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🥝 Continuous Miner Operator (Patton)

Foresight Energy | Litchfield, Illinois, United States | Posted May 12, 2026

Job Description

  • Operate miner to gather coal and convey it to shuttle cars or other haulage equipment
  • Determine appropriate locations for operations or installations.
  • Reposition miner to make additional holes or cuts
  • Drive miner into position at working face
  • Experience in operating miner safely, efficiently, and in compliance with Company Policy, State Laws, and Federal Laws
  • Observe and listen to equipment operation to detect binding or stoppage of tools or other equipment malfunctions
  • Monitor extraction operations
  • Knowledge to be able to perform routine maintenance and repairs to miner

Requirements


2 + years experience as a Continuous Miner Operator

Current Underground MSHA Experienced Miner Training


Benefits


Compensation at an attractive hourly rate of $35.19.


In addition, there's potential to earn various bonuses based on safety, production metrics, and att...

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