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Skyline management has poor experience running a solid operation while keeping employees satisfied with their job. They tend to make up their own rules as they go, do whatever they want whenever they want, regardless if it’s indecent or not. It feels as if they only care about getting coal outside so they can get that big bonus. They are cheap and don’t want to buy tools/equipment/supplies that are newer or more reliable to keep things running smoothly, instead they expect us to keep doing our jobs with the worn out broken things we do have. Opportunity for advancement is based off of favoritism instead of being most qualified. There is definitely a buddy system that is followed. When you look at other employees getting ready to start their shift of the ones who are almost done with their shift, you can just see this dark presence over them. You can tell that the majority of the workforce does not love their job here.

Drive 45 minutes to mine from closest town. first meeting starts at 5:15 am. Get Day-shift underground, start to get your plans for the day going, then MSHA randomly shows up and your plans for improvement get tossed to the side and you spend 8 hours underground with MSHA. Then you are expected to go back underground and do you safety improvements, with no help and no supplies that are needed. Finish your 14-16 hour day. Drive 45 minutes home to go to sleep and get a phone call in the middle of night that there was another accident and you need to go to hospital with the worker. After the hospital visit is completed, you are expected to drive worker home, to where ever he lives (up to 2.5 hours away from hospital), then drive home. Lastly, no matter what you better be back at the mine for the next morning meeting and MSHA.

This is the place if you like having you’re benefits reduced while increasing your out of pocket cost in every way! But at least they will leave will leave a persons salary stagnant for years... oh and do not buy into that bonus program nonsense they stole that a few years ago! All this can be yours if you are willing to have a “take it and like it attitude”

I improved my Excel Skills but the job is a hurry up and wait position. I usually work 2 to 3 weekends a month and Overtime is required almost daily or you are perceived to be a slacker. I have not been permitted to make needed changes to the process for improvement and efficiency. And the same rate of pay is used for anyone who takes this job regardless of experience.

Pay is good for the area, however spontaneous schedule changes, mandatory weekends from time to time and lack of equipment/tools due to the company not paying their bills are just a few things to start off the cons list of working for wolverine. Coal mining is a proud industry but the corporate side of this company needs to understand more about it if you ask me.

Pay and benefits were good. Management doesn't treat their good employees decent. The harder you work and more valuable you are, the worse they treat you.....Bosses play favorites and are underhanded. Can't go nowhere in company. Then they can't figure out why all their good people leave. Used to be the best place to work now it's one of the worst.

Pay is fair. Aged equipment and difficult to get things fixed at times. Hourly hands are just a number. Like anywhere there are great people as well as terrible ones. 

The place itself wasn't bad it was the people that ran it that were the issue and their shift bosses weren't the best at really anything, some of their section bosses seemed like they were lacking in care.

This could have the potential for a good career. However a few people here seem to make the place  an absolute joke . They will pay you the least amount of money they can get away with. They will not care if you ever have time with your family and they won’t care about your family life at all.

I worked here over the summer as an intern. While the workload was challenging and sometimes very hands on, it was not overwhelming. The days are long - ten hour shifts - so be prepared for that. Overall, it was a very education experience. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Operator 1 salary reported	$29.08 per hour
Miner 1 salary reported	$28.00 per hour
Environmental engineer 2 salaries reported	$87,500 per year
Surveyor 2 salaries reported	$31.00 per hour
Production 1 salary reported	$36.25 per hour

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