Experience in a wide range of maintenance preferred. Preventative maintenance, mechanical, hydraulic, & electrical troubleshooting.
Review & understand permissibility requirements
Proper splicing & troubleshooting techniques for underground cables
Service all face equipment to fit in mining cycle
Read electrical prints for equipment
Perform chain & crawler maintenance
Proper cribbing and blocking techniques
Operate all face equipment
Maintain CO monitor & communications
Troubleshoot & install leaky feeder & fiber optic cables
Fire suppression testing
Downshift – change major components on all equipment
Fix sensors on shield electrics & troubleshoot electrics
Grease all appropriate components
Change backflush filter and water pump filters
Compensation at an attractive hourly rate of $36.23.
In addition, there's potential to earn various bonuses based on safety, production metrics, and attendance.
At Foresight Energy, we pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer. We offer an outstanding wage and benefits package, which includes medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage; life insurance; 401(k) plan; paid holidays; vacation time; and so much more.
With over 2 billion tons of coal reserves, we are among the largest holders of coal reserves in the United States and our reserves can support over 75 years of production at our current production level. We operate three mining complexes in the Illinois Basin.
Our mining complexes use highly efficient longwall mining systems. This highly productive mining method coupled with the favorable geology of our coal has resulted in our mines being among the safest, most productive and lowest cost underground coal mines in the United States.
