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underground heavy equipment operator

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.

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DESCRIPTION

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.

THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required
electricity
health and safety hazards underground

PRACTICAL SKILLS

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences
conduct inter-shift communication
OPTIONALOptional competences
operate tunnelling machine
operate roof bolter
operate powered roof support

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Skills overview

29total
14 essential
15 optional

Breakdown

Knowledge
2
Skills
4

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Quick insight

This role requires 14 essential competences across both theoretical knowledge and practical skills.

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

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