Metal Engineering Process Workers

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

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

Controlling equipment or systems.

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

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

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

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

Reading work related information.

Talking to others.

Figuring out why a machine or system went wrong and working out what to do about it.

Fixing machines or systems.

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

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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

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

Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.

Teaching people how to do something.

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

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

Keep your hand or arm steady.

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

Listen to and understand what people say.

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

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

Quickly move your hand, finger, or foot when a sound, light, picture or something else appears.

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

Notice differences between colours, including shades of colour and brightness.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Lift, push, pull, or carry things.

Put together small parts with your fingers.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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

Communicate by speaking.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

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

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

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

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).

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

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

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

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

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

Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment.

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

Running, manoeuvring, navigating, or driving things like forklifts, vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.

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

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.

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.

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

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

Encouraging and building trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.