Transport Operations Inspectors

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

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

Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.

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

Reading work related information.

Talking to others.

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

Controlling equipment or systems.

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

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

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

Teaching people how to do something.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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

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.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Looking for ways to help people.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Communicate by speaking.

See details that are far away.

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

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

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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

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

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

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

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

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

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

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

Read and understand written information.

Decide which thing is closer or further away from you, or decide how far away it is.

Write in a way that people can understand.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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

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

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

Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

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