underground heavy equipment operator
Underground heavy equipment operators control heavy-duty mining equipment such as cutting and loading equipment to excavate and load ore and raw mineral at underground mines.
Also called: heavy equipment operators, underground miner operator, coalface miner, mine machine operator, underground miner (heavy equipment), underground miner equipment operator, miners
- 14
- essential skills
- 15
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- surface mine plant operatorWhat changes?11 skills in common
- mine development engineer6 skills in common
- underground miner6 skills in common
- mine safety officer5 skills in common
- surface miner5 skills in common
- lift installation supervisor4 skills in common
- mine manager4 skills in common
- mine shift manager4 skills in common
Essential skills
14- address problems critically
- communicate mine equipment information
- conduct inter-shift communication
- deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances
- electricity
- health and safety hazards underground
- impact of geological factors on mining operations
- inspect heavy underground mining machinery
- make independent operating decisions
- mechanics
- operate mining tools
- perform minor repairs to equipment
- react to events in time-critical environments
- troubleshoot
Optional skills
15- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- operate a range of underground mining equipment
- operate continuous miner
- operate drilling equipment
- operate drilling jumbo
- operate hydraulic pumps
- operate LHD
- operate longwall mining equipment
- operate powered roof support
- operate production drilling machine
- operate roof bolter
- operate scaler
- operate shotcreter
- operate shuttle car
- operate tunnelling machine
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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