Power Plant Fuel Site Equipment Operator

Operate mobile heavy equipment to excavate, farm, and handle waste coal fines and coarse waste coal; load and unload trucks; place, compact, and grade ash and soil for final cover; mix soils and plant grasses; service and maintain equipment; perform site maintenance; control dust, erosion and water treatment; and ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations.

Responsibilities

• Excavate waste coal and farm waste coal fines
• Load and unload trucks
• Excavate, store, place, compact and grade clay and ash for final cover
• Mix soil for final cover and plant grasses to establish vegetative cover
• Service mobile equipment and perform mechanical maintenance as required
• Maintain site access and perform basic site housekeeping
• Ensure equipment and site conditions meet MSHA safety and health standards
• Comply with state, federal and local environmental laws and assist in dust, erosion, sedimentation and water treatment controls
• Assist in controlling fuel quality through sampling, top sizing and removal of tramp materials
• Safely operate front-end loader, bulldozer, track excavator, water trucks, dump trucks, pumps and other site equipment

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Five to ten years experience in surface mining or surface reclamation
• Thorough understanding of heavy equipment operation and mine site reclamation activities
• Ability to monitor and record fuel site activities
• Ability to recognize problems and communicate them to management