Hecla Mining Company
Hecla Mining Company – Mine Construction
To maintain safe working conditions and help advance production in underground mine projects.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Perform duties required to ensure safety and to support the mining advance, including scaling loose rock from the walls and roof, drilling and installing rock bolts, extending and installing air and water pipes, ventilation, operating ore loading machinery, constructing timber supports and cribbing, and rehab of existing access.
Read and understand maps and plans for projects.
Read and understand utility Standard Operating Procedures.
Operate equipment including, but not limited to, telehandler, forklift, scissor deck, loaders, haul truck, skid steer, and transmixer.
Operate and maintain the slick line.
Install timber.
Steel construction.
Install hydraulic power packs and limit switches.
Install spray chambers and cooling coils.
Install fans.
Handle, transport, and store explosives.
Operate slusher and jackleg.
Install bolts.
Apply dry and wet shotcrete.
Install ladder tubes.
Operate cubex drill.
Perform welding.
Jumbo or jackleg blasting.
Operate a plasma cutter.
Raise bore operation.
Maintain a high standard of housekeeping in the workplace.
Comply with applicable environmental laws and regulations, conduct activities in an environmentally responsible manner, and be aware of procedures to minimize impacts to the environment.
Follow and understand MSHA rules and regulations, environmental rules, SOPs, and work area instructions; participate in safety and environmental activities; lead by example by adhering to rules and ensuring compliance with regulations established by the Mine Operations department.
Work and communicate effectively with other members of the work team.
Comply with all company policies and procedures, especially regarding Safety, Human Resources, and Environmental functions.
Participate in Risk Assessment activities as required.
Participate in the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as required.
Meet criteria established in the Mine Operations Progression System.
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
High school graduate or equivalent.
Basic computer skills preferred.
Proven safe work record required.
Excellent attendance history required.
Willingness to work in a team-based environment required.
Prior construction experience.
Experience in an underground mine preferred.
Seniority Level Entry level
Employment Type Full-time
Job Function Other
Industries Construction
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Perform duties required to ensure safety and to support the mining advance, including scaling loose rock from the walls and roof, drilling and installing rock bolts, extending and installing air and water pipes, ventilation, operating ore loading machinery, constructing timber supports and cribbing, and rehab of existing access.
Read and understand maps and plans for projects.
Read and understand utility Standard Operating Procedures.
Operate equipment including, but not limited to, telehandler, forklift, scissor deck, loaders, haul truck, skid steer, and transmixer.
Operate and maintain the slick line.
Install timber.
Steel construction.
Install hydraulic power packs and limit switches.
Install spray chambers and cooling coils.
Install fans.
Handle, transport, and store explosives.
Operate slusher and jackleg.
Install bolts.
Apply dry and wet shotcrete.
Install ladder tubes.
Operate cubex drill.
Perform welding.
Jumbo or jackleg blasting.
Operate a plasma cutter.
Raise bore operation.
Maintain a high standard of housekeeping in the workplace.
Comply with applicable environmental laws and regulations, conduct activities in an environmentally responsible manner, and be aware of procedures to minimize impacts to the environment.
Follow and understand MSHA rules and regulations, environmental rules, SOPs, and work area instructions; participate in safety and environmental activities; lead by example by adhering to rules and ensuring compliance with regulations established by the Mine Operations department.
Work and communicate effectively with other members of the work team.
Comply with all company policies and procedures, especially regarding Safety, Human Resources, and Environmental functions.
Participate in Risk Assessment activities as required.
Participate in the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as required.
Meet criteria established in the Mine Operations Progression System.
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
High school graduate or equivalent.
Basic computer skills preferred.
Proven safe work record required.
Excellent attendance history required.
Willingness to work in a team-based environment required.
Prior construction experience.
Experience in an underground mine preferred.
Seniority Level Entry level
Employment Type Full-time
Job Function Other
Industries Construction
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