Mill Operator

Eagle Mine; Champion Township (MI); On-site; USD 57,859,000 - 79,901,000; Full time

Job summary

Eagle Mine in Champion Township, MI seeks a versatile equipment operator to run crushers, conveyors, loaders, and mobile equipment during shifts. The role emphasizes safety, housekeeping, and adherence to environmental permits.

You will operate DCS to manage crushing equipment, perform routine maintenance, inspect safety gear, and assist in training others as needed. Prior experience with crushers, concentrators, or mobile equipment is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience with heavy equipment and crushers preferred.
• Ability to operate loaders, conveyors and mobile machinery safely.
• Willingness to work in strict safety and environmental controls.

Responsibilities

• Operates crushing system or loads rail cars with concentrate, practices good housekeeping
• Operates DCS system to start, stop, monitor, and adjust equipment for proper operation of the crushing equipment
• Uses shovels, hoses, slings, hand tools, to clean areas and performs minor maintenance
• Operates end loaders, forklifts, rail car mover, overhead cranes, rock breaker, and pick-up trucks
• Performs routine maintenance, including lubrication, of the crusher system and mobile equipment and operates within environmental permits
• Completes daily Pre-Task Hazard Assessments, daily inspects work area and corrects any potential hazards
• Inspects fire extinguishers, safety showers, and emergency lighting for proper operation
• Cleans working, storage and other areas as required
• May be required to train or assist in training of others
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Equipment operation

Safety compliance

Team collaboration

DCS monitoring

Tools

DCS system

Loader/Crane equipment

Maintenance tools

Job description

• Previous crusher, concentrator, mobile equipment experiences preferred

Description

MAIN PURPOSE: Operates loaders, crushing equipment, dust collectors, conveyors, moves and loads rail cars, during operation.

Main Responsibilities/Activities

• Operates crushing system or loads rail cars with concentrate, practices good housekeeping
• Operates DCS system to start, stop, monitor, and adjust equipment for proper operation of the crushing equipment
• Uses shovels, hoses, slings, hand tools, to clean areas and performs minor maintenance
• Operates end loaders, forklifts, rail car mover, overhead cranes, rock breaker, and pick-up trucks
• Performs routine maintenance, including lubrication, of the crusher system and mobile equipment and operates within environmental permits
• Completes daily Pre-Task Hazard Assessments, daily inspects work area and corrects any potential hazards
• Inspects fire extinguishers, safety showers, and emergency lighting for proper operation
• Cleans working, storage and other areas as required
• May be required to train or assist in training of others
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education, Qualifications And Experience

• Previous crusher, concentrator, mobile equipment experiences preferred

Key Personal Competencies

• Action Oriented - Initiates timely action to address important issues.
• Collaborates - Encourages unity rather than us vs. them thinking
• Communicates Effectively - Clear, concise, and professional in communication.
• Decision Quality - Considers various inputs, criteria, and trade-offs to arrive at effective decisions and recommendations.
• Ensures accountability - Follows through on commitments.
• Manages Ambiguity - Accepts needed change despite the uncertainty it brings.

Hsec Accountabilities

Everyone in the workplace is responsible for his or her own safety and for the safety of their co-workers. Employees are responsible for performing all tasks in accordance with relevant HSEC Site Procedures, so as to work safely and keep the workplace safe. Eagle Mine, LLC is responsible for determining steps required to ensure health and safety of all employees, protection of the environment, and the community. Specifically, all employees must:

• Accept personal responsibility for HSEC
• Identify hazards, unsafe actions, and conditions that could result in damage to property, injury, impacts to the environment, and the community
• Obey any instruction issued to protect their own personal health and safety, and the health and safety of others, protection of the environment and the community.
• Report, as soon as practicable to their Manager any situations where HSEC requirements are not being conformed to within their work area
• Avoid endangerment to any other person through any act or omission
• Only use equipment you are trained to use and operate the equipment in a way that is safe, protects the environment and doesn't cause undue community impacts.
• Participate in HSEC training provided to them
• Report all incidents; including but not limited to injuries, near miss, community interactions and impacts, environmental impacts, spills, unsafe work practices, etc.