Excavating & Loading Machine & Dragline Operators
Operate or tend machinery equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets, to excavate and load loose materials.
Also called: Dragline Oiler, Dragline Operator, Heavy Equipment Operator, Loader Operator
Knowledge:
Engineering and Technology
- mechanical
- building and construction
- public safety and security
Skills:
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- figuring out how to use new ideas or things
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilites:
- quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
- use your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down
- hold or move items with your hands
- keep your arm or hand steady
- know where things are around you
- imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed
- decide which thing is closer or farther away from you or decide how far away it is from you
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Stress Tolerance
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Cooperation
- Integrity
Technology:
- Email software
- Google Gmail
Industrial control software
- Machine control systems
- Machine monitoring software
Education:
no high school diploma/GED
