Mine Development Tech

Rogers • Shepherdsville, KY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Bullitt County Stone is developing a new underground limestone mine at our Shepherdsville, KY location and is seeking a Mine Development Technician. The mine development team is a project-based team tasked with creating essential infrastructure, including access declines, ventilation systems, and ground support, to ensure safe and efficient limestone extraction. Team members in this role are vital to reinforcing mine passages, installing infrastructure, maintaining equipment, and upholding safety and environmental standards. The successful candidate for this role will have an uncompromising emphasis on safety excellence, be a self-starter and will have responsibilities that include but are not limited to:

Requirements

• Properly follow all company policies and regulations for safe working procedures and environment.
• Ability to maintain safe working conditions.
• Must place a high priority on attendance.
• Self-motivated individual, must be able to perform required duties without constant supervision.
• Able to perform a variety of duties, such as manual hands-on labor, maintenance, operating equipment and other duties as assigned.
• Must be able to stand, walk, bend, and stoop for extended periods of time throughout the workday, as required to perform essential job functions, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must be able to lift, carry, push, and pull materials or equipment weighing up to 50 pounds on a regular basis with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to learn quickly.
• Must be willing to work weekends and overtime.
• Must pass pre-employment drug screen.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in tunneling or mine development considered a plus.
• Some Heavy Equipment Experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform bolting and meshing of the roof and ribs.
• Perform duties to apply shotcrete to the roof and ribs of the mine.
• General mine labor in production areas, including conveyor and advancing ventilation duct, water line, electrical cable, etc.
• Ability to safely operate a variety of heavy equipment and machinery in a rock quarry including a roof bolter, front end loader, Manlift, Telehandler and Articulating Haul Truck etc.
• Being trained in various other development positions and filling in as needed during vacations, absences and increased production demand times.
• Properly follow all company policies and OSHA / MSHA / environmental regulations for safe working procedures and environment.
• Report equipment problems and identify them to management.
• Complete equipment pre-shift report - Conduct thorough Workplace Exam, to identify and correct hazards daily.
• Assist other workers as needed or directed and other duties as assigned by management.

Benefits

• Group insurance options plus Health Savings Account with annual company contribution.
• Company paid life insurance, disability insurance, and more.
• Retirement 401K account with company contribution and match.
• Paid Holiday Shutdown period between Christmas and New Years in addition to 7 holidays throughout the year.
• Paid vacation is available after 180-day probationary period.
• Annual performance-based merit increases.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed