Helpers--Production Workers

Help production workers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

On the job, you would:

Load and unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.
Operate machinery used in the production process, or assist machine operators.
Place products in equipment or on work surfaces for further processing, inspecting, or wrapping.

Personality

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Characteristics of this Career
		78%	Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
		75%	Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
		69%	Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
		66%	Self-Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
		66%	Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
		65%	Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
		63%	Concern for Others - Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
		60%	Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
		59%	Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical.
		59%	Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
		56%	Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
		55%	Achievement/Effort - Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Strengths
		100%	Realistic - Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
		67%	Conventional - Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Values of the Work Environment
		67%	Support - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.

Aptitude

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Abilities \| Cognitive, Physical, Personality
		63%	Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
		56%	Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
		56%	Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
		56%	Static Strength - The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
		56%	Trunk Strength - The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
		53%	Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
		53%	Multilimb Coordination - The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
		53%	Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
		53%	Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
		53%	Finger Dexterity - The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.

Job Details

Responsibilities

Operate industrial equipment.

Inspect work to ensure standards are met.

Watch operating equipment to detect malfunctions.

Notify others of equipment repair or maintenance needs.

Lift materials or workpieces using cranes or other lifting equipment.

Count finished products or workpieces.

Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.

Load materials into production equipment.

Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.

Clean work areas.

Clean production equipment.

Lubricate production equipment.

Record operational or production data.

Operate industrial equipment.

Sort materials or products for processing, storing, shipping, or grading.

Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of water, cleaning solutions, or other liquids.

Load materials into production equipment.

Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.

Package products for storage or shipment.

Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.

Signal others to coordinate work activities.

Prepare materials for processing.

Weigh finished products.

Feed materials or products into or through equipment.

Record operational or production data.

Mix substances to create chemical solutions.

Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.

Maneuver workpieces in equipment during production.

Clean work areas.

Clean production equipment.

Clean workpieces or finished products.

Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.

Lift materials or workpieces using cranes or other lifting equipment.

Load materials into production equipment.

Prepare materials for processing.

Install mechanical components in production equipment.

Trim excess material from workpieces.

Replace worn equipment components.

Repair production equipment or tools.

Lift materials or workpieces using cranes or other lifting equipment.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent
		99%	Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets - How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets?
		91%	Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls - How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
		83%	Face-to-Face Discussions - How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
		79%	Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable - How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
		77%	Time Pressure - How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
		76%	Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions - How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
		72%	Work With Work Group or Team - How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
		72%	Importance of Being Exact or Accurate - How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
		72%	Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment - How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)
		71%	Contact With Others - How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
		69%	Spend Time Standing - How much does this job require standing?
		69%	Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled - How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)?
		67%	Freedom to Make Decisions - How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
		64%	Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body - How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?
		63%	Frequency of Decision Making - How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
		63%	Exposed to Contaminants - How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
		62%	Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings - How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?
		62%	Exposed to Hazardous Equipment - How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?
		60%	Structured versus Unstructured Work - To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
		60%	Responsible for Others' Health and Safety - How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
		55%	Importance of Repeating Same Tasks - How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
		54%	Spend Time Walking and Running - How much does this job require walking and running?
		54%	Very Hot or Cold Temperatures - How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?
		54%	Physical Proximity - To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
		53%	Consequence of Error - How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
		67%	Duration of Typical Work Week - Number of hours typically worked in one week.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Tasks & Values
		79%	Handling and Moving Objects - Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
		76%	Performing General Physical Activities - Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
		75%	Controlling Machines and Processes - Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
		68%	Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events - Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
		66%	Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
		63%	Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials - Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
		63%	Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
		62%	Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings - Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
		58%	Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment - Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
		57%	Processing Information - Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
		57%	Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People - Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
		54%	Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards - Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
		53%	Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment - Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
		52%	Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships - Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Getting Started

Education:

49%

High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)

32%

Less than a High School Diploma

Helpers--Production Workers

What they do:

On the job, you would:

Personality

Characteristics of this Career

Strengths

Values of the Work Environment

Aptitude

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

Job Details

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

Tasks & Values

Getting Started