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

  • Operate underground loading or moving machine to load or move coal, ore, or rock using shuttle or mine car or conveyors. Equipment may include power shovels, hoisting engines equipped with cable-drawn scraper or scoop, or machines equipped with gathering arms and conveyor.

  • 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.

  • 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.
  • Remove debris or damaged materials.
  • Weigh materials to ensure compliance with specifications.