Other Food Trades Assistants

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

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

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

Looking for ways to help people.

Talking to others.

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

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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

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

Reading work related information.

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

Teaching people how to do something.

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

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Using maths to solve problems.

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

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

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

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

Listen to and understand what people say.

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

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

Use your abdominal and lower back muscles a number of times without 'giving out' or fatiguing.

Keep your hand or arm steady.

Put together small parts with your fingers.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

Communicate by speaking.

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

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Exercise for a long time without getting winded or out of breath.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

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

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

Quickly move the arms and legs.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Lift, push, pull, or carry things.

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

Working out the needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or helping them to improve.

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

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

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.