Title: LW Miner
Site: Twentymile Mine
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.
About the role:
We are currently seeking a Longwall Miner to join our Information Longwall Utility Team at our Twentymile Mine location. The Hourly Range for this position is between $37.17-41.90 depending on experience.
Reporting to the Longwall Utility Foreman. The scope of your role will be Perform all necessary work to support LW production to include cribbing, pack wall seals, roof control, LW prep, and assure good housekeeping in the section. This role offers a great opportunity for growth and to expand knowledge and skills.
Twentymile mine is an underground coal mine located in Colorado’s scenic Yampa Valley about 20 miles outside Steamboat Springs, a ski resort and vacation destination. The surrounding area has towns both large and small including Oak Creek, Craig, Hayden, and Steamboat Springs. Hunting and fishing are very popular in this area. Shotgun and archery hunting is allowed on Peabody property for employees with proper authorization.
Peabody Twentymile has a safety-first culture and has been recognized two years in a row by the National Mining Association as the safest underground coal mine in the United Sates. The award recognizes coal and mineral mining operations with the lowest MSHA reportable injury rate. In 2023, Twentymile completed three years without a single reportable injury.
Duties will include:
- Building pack walls and cribbing
- Diesel Miner Repair
- Dusting
- Welding
- Scoop & Uniloader Operating
- Roof Control
- Assure good housekeeping in the section.
The Lifestyle:
This position is a full-time role, working from Twentymile Mine location in Oak Creek, Co. Peabody offers Benefits including: Paid Time Off, 401K, Quarterly Safety Incentives, Annual Incentive based on Performance and Safety, Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Insurance, Long Term Care Insurance, and Life & Accident Insurance.
About you:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Mining Experience Preferred
Physical requirements:
- Must have the ability to stand for prolonged periods of time.
- Must have the ability to be seated for up to 4 hours to operate equipment or vehicles.
- Must have the ability to work from elevated positions, walk/climb up and down stairs/steps and climb on and off equipment and ladders.
- Must have the ability to lift/raise up to 80 lbs. without mechanical assistance frequently during the course of work shift.
- 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 and good hand to eye coordination.
- Must have the ability to work in extreme conditions, including but not limited to changing weather conditions, heat, cold, dust, mud, varying levels of noise from low to high, varying degrees of light and dark, in and around artificial light and in a confined work area.
- Must have the ability to wear required protective footwear, hearing and eye protection, and other personal protective equipment as required by Company and MSHA.
- NOTE: This is a “safety sensitive role”. Individuals in safety sensitive roles 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;
- a current or unregulated mental or psychiatric disorder likely to interfere with ability to drive a motor vehicle or other large machinery;
- impaired hearing (with or without hearing aids) that would prevent the person from hearing crucial safety information or alarms;
- impaired vision. Individuals must meet the minimum vison requirements of at least 20/40 acuity (Snellen) with or without correction and at least 70° field of vision in horizontal meridian measured.
About Peabody:
Peabody is a leading coal producer, providing essential products for the production of affordable, reliable energy & steel. We employ approximately 5,500 people across our operations in the United States & Australia, serving customers in 26 countries.
Our commitment to sustainability underpins everything we do and shapes our strategy for the future.
People are at the core of Peabody's ability to deliver business results & serve our communities & we offer an inclusive work environment that engages, recognizes, and develops it employees. We strive to create a safe and healthy work culture where all employees are treated with fairness and respect are supported and engaged.
Take the first step toward a rewarding career working with us at: visit Peabody - US Jobs (peabodyenergy.com)
EEO Disclaimer: Peabody Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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