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

  • Control conveyors that run the entire length of shuttle cars to distribute loads as loading progresses.
  • Direct other workers to move stakes, place blocks, position anchors or cables, or move materials.
  • Drive loaded shuttle cars to ramps and move controls to discharge loads into mine cars or onto conveyors.
  • Drive machines into piles of material blasted from working faces.
  • Push or ride cars down slopes, or hook cars to cables and control cable drum brakes, to ease cars down inclines.
  • Signal workers to move loaded cars.

  • Maintain material moving equipment in good working condition.
  • Remove debris from work sites.
  • Review work orders or schedules to determine operations or procedures.