Operate or tend machinery equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets, to excavate and load loose materials.
<ul><li>Move levers, depress foot pedals, and turn dials to operate power machinery, such as power shovels, stripping shovels, scraper loaders, or backhoes.</li><li>Set up or inspect equipment prior to operation.</li><li>Become familiar with digging plans, machine capabilities and limitations, and with efficient and safe digging procedures in a given application.</li><li>Observe hand signals, grade stakes, or other markings when operating machines so that work can be performed to specifications.</li><li>Operate machinery to perform activities such as backfilling excavations, vibrating or breaking rock or concrete, or making winter roads.</li><li>Receive written or oral instructions regarding material movement or excavation.</li><li>Move materials over short distances, such as around a construction site, factory, or warehouse.</li><li>Create or maintain inclines or ramps.</li><li>Lubricate, adjust, or repair machinery and replace parts, such as gears, bearings, or bucket teeth.</li><li>Handle slides, mud, or pit cleanings or maintenance.</li></ul>