How do they match: 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 hoppers, and clean spillage from tracks, walks, driveways, and conveyor decking.
  • Clean, fuel, service, and perform safety checks on all equipment, and repair and replace parts as necessary.
  • Measure, weigh, or verify levels of rock, gravel, or other excavated material to prevent equipment overloads.
  • Oil, lubricate, and adjust conveyors, crushers, and other equipment, using hand tools and lubricating equipment.
  • Operate levers to move conveyor booms or shovels so that mine contents such as coal, rock, and ore can be placed into cars or onto conveyors.

  • Clean equipment or supplies.
  • Clean machinery or equipment.
  • Communicate with others to coordinate vehicle movement.
  • 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.
  • Move materials, equipment, or supplies.
  • Operate equipment or vehicles to clear construction sites or move materials.
  • Operate vehicles or material-moving equipment.
  • Operate conveyors or other industrial material moving equipment.
  • Operate excavation equipment.
  • Operate locomotives or other rail vehicles.
  • Position material handling equipment.
  • Signal others to coordinate vehicle movement.