Electrician ( Patton )

Foresight Energy LP • Litchfield, IL

99d

About The Position

The position involves a comprehensive range of maintenance tasks, focusing on preventative maintenance and troubleshooting across mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical systems. The role requires a thorough understanding of permissibility requirements and the ability to apply proper splicing and troubleshooting techniques for underground cables. Additionally, the technician will service all face equipment to ensure it fits within the mining cycle and will be responsible for reading electrical prints for equipment. The job also includes performing chain and crawler maintenance, utilizing proper cribbing and blocking techniques, and operating all face equipment. Maintaining CO monitors and communications systems is essential, as is troubleshooting and installing leaky feeder and fiber optic cables. The technician will also conduct fire suppression testing, downshift and change major components on all equipment, fix sensors on shield electrics, and grease all appropriate components. Regular maintenance tasks include changing backflush filters and water pump filters.

Requirements

• Experience in a wide range of maintenance tasks.
• Knowledge of preventative maintenance techniques.
• Ability to troubleshoot mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical systems.
• Familiarity with permissibility requirements in mining.
• Proficient in splicing and troubleshooting underground cables.
• Experience servicing face equipment in mining operations.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical prints.
• Experience with chain and crawler maintenance.
• Knowledge of cribbing and blocking techniques.
• Ability to operate face equipment safely and effectively.
• Experience maintaining CO monitors and communication systems.
• Knowledge of leaky feeder and fiber optic cable installation and troubleshooting.
• Experience with fire suppression testing.
• Ability to downshift and change major components on equipment.
• Experience fixing sensors on shield electrics and troubleshooting electrical issues.
• Ability to grease components and change filters.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance on a wide range of equipment.
• Conduct mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical troubleshooting.
• Review and understand permissibility requirements.
• Apply proper splicing and troubleshooting techniques for underground cables.
• Service all face equipment to fit within the mining cycle.
• Read electrical prints for equipment.
• Perform chain and crawler maintenance.
• Utilize proper cribbing and blocking techniques.
• Operate all face equipment effectively.
• Maintain CO monitors and communication systems.
• Troubleshoot and install leaky feeder and fiber optic cables.
• Conduct fire suppression testing.
• Downshift and change major components on all equipment.
• Fix sensors on shield electrics and troubleshoot electrical issues.
• Grease all appropriate components.
• Change backflush filters and water pump filters.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Support Activities for Mining
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees