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Title:  Miner Surface

Req ID:  6028
City:  Oak Creek
State:  CO
Country/Region:  US
Postal Code:  80467
Department:  Mine Operations

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 Surface Miner to join our Surface Team at our Twentymile Mine location. The Hourly Range for this position is between $39.63 and $42.52 depending on experience.

Reporting to the Surface Leadman. The scope of your role will be to Perform all necessary work on the surface including operating the washplant, surface equipment, loading of trucks and trains. 

Duties will include:

  • Operation of the Wash Plant control room and buildings
  • Operation of all surface equipment such as front-end loader, dozer, bobcat, tipple equipment, loadout facility, etc.
  • Perform comprehensive equipment walk-arounds
  • Supply all equipment with appropriate lubrication and fluid levels consistent with established procedures and checklists.
  •  Assure good housekeeping throughout all surface areas. (Machinery, buildings, pumphouses, and surface mobile equipment etc.)

 

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:

  • General maintenance background
  • Welding and cutting skills
  • General electrical knowledge
  • Surface equipment operation skill and knowledge
  • Tipple and wash plant knowledge
  • Ability to work 12 hour rotating shifts Mining
  •  Experience Preferred
  • Certifications preferred (Mine foreman, EMT, Electrical)

 

 

Physical requirements:

 

  • Must have the ability to stand for up to 4 hours per shift
  • 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/off equipment and ladders
  • 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 perform repetitive hand and wrist motions (push, pull, twist, handle), and have rapid reflex movements of the arms/legs and good hand to eye coordination
  • Must have the ability to lift/raise 80 lbs. without mechanical assistance frequently during the work shift
  • 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/dark, in and around artificial light, and in a confined work area
  • Must have the ability to work various shifts (required shifts include days, evening and nights, with rotating schedules, weekends and holidays)
     
  • 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 was founded in 1883 and has grown to be the leading pure-play coal company serving power and steel customers in more than 25 countries on six continents. The company offers significant scale, high-quality assets, and diversity in geography and products.


Peabody employees over 4,000 people and have 18 operations in the United States and Australia. Our employees are guided by seven core values: safety, customer focus, leadership, people, excellence, integrity, and sustainability.


EEO Disclaimer: Peabody Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

 

Peabody is a globally diverse company which offers an inclusive work environment to engage, recognize and develop employees. The company values the power of inclusion and diversity as a competitive advantage and is committed to increasing the number of diverse employees throughout its operations. We welcome applications from all diversity groups to assist us in honoring our commitment. 

 

Apply to Peabody today and grow your career with us.

 

For more information, visit https://www.peabodyenergy.com/Work-With-Us or click apply now.

 

Please apply directly as submissions from recruitment agencies will not be considered without prior approval. All applications will be treated as highly confidential and will not be disclosed beyond HR and the hiring manager.

 

EEO Disclaimer

Peabody is an Equal Opportunity Employer.


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