Title:  Supervisor Safety

Site: Shoal Creek

Peabody is the leading coal producer, providing essential products for the production of affordable, reliable energy and steel. The company offers significant scale, high-quality assets, and diversity in geography and products. Peabody is guided by seven core values: safety, customer focus, leadership, people, excellence, integrity and sustainability.

Responsibilities:

The responsibility of the Safety Supervisor is to ensure that safety is the core focus at the site and that all MSHA, State and other regulations are followed and documented in accordance with the law and site requirements.

Duties will include:

• Responsible for administration of Peabody safety system training, including recruiting qualified instructors.
• Ensure that all employees are aware of and have acknowledged the health and safety responsibilities specific to their job/position and periodically assess performance.
• Identify positive reinforcements and negative consequences.
• Compliance with MSHA & state agencies.
• Escort inspectors.
• Attend conferences.
• Document findings.
• Data entry in compliance / safety databases.
• Communicate findings.
• Track hours.
• Investigate citations.
• Preventative compliance.
• Dust sampling and documentation,
• Noise sampling and documentation.
• Peer interactions and risk assessment initiatives.
• Perform regulatory duties associated with rescue chambers, SCSR, gas monitors, mine seals, and lifelines.
• Quarterly escapeway drill training.
• 90-day SCSR checks and documentation.
• Maintain signage.
• Safety compliance audits.
• SWP and SOP implementation into workforce as training tools.
• Predictive compliance recordkeeping.
• Evaluate performance of union safety committee.

The Lifestyle:

This position may require you to work various shifts (day, evening, and nights) with rotating schedules, weekends, and holidays.as deemed necessary. We provide 401K matching, medical, dental and vision health plans with minimal cost to the employee. Benefit eligibility and PTO starts on your first day of work.

About you:

• Must possess high school diploma or GED.  
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience is preferred as a Safety Supervisor or in a safety-related field.  
• A minimum of four (4) years coal mining experience with a thorough knowledge of state and federal mining regulations is required.
• Must be self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills and ability to coordinate with co-workers and supervisors.
• Certification or ability to obtain within 6 months: 
• Oxygen and Methane Testing
•  Hoist Card Certification.
• EMT Certification or ability to obtain.
• Noise Level Testing.
• Respirable Dust Testing.
• Willing to work any shift and on scheduled weekends.
• Knowledgeable in State and Federal mining regulations.
• Ability to assist injury prevention and investigation activities.
• Certification or ability to obtain within 6 months: Oxygen and Methane Testing, Noise Level Testing, Respirable Dust Testing, MSHA Certified Instructor

Physical Requirements - Underground:

• Must have the ability to stand for prolonged periods of time on uneven, rocky surfaces.
• Must have the ability to be seated for up to 4 hours to operate equipment or vehicles.
• Must have the ability to walk for up to 4 hours at a time. Will be required to walk through different sections of the mine with varying degrees of clearance and headroom.
• Walking ability will be judged according to SCSR emergency evacuation plan required and approved by MSHA.
• Must have the ability to wear required protective footwear, hearing and eye protection, and other personal protective equipment as required by Company and MSHA.
• Must have the ability to bend or stoop for a full work period as a result of mine height.
• Must have the ability to climb up and down stairs/steps and climb on and off equipment and ladders.
• Must have the ability to perform repetitive hand and wrist motions (push, pull, twist, handle), and have rapid reflex movements of the arms and legs as well as good hand to eye coordination.
• Must have the ability to lift 25 to 50 pounds on a frequent basis and the ability to occasionally lift items weighing up to 75 pounds.
• Must have the ability to work in extreme conditions, including but not limited to changing weather conditions, dust, mud, varying levels of noise from low to high decibels, varying degrees of light and dark, in and around artificial light and in a confined work area.

This is a Safety Sensitive Role. Individuals in safety sensitive roles (i.e., role where impaired performance could credibly result in fatality or permanently disabling injury), with or without an accommodation cannot have:

• an uncontrolled condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or ability to control a motor vehicle or other large machinery.
• an uncontrolled respiratory or cardiac dysfunction likely to interfere with the ability to operate a motor vehicle or other large machinery.
• a current clinical diagnosis of high blood pressure likely to interfere with ability to operate a motor vehicle or other large machinery.
• or a current or unregulated mental or psychiatric disorder likely to interfere with ability to drive a motor vehicle or other large machinery.

The above stated requirements are aimed at reducing significant risk of substantial harm to the health or safety of employees and others and are subject to providing reasonable accommodations.

In addition, individuals must meet the minimum vison and hearing requirements to fulfil a safety sensitive role:

• At least 20/40 acuity (Snellen) in each eye with or without correction.
• At least 70° field of vision in horizontal meridian measured in each eye.
  • The use of corrective lenses should be noted on the Medical Examiner's Certificate.
• No more than 40dB average hearing loss in better ear (with or without hearing aid).

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; an employee will also perform other related job responsibilities as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required. Peabody reserves the right to revise job descriptions or change and/or modify job responsibilities, functions and requirements as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

EEO Disclaimer

Peabody is an Equal Opportunity Employer.