Surface miner
Also searched as: Operador de superficie en minería
Code 8111.3
What does a Surface miner do?
Surface miners perform a wide range of ancillary surface mining operations, often involving a high level of spatial awareness, such as pumping, dust suppression and the transport of materials including sand, stone and clay to the point of production.
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Essential skills
Knowledge
- impact of geological factors on mining operations
- excavation techniques
Skills and competences
- drive vehicles
- operate mining tools
- operate hydraulic pumps
- perform minor repairs to equipment
- troubleshoot
- work ergonomically
Transversal competences
- address problems critically
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences