Mineral crushing operator

Mineral crushing operators operate and monitor crushers and other machines to crush materials and minerals. They move stones to the crushers, fill the machines with minerals, monitor the crushing process and ensure that the end products meet requirements.

Mineral crushing operators typically work in the oil and gas industry. They typically work a two-week on/two-week off schedule, which means they work for 12 hours a day, 7 days a week while they are on duty. When they are off duty, they have two weeks to rest and relax before their next shift.

Mineral crushing operators must be able to work in a variety of weather conditions and be able to tolerate long periods of time away from family and friends.

The following job titles also refer to mineral crushing operator:

mineral crushing plant operator
stone crushing machine operator
mineral crushing process operative
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mineral crushing machine operative
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stone crushing process operator
stone crushing operator
mineral crushing plant operative
stone crushing plant operative
stone crushing machine operative
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stone crushing plant operator

A high school diploma is generally the minimum required to work as a mineral crushing operator. Some employers may prefer an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in a related field. On-the-job training is usually provided by the employers.

ISCO skill level is defined as a function of the complexity and range of tasks and duties to be performed in an occupation. It is measured on a scale from 1 to 4, with 1 the lowest level and 4 the highest, by considering:

• the nature of the work performed in an occupation in relation to the characteristic tasks and duties
• the level of formal education required for competent performance of the tasks and duties involved and
• the amount of informal on-the-job training and/or previous experience in a related occupation required for competent performance of these tasks and duties.

Mineral crushing operator is a Skill level 2 occupation.

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These occupations require some skills and knowledge of mineral crushing operator. They also require other skills and knowledge, but at a higher ISCO skill level, meaning these occupations are accessible from a position of mineral crushing operator with a significant experience and/or extensive training.

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This knowledge should be acquired through learning to fulfill the role of mineral crushing operator.

• Types of stone for working: Different types of stone that stonemasons and other stone workers use to process into building materials. The mechanical properties of stone, such as their weight, tensile strength, durability. Economical properties such as cost, transport and sourcing.
• Quality standards: The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.

These skills are necessary for the role of mineral crushing operator.

• Inspect quality of products: Use various techniques to ensure the product quality is respecting the quality standards and specifications. Oversee defects, packaging and sendbacks of products to different production departments.
• Operate crusher: Operate machines designed to crush rocks, ores, large coal lumps, and other materials. Work with a jaw crusher, which vibrates to force rocks through a vertical V-shaped rack in order to crush them, or a cone crusher which spins a helical element.
• Troubleshoot: Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.
• Use personal protection equipment
• Supply machine: Ensure the machine is fed the necessary and adequate materials and control the placement or automatic feed and retrieval of work pieces in the machines or machine tools on the production line.
• Set up machine controls: Set up or adjust machine controls to regulate conditions such as material flow, temperature, or pressure.
• Maneuver stone blocks: Place blocks of stone in the correct position of the machine bed using electric hoist, wooden blocks and wedges.
• Measure materials: Measure the raw materials prior to their loading in the mixer or in machines, ensuring they conform with the specifications.

This knowledge is sometimes, but not always, required for the role of mineral crushing operator. However, mastering this knowledge allows you to have more opportunities for career development.

• Mechanics: Theoretical and practical applications of the science studying the action of displacements and forces on physical bodies to the development of machinery and mechanical devices.

These skills and competences are sometimes, but not always, required for the role of mineral crushing operator. However, mastering these skills and competences allows you to have more opportunities for career development.

• Brush the equipment: Brush the equipment in order to avoid powder accumulation which may become dangerous.
• Collect samples: Set up and operate equipment to collect water, gas or soil samples for testing.
• Monitor machine operations: Observing machine operations and evaluating product quality thereby ensuring conformity to standards.
• Weigh materials: Weigh materials and products, record weight and other relevant data on tags or labels.
• Perform test run: Perform tests putting a system, machine, tool or other equipment through a series of actions under actual operating conditions in order to assess its reliability and suitability to realise its tasks, and adjust settings accordingly.
• Maintain equipment: Regularly inspect and perform all required activities to maintain the equipment in functional order prior or after its use.
• Clean waste materials from machines: Clean waste materials from machine using the adequate equipment or appliances as to ensure smooth operations, avoid accidents, and maintain clean working place.
• Operate bulldozer: Operate a tracked or wheeled bulldozer, a powerful piece of machinery equipped with a shovel-like blade used to move earth, rubble or other material over the ground.
• Monitor conveyor belt: Monitor the flow of the work pieces on the conveyor belt as they are processed by the machine to ensure optimal productivity.
• Consult technical resources: Read and interpret technical resources such as digital or paper drawings and adjustment data in order to properly set up a machine or working tool, or to assemble mechanical equipment.
• Report defective manufacturing materials: Maintain required company records and forms in order to report any defective materials or questionable conditions of manufacturing machinery and equipment.
• Record production data: Keep a record of data such as name, colour and quantity of the produced goods.
• Keep records of work progress: Maintain records of the progress of the work including time, defects, malfunctions, etc.
• Operate raw mineral size reduction equipment: Operate equipment used to reduce the size of raw minerals to prepare it for further processing. Work with gyrotary and jaw crushers, and roll, ball and autogenous mills.

8112 – Mineral and stone processing plant operators

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References

1. ESCO
2. Drill Operator Job Description: Salary, Duties, & More – ClimbtheLadder