Occupation information for Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining District Of Columbia

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Typical education needed for entry: No formal educational credential

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: Less than 1 month on-the-job training

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• Handle high voltage sources and hang electrical cables.
• Drive loaded shuttle cars to ramps and move controls to discharge loads into mine cars or onto conveyors.
• Pry off loose material from roofs and move it into the paths of machines, using crowbars.
• Move trailing electrical cables clear of obstructions, using rubber safety gloves.
• Stop gathering arms when cars are full.
• Control conveyors that run the entire length of shuttle cars to distribute loads as loading progresses.
• Examine roadway and clear obstructions from the path of travel.
• Observe hand signals, grade stakes, or other markings when operating machines.
• Drive machines into piles of material blasted from working faces.
• 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.

Tools:

• Belt conveyors
• Bulk material carriers
• Earthmoving shovels
• Grease guns
• Hydraulic breaker chisel

Technology:

• Electronic mail software
• Facilities management software
• Industrial control software
• Inventory management software
• Operating system software

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