Underground Fitter
Core
Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot underground longwall equipment and associated systems in a high-production coal mine.
Role type
Underground Fitter (Trades)
Builds
Operational reliability of longwall mining equipment and production systems
Domain
Mining (Underground Coal)
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Fitter trade qualification, underground coal experience, heavy mobile equipment maintenance, fault finding and diagnostics, isolation and lock-out procedures, continuous miner operation, automated longwall systems operation, surface and underground conveyor maintenance
Preferred skills
Experience with underground plant, strong safety mindset, mentoring capability
Responsibilities
Operate and maintain underground longwall and associated equipment, perform planned and breakdown maintenance, follow safe work systems including isolation and lock-out, collaborate with engineers and operators to optimize production, support training and mentoring of less experienced crew, conduct fault finding and diagnostics on complex mining systems
Seniority
Experienced to New-to-industry Tradesperson