How do they match: Continuous Mining Machine Operators

  • Operate self-propelled mining machines that rip coal, metal and nonmetal ores, rock, stone, or sand from the mine face and load it onto conveyors, shuttle cars, or trucks in a continuous operation.

  • Drive machines into position at working faces.
  • Guide and assist crews laying track and resetting supports and blocking.
  • Move levers to raise and lower hydraulic safety bars supporting roofs above machines until other workers complete framing.

  • Assist skilled construction or extraction personnel.
  • Apply new technologies to improve work processes.
  • Inspect completed work to ensure proper installation.
  • Test air quality at work sites.