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Must Connect Through
Walter Energy Server
401-K link
ESPP
Computershare Link
Employee Assistance Program for JWR Employees
For Mental Health & Substance
Abuse
1-800 677-4544
205-871-7814
SAFE
OPERATING
SUGGESTIONS
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TRIVIA CONTEST WINNERS
Brandon Pope
First Place
22nd
Annual JWR Photo
Contest Winner
Click
Here to See
All the Winners
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JWR SCHOLARSHIPS
Jim Walter Resources is sponsoring a scholarship program
for incoming freshmen and students currently enrolled at The University of
Alabama. First priority of consideration will be given to
children of Jim Walter Resources employees. Six scholarships
will be awarded. Three of these scholarships will be awarded
to students majoring in engineering, and three to any other
major.
If your daughter or son qualifies for this scholarship,
please complete the preliminary form by clicking
here.
Jim Walter Resources will verify your employment and
pass your name on to the Office of Scholarships at The
University of Alabama.
They will contact you directly to explain how to
apply for the scholarship. Jim
Walter Resources only funds the scholarships and is not
involved in any way with the selection of scholarship
recipients.
DEADLINE TO ENTER IS
FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2012.
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JAZZ IN THE PARK A BIG HIT
Hundreds of music lovers
gathered at Capitol Park in Tuscaloosa for a Sunday evening of free jazz
courtesy of Walter Energy.
Click here for more photos. |
American Red Cross
Alabama Region
Tornado
Preparedness Tips
With the anniversary of the
tornados that devastated large parts of Alabama upon us, please take a
few minutes to read the Tornado Preparedness Tips courtesy of the Red
Cross. Print a copy and share with your family.
Click here to view. |
JWR Takes Steps to Protect Employees Against
Tornados
 When
severe weather strikes our area, one of the safest places to be is
underground. But not all of JWR's employees work underground and some
have the crucial job of making sure the ventilation fans are running in
the event of a power outage. As you can imagine, most of the fans are in
very remote areas without
any protection in the event of violent weather. When storms threaten,
JWR personnel are sent to the ventilation fans to make sure there are no
problems with the back-up generators in case of a power failure. JWR has
installed concrete storm shelters at its fans and two at the Training
Center.
The top photo shows the two shelters at the rear of the Training Center,
the lower photo shows a shelter at one of No. 7 Mine's fan
installations.
(Click photos for a larger view) |
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PRESIDENT APPOINTED TO BOARD
Governor Robert Bentley has appointed Black Warrior
Methane President Charles Willis to serve on the State of Alabama
Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Board of Licensure.
The Alabama
Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors was
established by legislative action in 1935. Its charter is to protect the
public by helping to safeguard life, health, and property, and to
promote the public welfare by providing for the licensing and regulation
of persons in the practices of engineering and land surveying.
The Board reviews applications, administers the national licensing
examinations, develops and administers the state specific licensing
examination, licenses qualified applicants, and regulates the
professional practice of licensees throughout the State. They also have
the power to discipline those individuals who are not licensed in the
State but who are performing engineering or land surveying in the State.
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SPRING INVITATIONAL
MINE RESCUE, FIRST AID & BENCH CONTEST RESULTS
The two-day contest held at the Training Center gave JWR teams the
chance to test their skills against each other. Click
here to see the winners and photos
from the event. |
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JWR LITTLE LEAGUE SPONSORSHIP WINNERS
Bryan Meadows - No. 4 Mine
Ricky Smith - No. 7 Mine
Adam Woods - No. 7 Mine East
Matt Lynn - North River Mine
Pam Leonard - Central Supply
Nathan Cash, Jr. - Black Warrior Methane Field Office |
Click here!
Tougher
Questions - BIGGER Prizes |
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No. 4 Mine Employee Saves Another Life
If you're ever on the Gulf Coast, you may want to know if Mario White is there too. Mario, 29, is a Unitrak Operator at No. 4 Mine and has been with Walter Energy since January 2008. He and his wife Bridget have three children, Mayes 10, Amity 8 and Ivy 6. They make their home in Fosters, about 20 minutes southwest of Tuscaloosa. Mario is also a member of the newly formed #6 Mine Rescue Team.
In early April of this year, Mario was attending a youth cheerleading competition in Destin, Florida with his wife and children. Mario's wife owns a cheerleading clinic and he was helping entertain the girls by building a sandcastle on the beach when something caught his attention.
Read More...
 Walter
Energy Announces New Mine
Walter Energy CEO Walt Scheller
(left) addresses guests at the Capitol in Montgomery on May 1. Governor
Robert Bentley made the announcement of a new coal mine to be opened in
Tuscaloosa County. Click
here
to read the complete press release from the Governor's office.
