Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (Structures)

Doing tests and checking products, services, or processes to make sure they are working properly.

Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.

Reading work related information.

Fixing machines or systems.

Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.

Maintaining equipment and deciding what maintenance will be needed in the future.

Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs.

Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Talking to others.

Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.

Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Deciding on the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.

Teaching people how to do something.

Controlling equipment or systems.

Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.

Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

Put together small parts with your fingers.

Imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Read and understand written information.

See details that are up-close (within a few feet).

Bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.

Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.

Quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Quickly move your hand to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Keep your hand or arm steady.

Use your arms and/or legs at the same time while sitting, standing, or lying down.

Communicate by speaking.

Pay attention to a certain sound when there are other distracting sounds.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.

Use your eyes to quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.

Operating machines or processes either directly or using controls (not including computers or vehicles).

Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.

Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.

Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Using your own ideas for developing, designing, or creating something new.

Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.

Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.

Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.

Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.

Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.

Working out sizes, distances, amounts, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for a task.

Use your arms, legs and whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling objects.

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

Looking at, working with, and understanding data or information.

Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.

Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.

Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.

Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.

Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.

Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.

Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.

Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.

Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.

Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.

Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.

Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.

Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.