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Skill Areas

Learn about the most important skills for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each skill.

Importance*More Info
1.Reading Comprehension67
2.Quality Control Analysis63
3.Operation and Control61
Active Listening61
5.Instructing60
6.Equipment Maintenance58
7.Coordination57
8.Troubleshooting56
9.Time Management53
10.Judgment and Decision Making52
* Importance out of 100

Score Key
  Importance for success in this profession
  Level of proficiency needed

Skill Area Scores

Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
67
47
Read step-by-step instructions for completing a formRead a memo from management describing new personnel policiesRead a scientific journal article describing surgical procedures
Quality Control Analysis
Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
63
54
Inspect a draft memorandum for clerical errorsMeasure new part requisitions for tolerance to specificationsDevelop procedures to test a prototype of a new computer system
Operation and Control
Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
61
54
Adjust the settings on a copy machine to make reduced size photocopiesAdjust the speed of assembly line equipment based on the type of product being assembledControl aircraft approach and landing at a large airport during a busy period
Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
61
52
Take a customer's orderAnswer inquiries regarding credit referencesPreside as judge in a complex legal disagreement
Instructing
Teaching others how to do something.
60
62
Instruct a new employee in the use of a time clockInstruct a coworker in how to operate a software programDemonstrate surgical procedure to interns in a teaching hospital
Equipment Maintenance
Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
58
56
Add oil to an engine as indicated by a gauge or warning lightClean moving parts in production machineryConduct maintenance checks on an experimental aircraft
Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
57
61
Schedule appointments for a medical clinicWork with others to put a new roof on a houseWork as director of a consulting project calling for interaction with multiple subcontractors
Troubleshooting
Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
56
50
Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machineIdentify the circuit causing an electrical system to failDirect the debugging of control code for a new operating system
Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
53
49
Keep a monthly calendar of appointmentsAllocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming weekAllocate the time of scientists to multiple research projects
Judgment and Decision Making
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
52
45
Decide how scheduling a break will affect work flowEvaluate a loan application for degree of riskDecide whether a manufacturing company should invest in new robotics technology