Mine Shuttle Car Operators

Course Advisor; United States; On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Course Advisor is seeking a Mine Shuttle Car Operator to operate diesel or electric-powered shuttle cars in underground mines. Responsibilities include transporting materials from working faces to mine cars or conveyors, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring proper equipment operation. The role requires strong skills in equipment control and maintenance. This position offers the chance to work within a dynamic team in the mining industry based in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Operate diesel or electric shuttle car to transport materials underground.
• Maintain records of materials moved.
• Drive loaded shuttle cars and discharge loads.

Skills

Operation and Control

Operation Monitoring

Monitoring

Equipment Maintenance

Speaking

Critical Thinking

Job description

Mine Shuttle Car Operator

Life as a Mine Shuttle Car Operator

Shuttle Operator Definition Operate diesel or electric‑powered shuttle car in underground mine to transport materials from working face to mine cars or conveyor.

Job Duties

• Maintain records of materials moved.
• Observe hand signals, grade stakes, or other markings when operating machines.
• Measure, weigh, or verify levels of rock, gravel, or other excavated material to prevent equipment overloads.
• Direct other workers to move stakes, place blocks, position anchors or cables, or move materials.
• Drive loaded shuttle cars to ramps and move controls to discharge loads into mine cars or onto conveyors.
• Open and close bottom doors of cars to dump contents.

Required Skills

• Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Operation Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.