surface mine plant operator
Surface mine plant operators control heavy-duty equipment such as excavators and dump trucks, often involving a high level of spatial awareness, to excavate, load and transport ore, raw mineral including sand, stone and clay and overburden at quarries and surface mines.
Also called: surface miner equipment operator, tipper driver, aggregate driver, surface mining heavy equipment driver, surface miner (heavy equipment), quarry plant operator, quarry earth moving equipment operative
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- essential skills
- 11
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- underground heavy equipment operatorWhat changes?11 skills in common
- surface miner6 skills in common
- mine development engineer5 skills in common
- mine safety officer5 skills in common
- mining assistant5 skills in common
- underground miner5 skills in common
- mining equipment mechanic4 skills in common
- mine production manager3 skills in common
Essential skills
13- address problems critically
- communicate mine equipment information
- conduct inter-shift communication
- deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances
- excavation techniques
- impact of geological factors on mining operations
- inspect heavy surface mining equipment
- make independent operating decisions
- mechanics
- operate mining tools
- perform minor repairs to equipment
- react to events in time-critical environments
- troubleshoot
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