underground heavy equipment operator
Code 8111.4
Underground heavy equipment operators control heavy-duty mining equipment such as cutting and loading equipment to excavate and load ore and raw mineral at underground mines.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- electricity
- impact of geological factors on mining operations
- mechanics
- health and safety hazards underground
Skills and competences
- inspect heavy underground mining machinery
- operate mining tools
- perform minor repairs to equipment
- troubleshoot
- make independent operating decisions
- conduct inter-shift communication
Transversal competences
- address problems critically
- communicate mine equipment information
- react to events in time-critical environments
- deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances
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