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surface mine plant operator

Surface mine plant operators control heavy-duty equipment such as excavators and dump trucks, often involving a high level of spatial awareness, to excavate, load and transport ore, raw mineral including sand, stone and clay and overburden at quarries and surface mines.

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DESCRIPTION

Surface mine plant operators control heavy-duty equipment such as excavators and dump trucks, often involving a high level of spatial awareness, to excavate, load and transport ore, raw mineral including sand, stone and clay and overburden at quarries and surface mines.

PRACTICAL SKILLS

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences
conduct inter-shift communication
operate mining tools
address problems critically
OPTIONALOptional competences
operate bulldozer
drive vehicles
operate bucket wheel excavator

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Skills overview

24total
13 essential
11 optional

Breakdown

Knowledge
0
Skills
6

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Quick insight

This role requires 13 essential competences across practical skill domains.

DATA SOURCED FROM ESCO (EUROPEAN COMMISSION) & O*NET (U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR)

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