Miner Surface

Peabody•Oak Creek, CO

1d•$40 - $43•Onsite

About The Position

Peabody is seeking a Surface Miner to join the Surface Team at Twentymile Mine in Oak Creek, Colorado. The role performs surface work, including operating the wash plant and surface equipment and loading trucks and trains. It reports to the Surface Leadman. The hourly pay range is $39.63–$42.52, depending on experience. This is a full-time position at the mine, working 12-hour rotating shifts. Required schedules include days, evenings, and nights, as well as weekends and holidays. This is a safety-sensitive role subject to physical and fitness requirements related to safely operating vehicles and machinery. Peabody employs more than 4,000 people and operates 18 sites in the United States and Australia. It describes its workplace as inclusive and diverse and identifies safety, customer focus, leadership, people, excellence, integrity, and sustainability as its core values.

Requirements

General maintenance background.
Welding and cutting skills.
General electrical knowledge.
Skill and knowledge in operating surface equipment.
Ability to work 12-hour rotating shifts.
Ability to work required day, evening, and night shifts, including weekends and holidays.
Ability to stand for up to four hours per shift and sit for up to four hours to operate equipment or vehicles.
Ability to work at elevated positions, use stairs and steps, and climb on and off equipment and ladders.
Ability to wear required protective footwear, hearing and eye protection, and other personal protective equipment required by the company and MSHA.
Ability to perform repetitive hand and wrist motions and rapid arm and leg reflex movements, with good hand-eye coordination.
Ability to frequently lift or raise 80 pounds without mechanical assistance during a shift.
Ability to work in changing weather, dust, mud, varying noise and lighting conditions, artificial light, and confined work areas.
Must meet the stated safety-sensitive role conditions, including specified hearing and vision requirements and absence of certain uncontrolled conditions that could interfere with safely operating vehicles or machinery.

Nice To Haves

Mining experience is preferred.
Tipple and wash plant knowledge.
Mine foreman, EMT, or electrical certifications are preferred.

Responsibilities

Operate the wash plant control room and buildings.
Operate surface equipment, including front-end loaders, dozers, bobcats, tipple equipment, and loadout facilities.
Perform comprehensive equipment walk-arounds.
Maintain appropriate lubrication and fluid levels on equipment according to established procedures and checklists.
Maintain good housekeeping in surface areas, including machinery, buildings, pumphouses, and surface mobile equipment.
Load trucks and trains.