How do they match: Continuous Mining Machine Operators

  • Material Equipment Operator

  • 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.

  • Determine locations, boundaries, and depths of holes or channels to be cut.
  • Move controls to start and regulate movement of conveyors and to start and position drill cutters or torches.
  • Repair, oil, and adjust machines, and change cutting teeth, using wrenches.
  • Reposition machines to make additional holes or cuts.