Will “Equipment Operator” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
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“Equipment Operator” will maybe be replaced by robots.
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Job Description
Operate underground loading machine to load coal, ore, or rock into shuttle or mine car or onto conveyors. Loading equipment may include power shovels, hoisting engines equipped with cable-drawn scraper or scoop, or machines equipped with gathering arms and conveyor.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 53-7033.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 51,260.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 24.00
- Currently, there are 2,550 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining”.
Also Known As…
- Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining
- Under Ground Miner
- Shuttle Car Operator
- Production Miner
- Muck Hauler
- Miner Operator
- Miner
- Loading Machine Operator
- Loader Operator
- Load Haul Dump Operator (LHD Operator)
- Mucking Machine Operator
- Mucker Operator
- Muck Operator
- Mechanical Shovel Operator
- Machine Loader
- Loader
- Joy Operator
- Joy Loading Machine Operator
- Joy Loader
- Front End Loader Operator
- Continuous Miner Operator
- Coke Loader
- Buggy Man
Tasks for “Equipment Operator”
- Clean hoppers, and clean spillage from tracks, walks, driveways, and conveyor decking.
- Pry off loose material from roofs and move it into the paths of machines, using crowbars.
- Inspect boarding and locking of open-top box cars and wedging of side-drop and hopper cars to prevent loss of material in transit.
- Observe and record car numbers, carriers, customers, tonnages, and grades and conditions of material.
- Move trailing electrical cables clear of obstructions, using rubber safety gloves.
- Notify switching departments to deliver specific types of cars.
- Oil, lubricate, and adjust conveyors, crushers, and other equipment, using hand tools and lubricating equipment.
- 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.
- Replace hydraulic hoses, headlight bulbs, and gathering-arm teeth.
- Advance machines to gather material and convey it into cars.
- Stop gathering arms when cars are full.
- Signal workers to move loaded cars.
- Start conveyor booms and gathering-arm motors, and operate winches to position cars under boom conveyors for loading.
- Estimate and record amounts of material in bins.
Related Technology & Tools
- Gathering-arm machines
- Claw hammers
- Grease dispensing guns
- Ratchet sets
- Conveyor belt systems
- Cleaning scrapers
- Cable drawn scrapers
- Underground mining loaders
- Power shovels
- Self-rescuers
- Multipurpose screwdrivers
- Mobile radios
- Portable fire extinguishers
- Rock breaking chisels
- Crowbars
- Socket wrench sets
- Dust suppression systems
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Windows
- Work time accounting software
- Maintenance management software