Operate front loader

Description

Operate a front loader, a vehicle equipped with a bucket used in mining for performing a wide range of small, quick operations where employing more specialised equipment would not be efficient.

Alternative labels

use loader
operate bobcat
operating front loader
use bobcat
operate backhoe
use track loader
operating of front loader
use front loader
operation of front loader
operate track loader
operate loader
use backhoe

Skill type

skill/competence

Skill reusability level

sector-specific

Relationships with occupations

Essential skill

Operate front loader is an essential skill of the following occupations:

Optional skill

Operate front loader is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.

Surface miner: Surface miners perform a wide range of ancillary surface mining operations, often involving a high level of spatial awareness, such as pumping, dust suppression and the transport of materials including sand, stone and clay to the point of production.
Surface mine plant operator: Surface 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 transport ore, raw mineral including sand, stone and clay and overburden at quarries and surface mines.
Mining assistant: Mining assisstants perform routine duties in mining and quarrying operations. They assist the miners with maintaining equipment, with laying pipes, cables and tunnels, and with removing wast.

 


 

References

  1. Operate front loader – ESCO

 

Last updated on September 20, 2022