Dewatering technician

No diploma required

About this career

Dewatering technicians install and operate pumps, spares, pipe ranges, and vacuum dewatering systems to collect and remove liquids and chemicals.

Essential skills

collect samples maintain records of mining operations manage storage tanks manage sumps treat contaminated water troubleshoot work ergonomically

Required knowledge

chemistry

Additional skills

collect geological data conduct inter-shift communication operate pumps operate sumps operate vacuum dewatering system train employees weld mining machinery write production reports biology

Also known as

filter operators site services technician dewatering techicians infrastructure technician dewatering filter operator dewatering operator dewatering equipment technician filter operator surface dewaterer dewatering equipment operator