Shift Foreman

Warrior Met Coal; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Warrior Met Coal seeks a Shift Foreman to supervise, coordinate, and schedule the mine operations for the assigned shift. Lead a team to complete work safely, efficiently, and on time, while optimizing labor and equipment utilization underground.

You will ensure compliance with safety procedures, track production metrics, and communicate with maintenance and other departments to sustain high performance in a dynamic mining environment.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising mine operations teams.
• Strong safety and regulatory knowledge.
• Ability to optimize labor and equipment utilization.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, coordinate, and schedule mine operations personnel.
• Provide leadership to mining activities ensuring safety and efficiency.
• Manage labor to maximize resource availability and attendance.
• Coordinate equipment usage to meet production targets and improve performance.

Skills

Leadership

Scheduling

Safety compliance

Mining supervision

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Job description

The Shift Foreman’s primary purpose is to supervise, coordinate and schedule the activities of all mine operations personnel and management for their respective shift and department. Optimize utilization of resources and achieve overall mine operations safety and production objectives by supervising, coordinating, and scheduling the activities of mine operations personnel.

Essential Functions (90%)

• Supervise, coordinate, and schedule the activities of all mine operations personnel.
• Provide leadership to all mining activities, ensuring work is being completed in a safe, efficient, and timely manner.
• Control all allocated labor to ensure maximum availability of resources by managing absenteeism and taking corrective action where applicable.
• Coordinate resources to maintain and enhance critical equipment performance and availability through best business practices.
• Supervise, train, and develop assigned team members as required.
• Establish good working relationships with other departments.
• Coordinate equipment usage to ensure efficient and effective achievement of operational objectives.
• Analyze equipment rates and make changes to daily operational plans as necessary, based on mining conditions.
• Ensure achievement of production targets by maintaining operational objectives
• Ensures all administrative data for the operations is generated accurately and in a timely manner; including all equipment and personnel time sheets and logbooks as well as daily diaries and production reports as required.
• Ensure that all records on equipment utilization (i.e., hours, pre-start checklists and utilized hours, are recorded daily)
• Report performance breakdowns, equipment damage, safety near misses, incidents, and accidents according to established procedures
• Implement short- and long-term operational plans and objectives, in accordance with production plan requirements.
• Assesses employee performance against objectives on a regular basis as per Company policy and take corrective action where required.
• Implement and maintain operating procedures to ensure safe and effective operation of the mine.
• Implement actions to optimize mining process performance and attain efficiency targets in the areas of labor productivity, equipment availability, utilization, and material consumption.
• Participate actively with the technical services group to support the development of optimum mining short and long-term plans.
• Develop and implement area work ownership with resources to maintain appropriate balance of workload with priority to equipment availability.
• Investigate accidents and near misses with a view toward positive action, emphasis on prevention through training, equipment set-up or equipment repair and report on findings and conclusions.
• Identify haul roads and dumpsites that need repair and ensure deviations are rectified.
• Improve on safety standards by holding safety meetings, conducting safety interactions, and taking corrective action where required.
• Ensure adherence to State, Federal and Company workplace policies and standard work procedures for risk identification, risk assessment and risk control.
• Maintain a high level of Safety performance through effective communication, monitoring, and revision of standard work procedures.
• Identify and report safety risks, accidents, incidents, injuries, and property damage at the workplace.
• Attend and participate in all scheduled safety meetings and training.
• Investigate accidents and RPI’s with a view toward prevention.

Additional Functions (10%)

• Other duties as assigned by management.

Physical Analysis (as a percent of workday)

• 30% - Standing while in mine facility or underground.
• 50% - Walking underground in mine
• 5% - Climbing stairs around belt crossovers.
• <5% - Climbing ladders.
• <5% - Balancing on stairs, ladders, and along belt line.
• 5% - Stooping while examining areas around belt lines or equipment underground.
• 5% - Kneeling
• 5% - Crouching
• 10% - Forward reaching
• <5% - Bended reaching
• <5% - Handling shovels, water hoses, grease guns
• 75% - Talking to communicate with mine personnel and subordinates.
• 100% - Vision must be good as required for traveling about the mine and safety.
• 100% - Hearing for communications and safety.
• <5% - Lifting various objects up to 25 pounds.
• <5% - Carrying various objects or materials up to 25 pounds.

Other Requirements

• First responder certification
• Job Description may change as job requirements change

Warrior Met Coal is a leading producer and exporter of metallurgical coal for the global steel industry from underground mines located in Brookwood, Alabama, southwest of Birmingham and near Tuscaloosa. The company’s cost-efficient operations serve markets in the United States, Europe, Asia and South America via convenient barge and rail access to the Port of Mobile. Operating safely is a high priority for Warrior Met Coal, and we focus daily on providing a safe and healthy workplace for all employees.