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Mining Loading and Moving Machine Operators

  • Architecture and Construction
  • Transportation, Distribution and Logistics

Tasks

What tasks do Mining Loading and Moving Machine Operators perform?

  • Handle high voltage sources and hang electrical cables.

  • Drive loaded shuttle cars to ramps and move controls to discharge loads into mine cars or onto conveyors.

  • Pry off loose material from roofs and move it into the paths of machines, using crowbars.

  • Move trailing electrical cables clear of obstructions, using rubber safety gloves.


Knowledge

What do Mining Loading and Moving Machine Operators need to know?

  • Mechanical

    Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

  • Education and Training

    Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

  • Law and Government

    Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.


Skills

What skills do Mining Loading and Moving Machine Operators need?

  • Operation and Control

    Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

  • Operations Monitoring

    Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

  • Troubleshooting

    Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.



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