Earthmoving and Related Plant Operators

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.