What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechanics & Technicians position at Peabody Energy?
The position of DDS Regional Crew is currently open with Eight (8) openings in the Open Cut Maintenance team at Peabody's NARM mine. The mine produces high quality thermal coal that is loaded onto haul trucks and then shipped by rail, utilizing expertise from all Peabody locations in the Powder River Basin for heavy maintenance of Shovels and Draglines.
Key Responsibilities:
- Visibly support and champion Peabody's Mission and Values.
- Act in accordance with and adhere to Safety as a Way of Life Management System.
- Conduct safety observations and complete safety interactions monthly.
- Other duties as assigned by the company.
This role requires working weekends, holidays, or other shifts as deemed necessary. You will be outside during large outages, scheduled at all locations by Team Lead for the crew, responsible for traveling to mine sites with the needed tooling.
About You:
- Must have a minimum of three (3) years of mining-related or industrial experience working on large rope shovels and draglines.
- Work safely and promote safe behavior in others.
- Able to obtain pit driving license at all 3 locations.
- Experience with shovel repairs, job scopes, and planning.
- Be able to meet deadlines.
- Good communication with mine personnel, verbal and written skills.
- Experience with large outages.
- Be required to work at all Peabody mines in the basin as needed.
- Good hazard recognition.
- Follow isolation procedures for all equipment on all sites.
- Become confined space certified.
- Lifting and rigging training.
- Pass a 1-inch weld test or equivalent certification.
- Machining experience a plus.
- Ability to solve problems that may arise in pit conditions.
- Ability to identify defects in equipment.
- Knowledge of mine production.
- Ability to listen and follow direction and handle on-board computer systems.
- Ability to operate equipment in all types of weather conditions and at different times of day.
- Ability to train others in equipment operation.
Physical Requirements - Surface:
- 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 and 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 and legs and good hand-eye coordination.
- Must have the ability to lift/raise 10-50 lbs without mechanical assistance frequently during the course of 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, varying degrees of light and dark, in and around artificial light, and in a confined work area.
- The job requires that you be able to work various shifts (required shifts include days, evenings, and nights with rotating schedules, weekends, and holidays).
