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Career Guidance Skills working with machinery and specialised equipment S8.4 - operating machinery for the extraction and processing of raw materials S8.4.1 - operating mining, drilling and mineral processing machinery Operate bucket wheel excavator
Description
Operate a bucket wheel excavator, a giant piece of mining machinery that uses a wheel or a chain equipped with buckets to scrape away material from the surface, then load it onto a conveyor belt.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 0 occupations
- Optional in 2 occupations
- Total: 2 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 3 (Technicians and associate professionals)
Optional for
- Dredging supervisorA dredging supervisor is a professional responsible for overseeing and managing dredging operations, which involve the removal of sediment and debris from bodies of water to improv…
- Surface mine plant operatorSurface mine plant operators control heavy-duty equipment such as excavators and dump trucks, often involving a high level of spatial awareness, to excavate, load and tra…
Related skills
- Excavation techniques
- Operate excavator
- Coordinate construction activities
- Ensure compliance with safety legislation
- Manage health and safety standards
- Cost management
- Follow health and safety procedures in construction
- Impact of geological factors on mining operations
- Work ergonomically
- Drive vehicles
- Work in a construction team
- Position dredger
