Power Plant Fuel Site Equipment Operator

Bitfarms; Scrubgrass Township (PA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Bitfarms is looking for a Fuel Site Equipment Operator in Scrubgrass Township, Pennsylvania. The successful candidate will be responsible for operating mobile equipment to excavate and handle waste coal, ensuring compliance with safety and environmental regulations. Applicants should have a high school diploma and 5 to 10 years of experience in surface mining or reclamation. Key duties include servicing equipment, loading trucks, and maintaining site conditions. The position offers a dynamic work environment in a crucial role for our operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in surface mining or surface reclamation (5 to 10 years).
• Thorough understanding of heavy equipment and reclamation activities.

Responsibilities

• Excavate waste coal and handle waste coal fines.
• Load and unload trucks.
• Service mobile equipment and perform maintenance.
• Ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations.
• Operate site supporting equipment safely.

Skills

Heavy equipment operation

Problem recognition and communication

Monitoring and recording activities

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Position Title

Fuel Site Equipment Operator

Position Summary

The person holding this position uses mobile equipment to excavate, farm and handle bituminous waste coal fines and coarse waste coal (gob); reclaims rejected material; utilizes ash to restore the site to approximate original contour; neutralizes rejected materials; and undertakes soil amendment.

Department

Fuel Operations

Location

Scrubgrass

Reports To

Fuels Supervisor

Status

Existing Position

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Excavates waste coal and farms waste coal fines.
• Loads and unloads trucks.
• Excavates and stores clay for final cover and places, compacts and grades ash.
• Mixes soil for final cover and plants grasses to establish vegetative cover.
• Services mobile equipment and performs mechanical maintenance work as required.
• Assists in site maintenance (i.e., maintains entry road by fixing potholes, grading and crowning, clearing culverts, etc., and performs basic site housekeeping).
• Ensures that equipment and site conditions meet MSHA safety and health standards and follows all Company safety and health rules and regulations.
• Complies with all state, federal and local environmental laws and ensures that site meets environmental requirements by assisting in controlling dust, erosion and sedimentation, and water treatment.
• Assists in controlling quality of fuel through the use of waste coal sampling, waste coal top sizing and tramp materials.
• Safely operates front-end loader, bulldozer, track excavator, water trucks, dump trucks, pumps, and other site supporting equipment.

Required Job-Related Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent, and five to 10 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 appropriate management.