Occupation Atlasprecision mechanics supervisor
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/16bf6d6f-64ec-4f80-9070-f81a7b179d53
precision mechanics supervisor
Precision mechanics supervisors oversee, train and manage workers who fit together complex parts of small-size machines such as measuring or control mechanisms.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
ECREnterprising · Conventional · Realistic — the three strongest interests, in order
- E Enterprising5.99
- C Conventional4.75
- R Realistic4.13
- S Social3.56
- I Investigative1.73
- A Artistic1.01
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (49-1011.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (16)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- analyse the need for technical resources
- communicate problems to senior colleagues
- consult technical resources
- coordinate communication within a team
- create solutions to problems
- ensure finished product meet requirements
- liaise with managers
- mechanics
- micromechanics
- oversee assembly operations
- oversee production requirements
- plan shifts of employees
- precision mechanics
- quality standards
- read standard blueprints
- report on production results
Optional (20)
- advise on machinery malfunctions
- apply technical communication skills
- check material resources
- demonstrate products' features
- electronics
- evaluate employees work
- identify hazards in the workplace
- liaise with quality assurance
- monitor manufacturing quality standards
- operate precision measuring equipment
- oversee logistics of finished products
- oversee quality control
- perform technically demanding tasks
- schedule regular machine maintenance
- set up the controller of a machine
- train employees
- undertake inspections
- use precision tools
- wear appropriate protective gear
- write inspection reports
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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