Operate or tend machinery at surface mining site, equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets to excavate and load loose materials.
Work Activities
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Move levers, depress foot pedals, and turn dials to operate power machinery, such as power shovels, stripping shovels, scraper loaders, or backhoes.
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Set up or inspect equipment prior to operation.
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Become familiar with digging plans, machine capabilities and limitations, and with efficient and safe digging procedures in a given application.
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Observe hand signals, grade stakes, or other markings when operating machines so that work can be performed to specifications.
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Operate machinery to perform activities such as backfilling excavations, vibrating or breaking rock or concrete, or making winter roads.
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Receive written or oral instructions regarding material movement or excavation.
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Direct workers engaged in placing blocks or outriggers to prevent capsizing of machines when lifting heavy loads.
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Move materials over short distances, such as around a construction site, factory, or warehouse.
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Measure and verify levels of rock or gravel, bases, or other excavated material.
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Create or maintain inclines or ramps.
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Lubricate, adjust, or repair machinery and replace parts, such as gears, bearings, or bucket teeth.
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Direct ground workers engaged in activities such as moving stakes or markers, or changing positions of towers.
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Adjust dig face angles for varying overburden depths and set lengths.
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Handle slides, mud, or pit cleanings or maintenance.
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Drive machines to work sites.
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Perform manual labor to prepare or finish sites, such as shoveling materials by hand.
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Operation and Control
Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
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Operations Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
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Monitoring
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
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Control Precision
The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
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Multilimb Coordination
The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
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Depth Perception
The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
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Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
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Building and Construction
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
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Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
- Education High school diploma or equivalent
- Work Experience Less than 5 years work experience
- Training 1 to 12 months on-the-job training
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Integrity
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Grease guns
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Earthmoving buckets or its parts or accessories
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Draglines
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Industrial control software
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