834 Mobile Plant Operators

Mobile farm and forestry plant operators drive, tend, operate and monitor one or more types of special-purpose motorized mobile machinery or equipment used in agricultural, horticultural and forestry operations. Tasks include - (a) driving and tending tractor-drawn or self-propelled special-purpose farm machinery to plough land and sow, fertilize, cultivate and harvest crops; (b) driving and tending tractor-drawn or self-propelled special-purpose forestry machinery to clear land, plant, harvest and carry trees and timber or perform other forestry operations; (c) preparing and positioning plant for operation; (d) adjusting speed, height and depth of implements; (e) operating plant to hold, lift and cut trees; (f) operating attachments to lift, swing, release and sort trees and logs, and operating auxiliary plant such as chipping machines and log splitting machines; (g) feeding felled trees into processors to strip limbs and cut into logs and loading logs onto stockpiles and into trucks; (h) servicing machinery and performing minor repairs. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Harvester operator - Logging plant operator - Timber carrier driver - Tractor driver - Tree faller operator Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Bulldozer operator - 8342.

Earthmoving and related plant operators operate machines to excavate, grade, level, smooth and compact earth or similar materials. Tasks include - (a) operating and monitoring excavating machinery equipped with moveable shovels, grab-buckets or dragline buckets, to excavate and move earth, rock, sand, gravel or similar materials; (b) operating and monitoring machinery for digging trenches for sewers, drainage, water, oil, gas or similar pipelines; (c) operating and monitoring machinery equipped with concave steel blades to move, distribute and level earth, sand, snow and other materials; (d) operating and monitoring equipment to remove sand, gravel and mud from bottom of body of water; (e) operating and monitoring machines for hammering wooden, concrete or steel piles into ground; (f) operating and monitoring power rollers to compact and smooth layers of materials in making roads and pavements, and similar work; (g) operating and monitoring machines which spread and smooth concrete or bituminous or tar preparations to construct roadways, roads or similar surfaces. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Bulldozer operator - Excavator operator - Front-end loader operator - Pile-driver operator - Road-roller operator - Road surface laying machine operator - Snow-groomer operator.

Crane, hoist and related plant operators monitor and operate stationary and mobile cranes and other hoisting equipment. Tasks include - (a) operating and monitoring stationary or mobile cranes by raising and lowering jibs and booms to lift, move, position or place equipment and materials; (b) operating and monitoring equipment for hoisting, lowering or raising workers and materials on construction sites or in mines; (c) operating and monitoring ski-lifts and similar equipment; (d) operating and monitoring machinery used to haul ferries or barges with goods, passengers and vehicles across short stretches of water; (e) operating and monitoring machinery to open and close bridges for the passage of road and water traffic; (f) operating and monitoring cranes equipped with dredging attachments to dredge waterways and other areas; (g) operating cranes mounted on boats or barges to lift, move and place equipment and materials. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Cable car operator - Chair-lift operator - Crane operator - Funicular driver - Hoist operator - Mine cage operator - Ski-lift operator.

Lifting truck operators drive, operate and monitor lifting trucks or similar vehicles to transport, lift and stack pallets with goods. Tasks include - (a) operating and monitoring lifting truck and similar equipment to load and unload, transport, lift and stack goods and pallets in terminals, harbours, warehouses, factories and other establishments; (b) positioning lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids and boxes, and securing material or products for transport to designated areas; (c) inspecting equipment to identify wear and damage; (d) performing routine maintenance on vehicles and equipment; (e) keeping records of work undertaken and breakdowns of vehicles. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Forklift truck driver.