Profession loader driver

Loader driver Is an employee who will be in demand all year round. Many people want to know what such a driver does, where they can study for such a specialty and what salary they can count on.

The work of a loader driver is directly related to construction... This specialty is necessary at almost every stage of activity, starting from scratch. Such a worker is also needed in the warehouse, where it is required to carry out the transportation of goods with a large mass. Due to modern hoisting-and-transport vehicles, excavation of trenches, foundation pits is carried out, along with the transportation of various kinds of items.

The loader driver is obliged to periodically inspect the vehicle entrusted to him and make repairs in case of malfunctions. For this reason, a person who wants to master this profession, must know structural features of the vehicle units, be able to repair them and have physical strength, as sometimes it may also be required. It is because of the difficulties in the activity that men usually choose such a specialty.

Among the positive aspects of the profession we can highlight the fact that there is work all year round. You can find yourself a part-time job or a permanent job in various fields, from industry to housing and communal services.

A loader driver is able to find a job in almost any field of activity. Not a single construction company, warehouse, railway platform can function without such a worker. Loader driver can control different devices. For example, there is a loader-lawn mower, such equipment can often be found in agriculture. Combined types of equipment are produced, for example, the driver of an excavator-loader can not only take out the earth, but also dig trenches. Broomsticks are in demand in housing and communal services. They can be found on the streets of the city. They are aimed at garbage collection. There are telescopic forklift drivers. They are called general machinists. The technique is actively used to move all kinds of goods, it is relevant for housing and communal services, agriculture and construction. The unit is a union of a front loader with a mobile crane.

Loaders can be divided into several categories, so drivers always have a lot to choose from:

• for bulk or piece cargo;
• single-bucket or multi-bucket, fork, according to the method of arrangement of the forks, you can distinguish a frontal mini-loader, side;
• differences in the type of drive system: forklift or electric, the first type is divided by the type of internal combustion engine into gasoline, gas and diesel;
• with a caterpillar or wheel system;
• varieties of tires - there are non-punctured superelastic, chamber-pneumatic, made from an all-rubber base;
• according to their performance, they can be divided into cyclical and continuous;
• also loaders are divided according to their carrying capacity and size.

According to removable devices, the tractor driver can choose different variations:

• bucket: one-, two-jaw;
• with a tick-borne grip;
• for ring weight in the form of one or more pins;
• special attachments for rolls, cylinders and drums.

The ETKS loader driver is divided into several categories.

Drivers with this category, can be admitted to management transport loaders or unloaders, along with a wagon loader / wagon unloader and other devices aimed at grabbing cargo, along with a vehicle for loading or laying out, moving and stacking various kinds of cargo under the supervision of a more experienced craftsman. Assistance in planned repair procedures is allowed.

The driver must have the following knowledge:

• key data about the vehicle device;
• instructions for use, installation, commissioning and running-in works;
• knowledge of the types of oils used, their characteristics, as well as lubricants;
• have an idea of ​​the existing causes of breakdowns and methods of dealing with them.

The loader driver of this category is able to drive battery-type loading equipment and other units designed to grip cargo, necessary for loading and unloading operations, transportation and stacking of goods.

• Maintenance and repair work of the vehicle and units;
• identification of breakdowns in the functionality of transport and mechanisms, along with their elimination;
• installation and removal of removable mechanisms designed to capture cargo;
• assistance in planned and preventive maintenance activities;
• battery charge.

I am obliged to be familiar with the following nuances:

• battery lift truck design;
• methods of loading / unloading cargo on any type of vehicle;
• rules that exist for lifting and transporting, stowing cargo;
• traffic rules on the streets, peculiarities of movement on a forklift on the territory of enterprises and tracks;
• data on electrical engineering.

Drivers must drive all of the above vehicles, to carry out maintenance and routine repairs of forklifts with all its mechanisms, to be able to determine the causes of breakdowns and know how to eliminate them. The drivers also assist in the repair of forklifts and their mechanisms.

The specialist should be familiar with the following points:

• structural features of forklifts and batteries;
• methods of loading and unloading on any type of vehicle;
• rules for lifting, stowing and transporting goods;
• Traffic rules, moving to the vehicle on the territory of industrial zones and tracks;
• used grades of raw materials required for refueling and lubrication of mechanisms and vehicles;
• a list of key materials used in the manufacture of batteries;
• safety rules when working with acids and alkaline agents.

There are billing differences.

• 4th category. Such a driver can only interact with forklifts, the power level of which is not higher than 73.5 kW (up to 100 hp).
• 5th grade. They can interact with devices, the power characteristics of which do not exceed 73.5 kW (more than 100 hp), it is allowed to operate loading transport, the indicators of which are not more than 147 kW (up to 200 hp), using it in the role bulldozer equipment, excavator, scraper and other vehicles.
• 6th grade. An employee can get a job at a company where it is necessary to operate loading units with a power level above 147 kW (more than 200 hp), but not more than 200 kW (up to 250 hp). They are used as a bulldozer, excavator, scraper and other mechanisms.
• 7th category. It is necessary to work on tractor loaders, the power of which exceeds 200 kW (more than 250 hp), which are equipped with sophisticated electrical systems, front-loading forks or telescopic booms aimed at interacting with large containers.

Job description is an internal official document that is drawn up in an organization for specialists of different categories. This code contains information about the interaction between different departments of production and personnel. This professional standard is created by the administration of the enterprise, the head of the personnel department is responsible for familiarizing with the instructions. The written job description for the loader driver will act as a reminder and a list of requirements for performing the entrusted work. A person who has undergone special training and has a certain length of service (or no experience, depending on the requirements of the organization) is accepted for this position. Hiring and firing is accompanied by a specific order.

The loader operator must be familiar with the following information:

• purpose, device of the vehicle and mechanisms, along with the principle of operation of all units and devices;
• Traffic rules;
• types of possible breakdowns;
• rules for the use and maintenance of the loader;
• manufacturing features, rules for construction and installation, loading activities;
• plumbing.

The forklift operator must have physical and psychological health, the ability to distinguish colors, good hearing, vision, quick reaction, good memory.

First you need to graduate forklift driver courses. Then the State Technical Supervision will issue driver's license... This organization has all the rights to register and maintain equipment. It is Gostekhnadzor that equates loading equipment with tractor, therefore, as the training courses are completed, the driver's license is issued. Training takes place in a driving school.

Salary by region in Russia can vary in the range from 19,000 to 60,000 rubles. In Moscow, the level of wages is 40,000-50,000 rubles.