834 - Mobile plant operators

Description Mobile farm and forestry plant operators drive, tend, operate and monitor one or more types of special-purpose motorized mobile machinery or equipment used in agricultural, horticultural and forestry operations. Tasks include – (a) driving and tending tractor-drawn or self-propelled special-purpose farm machinery to plough land and sow, fertilize, cultivate and harvest crops; (b) driving and tending tractor-drawn or self-propelled special-purpose forestry machinery to clear land, plant, harvest and carry trees and timber or perform other forestry operations; (c) preparing and positioning plant for operation; (d) adjusting speed, height and depth of implements; (e) operating plant to hold, lift and cut trees; (f) operating attachments to lift, swing, release and sort trees and logs, and operating auxiliary plant such as chipping machines and log splitting machines; (g) feeding felled trees into processors to strip limbs and cut into logs and loading logs onto stockpiles and into trucks; (h) servicing machinery and performing minor repairs. Examples of the occupations classified here: – Harvester operator – Logging plant operator – Timber carrier driver – Tractor driver – Tree faller operator Some related occupations classified elsewhere: – Bulldozer operator – 8342 Alternative titles ISCO Group 8341 Sources ESCO

Description Earthmoving and related plant operators operate machines to excavate, grade, level, smooth and compact earth or similar materials. Tasks include – (a) operating and monitoring excavating machinery equipped with moveable shovels, grab-buckets or dragline buckets, to excavate and move earth, rock, sand, gravel or similar materials; (b) operating and monitoring machinery for digging trenches for sewers, drainage, water, oil, gas or similar pipelines; (c) operating and monitoring machinery equipped with concave steel blades to move, distribute and level earth, sand, snow and other materials; (d) operating and monitoring equipment to remove sand, gravel and mud from bottom of body of water; (e) operating and monitoring machines for hammering wooden, concrete or steel piles into ground; (f) operating and monitoring power rollers to compact and smooth layers of materials in making roads and pavements, and similar work; (g) operating and monitoring machines which spread and smooth concrete or bituminous or tar preparations to construct roadways, roads or similar surfaces. Examples of the occupations classified here: – Bulldozer operator – Excavator operator – Front-end loader operator – Pile-driver operator – Road-roller operator – Road surface laying machine operator – Snow-groomer operator Alternative titles ISCO Group 8342 Sources ESCO

Description Crane, hoist and related plant operators monitor and operate stationary and mobile cranes and other hoisting equipment. Tasks include – (a) operating and monitoring stationary or mobile cranes by raising and lowering jibs and booms to lift, move, position or place equipment and materials; (b) operating and monitoring equipment for hoisting, lowering or raising workers and materials on construction sites or in mines; (c) operating and monitoring ski-lifts and similar equipment; (d) operating and monitoring machinery used to haul ferries or barges with goods, passengers and vehicles across short stretches of water; (e) operating and monitoring machinery to open and close bridges for the passage of road and water traffic; (f) operating and monitoring cranes equipped with dredging attachments to dredge waterways and other areas; (g) operating cranes mounted on boats or barges to lift, move and place equipment and materials. Examples of the occupations classified here: – Cable car operator – Chair-lift operator – Crane operator – Funicular driver – Hoist operator – Mine cage operator – Ski-lift operator Alternative titles ISCO Group 8343 Sources ESCO

Description Lifting truck operators drive, operate and monitor lifting trucks or similar vehicles to transport, lift and stack pallets with goods. Tasks include – (a) operating and monitoring lifting truck and similar equipment to load and unload, transport, lift and stack goods and pallets in terminals, harbours, warehouses, factories and other establishments; (b) positioning lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids and boxes, and securing material or products for transport to designated areas; (c) inspecting equipment to identify wear and damage; (d) performing routine maintenance on vehicles and equipment; (e) keeping records of work undertaken and breakdowns of vehicles. Examples of the occupations classified here: – Forklift truck driver Alternative titles ISCO Group 8344 Sources ESCO