Pictured below is left to right: Tuscaloosa County Probate Judge Hardy
McCollum, Walter Energy CEO Walt Scheller, Alabama Governor Robert
Bentley and Alabama House District 62 John Merrill. Click photo for
larger view.
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GINA KELLY PROMOTED
In 1980, fresh out of The University of
Alabama, Gina Kelly began work in the Graphics Department at the
Training Center. "I can't believe how much our Department has grown,"
explains Gina. "What surprises me even more is how technology has
changed my job." Gina was recently promoted to the Manager of the
Graphics Department.
The Graphics Department supplies not only JWR with its printed needs but
most of Walter Energy, averaging over two-million impressions in-house
annually. In addition to its printing services, the Graphics Department
makes and stocks signs for above and below ground use, maintains a
library of parts books for every piece of mining equipment and provides
design and artwork to all of Walter Energy.
"We have doubled our equipment and tripled our output," says Gina. "We
try to keep up with the latest software and printing techniques but the
technology changes so rapidly, it hasn't been easy."
Gina and her husband David, live in Tuscaloosa and have two daughters,
Sabrina 23, and Kristina 20. |
Before & After
Here's a photo of the trailer after the
Samantha Volunteer Fire Department refurbished it. The trailer donated by North
River Mine. (see story below)
North River Mine recently replaced their Mine Rescue trailer and donated
the used one to the Samantha Fire Department. Mine Manager Rob
Dzurino (left) presented the trailer to Samantha Volunteer Fire
Chief Gary Honeycutt. Gary is also the Senior Maintenance
Assistant at North River Mine. Gary says the trailer will be used to
store and transport emergency supplies they received from FEMA after
last April's tornados. The Samantha Volunteer Fire Department covers
incidents at North River Mine's Tyro Creek facilities as well as the
mine in Fayette County. |
NURSES NOW AT JWR
JWR has partnered with Emergi-Care
in Tuscaloosa to
provide nurses at No. 4 and No. 7 Mines. It
will be similar to the successful program that has been at North River
for several years. The goal of the program is to provide qualified
healthcare professionals directly to our employees. The nurses will be
available Monday thru Saturday on two-shifts each day. The nurses will
provide:
* Initial care to work related injury and illnesses
* Follow-up on employee injuries or illnesses
* Answer questions regarding general health concerns
* Provide first aid and educational health resources
All discussions with the nurses related to personal health issues are
kept confidential and private as mandated by the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
CLICK HERE TO SEE PHOTOS & MEET THE NURSES |
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TRIVIA CONTEST
Win A Pair of Movie Certificates
for Cobb, RAVE or Regal Cinemas
Winner picked from all
correct
entries submitted.
- JWR Employees &
Retirees Only -
QUESTION:
What color do women choose the most
when they dye their hair?
Click Here to See the Answer to the
Last Trivia Question and Its Winner
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JWR SALARIED EMPLOYEES
2012 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
Monday, January
2.........................New Year's Day
Monday, April 2...............................8 Hour Holiday
Monday, May 28..............................Memorial Day
Wednesday, July 4.........................Independence Day
Monday, September 3....................Labor Day
Monday, November 12...................Veterans' Day
Thursday, November 22................Thanksgiving
Friday, November 23......................Day after Thanksgiving
Monday, December 24...................Christmas Eve
Tuesday, December 25................. Christmas Day
This holiday schedule may be modified for those units that have a
business necessity to be open on certain days of the scheduled holidays. |
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How to Apply for a New Miner
Underground
Position with Jim Walter Resources
1.
Applicants must setup a Job Seeker PLUS account
online with the Alabama Career Center at
https://joblink.alabama.gov/ada. You may register on your
home computer or use a computer at any Alabama Career Center -
click the link below for a complete list of centers
https://joblink.alabama.gov/ada/works/contactus.cfm. The
Tuscaloosa Career Center is located at 202 Skyland Drive (just
off Skyland Blvd. East) Tuscaloosa, AL 35405.
2. After
you have registered, you MUST call the Tuscaloosa
Career Center at 205-758-7591 and request your name be put on a
Consideration List for the JWR New Miner Underground
position.
3. The
Consideration List is reviewed daily by the Tuscaloosa
Alabama Career Center and you may be contacted by the Career
Center if there are questions about your work history. If you
meet the JWR underground profile, The Career Center will mail
you an application with instructions to return the completed
application back to them.
4. The
Career Center will review the application to ensure it is
completed thoroughly and then mail the application to JWR Human
Resources.
5.
JWR will review the application further and
decide if your background merits an interview. If so, you will
be contacted to discuss the interview and hiring process.
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