From surface mine plant operator to underground heavy equipment operator
11 of the 14 essential skills of a underground heavy equipment operator are already essential for a surface mine plant operator — about 79% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from surface mine plant operator in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 11
- skills carry over
- 3
- would be new
- 79%
- of the target job covered
- 14
- essential skills of a underground heavy equipment operator
What a underground heavy equipment operator does
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.
What carries over
11 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- address problems critically
- communicate mine equipment information
- conduct inter-shift communication
- deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances
- impact of geological factors on mining operations
- make independent operating decisions
- mechanics
- operate mining tools
- perform minor repairs to equipment
- react to events in time-critical environments
- troubleshoot
What would be new
3 skillsEssential for a underground heavy equipment operator and not for a surface mine plant operator. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
← surface mine plant operatorunderground heavy equipment operator →The other way round
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How far are you from being a underground heavy equipment operator?
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