Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare operations
- Access, interpret and apply compliance documentation relevant to the work activity
- Obtain, interpret and clarify/confirm work requirements before proceeding
- Access, interpret and apply mine environment, geological and survey data required to complete the allocated work in accordance with site procedures
- Shear and load coal
- Resolve coordination activities with others at the site prior to commencement of, and during, the work activity
- Carry out pre-start, start-up, shutdown and isolation procedures in accordance with manufacturer instructions and/or site procedures
- Operate shearer in accordance with manufacturer instructions and/or site procedures to shear and load coal
- Cut longwall face to sequence and site conditions, maintaining horizon and quality control in accordance with extraction plan
- Act on or report monitoring systems and alarms in accordance with site procedures
- Carry out parking of shearer in accordance with manufacturer instructions and/or site procedures and maintenance plan
- Recognise and respond to hazardous and emergency situations in accordance with manufacturer instructions and/or site procedures
- Conduct operator maintenance
- Carry out shearer inspections and fault finding in accordance with manufacturer instructions and/or site requirements
- Carry out routine operational servicing, lubrication and housekeeping tasks in accordance with manufacturer instructions and/or site procedures and practices
- Carry out minor maintenance to manufacturer instructions and/or site requirements
- Provide operator support during preparation for, and conduct of, maintenance tasks in accordance with site requirements
- Process records in accordance with site requirements