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Dewatering technician

Latest available data: June 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Dewatering equipment operator Dewatering equipment technician Dewatering filter operator Dewatering operator Dewatering techicians Dewatering technician Filter operator Filter operators Infrastructure technician Site services technician Surface dewaterer

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

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Positioning, operating and monitoring the performance of a variety of underground and surface mining equipment including continuous mining, cutting and channelling plant;
(b) Setting up and operating drilling equipment in underground and surface mines and quarries;
(c) Operating machinery and using hand or power tools to remove loosened rock, ore, coal and other deposits;
(d) Preparing, fitting and installing supports in underground workings including rock bolts;
(e) Operating machinery to open new shafts, drives, air vents and rises;
(f) Operating auxiliary plant such as pumps to expel air, water and mud;
(g) Performing minor maintenance and repairs and lubricating and cleaning plant, machines and tools;
(h) Completing records detailing operations completed during shifts;
(i) Collecting mineral samples for laboratory analysis.

Knowledge

  • Biology
  • Chemistry

Digital competencies

  • Operating petroleum, chemical or water processing systems or equipment
  • Developing solutions
  • Operating pumping systems or equipment
  • Maintaining operational records
  • Joining parts using soldering, welding or brazing techniques

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Supporting others

Professional groups of the occupation

Craft and related trades workers

Metal, machinery and related trades workers

Machinery mechanics and repairers

Systems analysts

Other occupations of the professional group

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Metal, machinery and related trades workers

66%

34%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Metal, machinery and related trades workers

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Machinery mechanics and repairers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Systems analysts

No experience
18%
Less than 1 year
11%
Between 1 and 2 years
17%
Between 2 and 4 years
33%
Between 4 and 8 years
4%
More than 8 years
17%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
22%
Administrative and support service activities
22%
Manufacturing
17%
Construction
13%
Education
9%
Others
17%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.