Plastics Production Machine Operators (General)

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

Controlling equipment or systems.

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

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Reading work related information.

Fixing machines or systems.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Talking to others.

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

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

Using maths to solve problems.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

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

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

Put together small parts with your fingers.

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

Change when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.

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

Listen to and understand what people say.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Lift, push, pull, or carry things.

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

Keep your hand or arm steady.

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

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

See details that are far away.

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

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

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

See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.

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.

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

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.