| Job Title |
Power-shovel Operator |
| Job Description |
Operates Power-driven Machine, Equipped With Movable Shovel,
To Excavate Or Move Coal, Dirt, Rock, Sand, And Other Materials:
Receives Written Or Oral Instructions From Supervisor Regarding
Material To Move Or Excavate. Pushes Levers And Depresses Pedals
To Move Machine, To Lower And Push Shovel Into Stockpiled
Material, To Lower And Dig Shovel Into Surface Of Ground, And To
Lift, Swing, And Dump Contents Of Shovel Into Truck, Car, Or
Onto Conveyor, Hopper, Or Stockpile. Observes Markings On
Ground, Hand Signals, Or Grade Stakes To Remove Material, When
Operating Machine At Excavation Site. May Tend Mining Machinery,
Such As Pulverizer. May Be Designated According To Type Of Power
Unit As Diesel-power-shovel Operator (any Industry);
Electric-power-shovel Operator (any Industry);
Gasoline-power-shovel Operator (any Industry). May Operate Power
Shovel Equipped With Duck-bill Scoop And Be Designated Duck-bill
Operator (mine & Quarry). May Operate Power Shovel Which Digs By
Pulling Dipper Toward Machine And Be Designated Back-hoe
Operator (any Industry). May Operate Power Shovel On Which
Excavating Bucket Runs Outward Along Horizontal Boom To Dig Into
Materials And Be Designated Skimmer-scoop Operator (any
Industry). May Operate Power Shovel Designed To Be Converted To
Crane, Skimmer Scoop, Backhoe, Or Dragline And Be Designated
Convertible-power-shovel Operator (any Industry).
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