Vesta Mine Services is seeking dependable, productive, and safety-focused inexperienced underground coal miners, commonly referred to as Red Hats, for full-time work at multiple mine locations, including:

Bailey Crabapple

Bailey Dry Ridge

Enlow Fork Archer

Enlow Fork Oak Springs

Cumberland

Bailey Aleppo

Overall Job Purpose

Assist with the safe and productive extraction of coal from below the earth's surface while learning and performing various underground coal mining duties.

Job assignments may include:

Belt moves

Belt shoveling

Dewatering

Overcast construction

Spraying

Steel-set installation

Track work

Material handling

General underground labor

Wall Building

Track Insulation

Other duties assigned based on operational needs

Essential Job Requirements

Successful candidates must be able to:

Report to scheduled shifts on time and communicate any absences to supervisors.

Work 8- to 12-hour shifts.

Work overtime, weekends, and six- or seven-day workweeks when required.

Travel to different mine locations based on company and customer needs.

Remain alert, focused, and safety-conscious in an underground mining environment.

Follow all company, mine-site, state, federal, and MSHA safety requirements.

Learn new tasks and follow instructions from supervisors and experienced miners.

Work safely and effectively as part of a crew.

Accept constructive feedback and apply it to job performance.

Perform physically demanding work in an underground environment.

Maintain reliable transportation to and from assigned mine locations.

Comply with Vesta Mine Services' drug and alcohol policies.

Additional Requirements

Background checks and drug testing are required.

Reliable transportation is required.

This is an on-site position and cannot be performed remotely.

Previous underground mining experience is not required.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Vesta Mine Services, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to any legally protected status.

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Inexperienced Underground Coal Miner (Red Hat) - PA & WV