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

  • Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining

  • Equipment Loader Operator
  • Equipment Operator

  • 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.

  • Clean, fuel, service, and perform safety checks on all equipment, and repair and replace parts as necessary.
  • 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.
  • Handle high voltage sources and hang electrical cables.
  • 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.
  • Move trailing electrical cables clear of obstructions, using rubber safety gloves.
  • Oil, lubricate, and adjust conveyors, crushers, and other equipment, using hand tools and lubricating equipment.
  • Signal workers to move loaded cars.

  • Clean equipment or supplies.
  • Clean machinery or equipment.
  • Connect cables or electrical lines.
  • Inspect equipment or facilities to determine condition or maintenance needs.
  • Inspect locomotives or other railroad equipment.
  • Install electrical components, equipment, or systems.
  • Maintain material moving equipment in good working condition.
  • Monitor loading processes to ensure they are performed properly.
  • Move materials, equipment, or supplies.
  • Operate equipment or vehicles to clear construction sites or move materials.
  • Operate conveyors or other industrial material moving equipment.
  • Operate excavation equipment.
  • Operate vehicles or material-moving equipment.
  • Position material handling equipment.
  • Remove debris from work sites.
  • Review work orders or schedules to determine operations or procedures.