Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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underground heavy equipment operator
ESCO occupation · 14 essential, 15 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
address problems critically
inspect heavy underground mining machinery
health and safety hazards underground
deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances
make independent operating decisions
perform minor repairs to equipment
impact of geological factors on mining operations
mechanics
react to events in time-critical environments
troubleshoot
operate mining tools
communicate mine equipment information
conduct inter-shift communication
electricity
Optional & specialised skills
operate a range of underground mining equipment
operate continuous miner
operate tunnelling machine
operate scaler
operate drilling equipment
operate LHD
ensure compliance with safety legislation
operate longwall mining equipment
operate powered roof support
operate drilling jumbo
operate production drilling machine
operate roof bolter
operate hydraulic pumps
operate shotcreter
operate shuttle car
Other matches: underground miner · mineral processing engineer · mineralogist · mineral crushing operator · mine geologist
Coming next: live skill demand and trends — how often each skill
actually appears in job ads — arrive with the EURES / Cedefop integration. The skills above
are the canonical requirements for the role from the EU ESCO taxonomy.