How do they match: Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining

  • Advance machines to gather material and convey it into cars.
  • Direct other workers to move stakes, place blocks, position anchors or cables, or move materials.
  • Drive machines into piles of material blasted from working faces.
  • Inspect boarding and locking of open-top box cars and wedging of side-drop and hopper cars to prevent loss of material in transit.
  • Maintain records of materials moved.
  • Measure, weigh, or verify levels of rock, gravel, or other excavated material to prevent equipment overloads.
  • Monitor loading processes to ensure that materials are loaded according to specifications.
  • Observe and record car numbers, carriers, customers, tonnages, and grades and conditions of material.
  • Pry off loose material from roofs and move it into the paths of machines, using crowbars.
  • Read written instructions or confer with supervisors about schedules and materials to be moved.
  • Signal workers to move loaded cars.

  • Remove debris from work sites.
  • Remove debris or damaged materials.
  • Communicate with others to coordinate material handling or movement.
  • Direct material handling or moving activities.
  • Maintain material moving equipment in good working condition.
  • Measure product or material dimensions.
  • Move materials, equipment, or supplies.
  • Operate conveyors or other industrial material moving equipment.
  • Operate equipment or vehicles to clear construction sites or move materials.
  • Operate vehicles or material-moving equipment.
  • Position material handling equipment.
  • Review work orders or schedules to determine operations or procedures.
  • Weigh materials to ensure compliance with specifications.