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”
- Drive machines into piles of material blasted from working faces.
- Oil, lubricate, and adjust conveyors, crushers, and other equipment, using hand tools and lubricating equipment.
- Move trailing electrical cables clear of obstructions, using rubber safety gloves.
- Signal workers to move loaded cars.
- Pry off loose material from roofs and move it into the paths of machines, using crowbars.
- Clean hoppers, and clean spillage from tracks, walks, driveways, and conveyor decking.
- Observe and record car numbers, carriers, customers, tonnages, and grades and conditions of material.
- Start conveyor booms and gathering-arm motors, and operate winches to position cars under boom conveyors for loading.
- 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.
- Inspect boarding and locking of open-top box cars and wedging of side-drop and hopper cars to prevent loss of material in transit.
- Notify switching departments to deliver specific types of cars.
- Estimate and record amounts of material in bins.
- Stop gathering arms when cars are full.
Related Technology & Tools
- Rock breaking chisels
- Underground mining loaders
- Portable fire extinguishers
- Socket wrench sets
- Self-rescuers
- Conveyor belt systems
- Claw hammers
- Ratchet sets
- Cleaning scrapers
- Gathering-arm machines
- Mobile radios
- Crowbars
- Power shovels
- Grease dispensing guns
- Multipurpose screwdrivers
- Dust suppression systems
- Cable drawn scrapers
- Microsoft Windows
- Work time accounting software
- Maintenance management software
- Data entry software