttle Car Operator KE

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