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Career: Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators
Job Description
Operate or tend machinery equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets, to excavate and load loose materials.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
97
|
Move levers, depress foot pedals, and turn dials to operate power machinery, such as power shovels, stripping shovels, scraper loaders, or backhoes. |
97
|
Set up or inspect equipment prior to operation. |
93
|
Receive written or oral instructions regarding material movement or excavation. |
91
|
Become familiar with digging plans, machine capabilities and limitations, and with efficient and safe digging procedures in a given application. |
90
|
Observe hand signals, grade stakes, or other markings when operating machines so that work can be performed to specifications. |
88
|
Move materials over short distances, such as around a construction site, factory, or warehouse. |
84
|
Operate machinery to perform activities such as backfilling excavations, vibrating or breaking rock or concrete, or making winter roads. |
81
|
Lubricate, adjust, or repair machinery and replace parts, such as gears, bearings, or bucket teeth. |
80
|
Create and maintain inclines and ramps, and handle slides, mud, and pit cleanings and maintenance. |
79
|
Measure and verify levels of rock or gravel, bases, or other excavated material. |
74
|
Drive machines to work sites. |
69
|
Perform manual labor to prepare or finish sites, such as shoveling materials by hand. |
67
|
Adjust dig face angles for varying overburden depths and set lengths. |
53
|
Direct ground workers engaged in activities such as moving stakes or markers, or changing positions of towers. |
52
|
Direct workers engaged in placing blocks or outriggers to prevent capsizing of machines when lifting heavy loads. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
76
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
70
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
68
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
61
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
59
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
57
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
55
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
54
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
53
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
52
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
51
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
50
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
50
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
43
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
42
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
41
|
Thinking Creatively
|
40
|
Getting Information
|
39
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
38
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
38
|
Processing Information
|
37
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
34
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
32
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
32
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
31
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
31
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
31
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
30
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
30
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
30
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
29
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
29
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
28
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
27
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
24
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
23
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
22
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
21
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
17
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
11
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
10
|
Interacting With Computers
|