Job Description:

• 1) Drives diesel or electrically powered shuttle car in underground mine to transport materials from working face to mine cars or to conveyor: Positions shuttle car under discharge conveyor of loading machine, and observes that materials are loaded according to specifications.

• 2) Maneuvers shuttle car to keep its nose under discharge conveyor.

• 3) Controls conveyor which runs entire length of shuttle car to apportion load as loading progresses.

• 4) Drives loaded shuttle car to ramp and moves controls to discharge load into mine car or onto conveyor.

• 5) May move mine cars into position to be loaded from shuttle car.

• 6) May charge batteries when operating battery-powered vehicle.