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

  • Mobile Bridge Conveyor 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.

  • Advance machines to gather material and convey it into cars.
  • 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.
  • Control conveyors that run the entire length of shuttle cars to distribute loads as loading progresses.
  • Drive loaded shuttle cars to ramps and move controls to discharge loads into mine cars or onto conveyors.
  • 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.

  • Operate conveyors or other industrial material moving equipment.
  • Perform manual service or maintenance tasks.