Continuous Mining Machine Operators

Course Advisor; United States; On-site; USD 36,310 - 74,800; Full time

Job summary

Course Advisor is seeking a Continuous Mining Machine Operator to operate self-propelled mining machines. The role includes determining cutting locations, ensuring crew safety, and applying new technologies to reduce environmental impact. Candidates should possess operation and control skills, maintain equipment, and have familiarity with software like Microsoft Excel. The average yearly salary ranges from $36,310 to $74,800, with little growth expected in job opportunities. Training and on-the-job experience will be provided.

Qualifications

• Operate self-propelled mining machines.
• Perform routine maintenance on equipment.
• Drive machines into position at working faces.

Responsibilities

• Determine locations and boundaries for cutting.
• Guide crews in laying track and resetting supports.
• Apply technologies to minimize environmental impact.

Skills

Operation and Control

Operation Monitoring

Equipment Maintenance

Troubleshooting

Critical Thinking

Judgment and Decision Making

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Office

Microsoft PowerPoint

Word processing software

Minitab

Job description

Continuous Mining Machine Operator

What is a Continuous Mining Machine Operator?

Career Description Operate self-propelled mining machines that rip coal, metal, and nonmetal ores, rock, stone, or sand from the mine face and load it onto conveyors or into shuttle cars in a continuous operation.

Job Duties

• Determine locations, boundaries, and depths of holes or channels to be cut.
• Guide and assist crews laying track and resetting supports and blocking.
• Move levers to raise and lower hydraulic safety bars supporting roofs above machines until other workers complete framing.
• Hang ventilation tubing and ventilation curtains to ensure that the mining face area is kept properly ventilated.
• Drive machines into position at working faces.
• Apply new technologies developed to minimize the environmental impact of coal mining.

Key Skills

• Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Operation Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Job Outlook

There were about 12,300 jobs for Continuous Mining Machine Operators in 2016 in the United States. There is little to no growth in job opportunities for this position, with an estimated 1,400 positions per year.

Salary

The average yearly salary of a Continuous Mining Machine Operator ranges between $36,310 and $74,800.

State Salary Averages

• Alaska: $69,080
• Arizona: $47,920
• Arkansas: $39,670
• California: $47,490
• Colorado: $60,910
• Florida: $49,980
• Georgia: $45,830
• Idaho: $60,040
• Illinois: $59,040
• Indiana: $54,610
• Iowa: $41,030
• Kentucky: $50,180
• Maryland: $37,870
• Michigan: $42,850
• Missouri: $44,670
• Montana: $70,310
• Nevada: $62,290
• New Mexico: $61,400
• New York: $45,740
• North Carolina: $47,330
• Oklahoma: $34,720
• Pennsylvania: $45,500
• South Carolina: $50,090
• South Dakota: $41,110
• Texas: $36,900
• Virginia: $47,030
• Washington: $46,810
• West Virginia: $54,660
• Wisconsin: $45,450
• Wyoming: $78,210

Tools & Technology

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Word processing software
• Minitab

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