Job description
Full-Time
Weeks Island, LA 70560, USA
Description
Responsibilities:
- Perform a variety of entry level work icluding manual labor tasks such as shoveling salt, cleaning floors, and assisting operators of all kinds on the various operations – start and stop, grease, and clean belt conveyors and crushers.
- May handle explosives.
- May use hand drill, etc.
- Since operations is a specialized field, individual should have capabilities that will enable future qualification for more skilled operations jobs; as a matter of training, occasionally may perform some of these skilled jobs such as drilling holes, assisting powderman, etc. – may do hand scaling and other jobs as directed.
- Perform routine cleanup of required areas.
- Identify hazards, unsafe actions, and conditions that could result in damage to property, injury, and/or impacts to the environment and community.
Normally requires less than (2) weeks experience and training to qualify.
Previous experience with hand tools with an ability to learn new tasks.
Essential Job Functions
- Capable of inspecting work area for safety hazards and mitigation as necessary.
- Cleans salt spillage under conveyor belts and along walkways; cleaning requires the employee to use a shovel to remove salt – this would call for the employee to climb ladders, bend, twist and lift the loaded shovel. Lifting would be limited to a maximum of 65 pounds.
- Assist loading a bench with explosives, requiring the employee to lift 50 pound bags of ANFO from a pallet and hold over a hole pouring the contents into the hole. The employee would have to bend, stoop, lift, and twist while holding the 50 pound bag – lifting would be limited to a maximum of 50 pounds.
- Operate the fork truck and support equipment, requiring the employee to use the fork truck to deliver supplies and ANFO to the working areas. Must have good eye-hand coordination to properly manipulate the respective hand controls; requires the employee to fill the lube truck, drive it to the equipment, and pump oil, fuel, or compressed air into production equipment – this requires reaching, twisting, bending, and lifting. Lifting would be limited to a maximum of 65 pounds.
- Assist equipment operators in hanging cables, curtains, or other support equipment – this requires the employee to work up to 90 feet above the floor (in a basket) to lift and fasten cables and curtains to the roof – this requires lifting, twisting and holding. Lifting would be limited to a maximum of 65 pounds.
- Assist equipment operators and direct them in areas where hazards of scaling, drop offs, and other equipment or structures exist; requires the employee to recognize the hazard, and to verbally communicate to the equipment operator – will use hand signals to direct movement of vehicles.
- Hand scale loose ribs, which requires the employee to use a hand scaling bar to remove the scale from the rib or face – requires lifting, bending and twisting, and requires training and reasoning ability to avoid accidents.
- Must be able to work productively in a group environment.
- Must be able to work additional hours as required.
- Work environment is the underground mine and/or surface operations. Employee is exposed to dust, dirt, and fumes from blasting and equipment, as well as variation in noise, temperature, and equipment vibration due to uneven and sloping floors.
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