7111-17 Loader Operator
Operates motorised loaders to move or load soil, rock or other material.
Skill Level:
The entry requirement for this occupation is an AQF Certificate II or higher qualification or at least 1 years relevant experience. Registration or licensing is required.
Tasks Include:
- manoeuvres machines to force buckets into material to be lifted and to tip contents into trucks, railroad cars or on to conveyers or stockpiles
- hoists and moves heavy objects such as pipe sections or timber using wire cables attached to buckets
- observes surveyors' pegs and other markers while excavating or backfilling materials to maintain specified levels or size and depth of excavations
- services and makes minor adjustments and repairs to machines
Specialisations:
Bobcat Operator
Front-end Loader Operator