Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

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 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 

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