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Miner

OFO Code: 312102

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
312102
Occupation
Miner
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
TECHNICIANS AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS
Unit group
3121 · Mining Production / Operations Supervisors

Official description
Mining supervisors oversee mining and quarrying operations and directly supervise and coordinate the activities of miners working in underground and surface mines and quarries.

More official OFO detail

Alternative titles: Ganger

Specialisations: Box Controller, Team Leader (Mining), Shaft Bottom Attendant, Sinker, Rockbreaker, Hard Rock Miner, Coal Miner, Trammer, Shaft Timberman

  • Providing reports and other information to mining managers about all aspects of mining or quarrying operations;
  • Determining staffing and material needs for the mine or quarry
  • Establishing methods to meet work schedules and recommending measures to mining managers to improve productivity;
  • Working with managerial and technical personnel, other departments and contractors to resolve operational problems and coordinate activities;
  • Directly supervising and coordinating the activities of workers who extract minerals and other natural deposits from the earth, operate underground conveyances or heavy equipment in surface mines and quarries;

2. Demand status

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