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632 skills in alphabetical order. Click a name for the full description and the occupations that need it.
Items 301–400 of 632
- Operate patternmaking machinery
Operate various kinds of machinery and equipment involved in the production of patterns, such as drilling machines, milling machines, lathe machines, cutting machines, grinding…
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Operate pavement surface friction measuring devices
Operate pavement surface friction measuring devices in order to prevent build up of rubber in the tarmac and maintain skid-resistance properties.
practical skillneeded in 2 occupations
- Operate pellet press
Set up and monitor the machine which consists of a large drum with perforated rollers with pellet-size holes through which the pellet mix is extruded before being sliced to obtain…
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Operate perforating machine
Tend machine that perforates sheets of papers with lines of fine holes, facilitating tearing sheets.
practical skillneeded in 3 occupations
- Operate photoreactors
Operate photoreactors under supervision.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Operate pill making machine
Operate machines to create pills for medicinal purposes.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Operate plasma cutting torch
Use a plasma cutting torch, which forces a narrow stream of plasma through a nozzle to melt metal, and a gas jet to blow the molten metal away.
practical skillneeded in 3 occupations
- Operate plastic machinery
Operate machines and equipment used for creating plastic parts and products such as injection, extrusion, compression or blow moulding machines.
practical skillneeded in 6 occupations
- Operate pneumatic conveyor chutes
Use air-conveyor chutes to transfer products or mixtures from containers to storage tanks.
practical skillneeded in 7 occupations
- Operate port communications systems
Operate telephone and radio systems, and more complex communication systems used in inland waterway ports, in the coordination of port operations.
practical skillneeded in 2 occupations
- Operate powered roof support
Operate a powered roof support system, a hydraulically operated mobile piece of heavy mining equipment which supports the roof of a longwall face.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Operate precision machinery
Operate machinery used for the making of small systems or components with a high level of precision.
practical skillneeded in 23 occupations
- Operate precision measuring equipment
Measure the size of a processed part when checking and marking it to check if it is up to standard by use of two and three dimensional precision measuring equipment such as a…
practical skillneeded in 103 occupations
- Operate presses, dryers and control systems
Operate presses, dryers and control systems, ensuring maximal operation of the dryer.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Operate pressure washer
Operate a mechanical sprayer which makes use of high pressure to clean surfaces and rid them of contamination, paint residue, dirt and grime, and mould.
practical skillneeded in 3 occupations
- Operate printing machinery
Operate machinery for various types of printed documents, adjusting the font, paper size, and weight.
practical skillneeded in 18 occupations
- Operate private branch exchange
Handle Private Branch Exchange (PBX), a telecommunication system within an organisation that switches calls between users on local lines.
practical skillneeded in 6 occupations
- Operate production drilling machine
Operate a large mobile mining machine equipped with a powerful pneumatic or hydraulic hammer used to drill long vertical and inclined holes for production purposes.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Operate projector
Operate projection equipment manually or with a control panel.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Operate pulp control machine
Set up, operate and maintain specialised machinery and equipment to control the creation of pulp from wood, recyclable paper, and other cellulose materials.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Operate pulp moulding machine
Shape paperboard flats by using formation moulds, which vacuum pulp and windsoft the excess material.
practical skillneeded in 2 occupations
- Operate pulper
Set up and monitor the blender that crushes wastepaper and dry pulp sheets and mixes them with water to produce slurry for the production of paper and paper-related products.
practical skillneeded in 3 occupations
- Operate pumps
Operate industrial pumps used to remove excess liquid.
practical skillneeded in 9 occupations
- Operate pumps for fire extinguishing
Control and operate the pumps of a firetruck or water supply to ensure the firehose is supplied with the right substances under the appropriate hydraulic pressure.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Operate pumps in aquaculture facilities
Operate pumps in aquaculture facilities, such as air lift pumps, live fish pumps, vacuum pumps, submersible pumps.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Operate pyrotechnical control
Take the necessary steps to operate pyrotechnical effects during a performance.
practical skillneeded in 5 occupations
- Operate radar equipment
Operate radar screens and other radar equipment.
practical skillneeded in 13 occupations
- Operate radio dispatch systems for taxis
Operate radio dispatching systems for taxi driving activities.
practical skillneeded in 3 occupations
- Operate radio equipment
Set up and operate radio devices and accessories, such as broadcast consoles, amplifiers, and microphones.
practical skillneeded in 46 occupations
- Operate radio navigation instruments
Operate radio navigation instruments to determine the position of aircraft in the airspace.
practical skillneeded in 14 occupations
- Operate rail-flaw-detection machine
Operate electric, diesel or steam locomotives to detect and identify rail flaws.
practical skillneeded in 2 occupations
- Operate rail grinder
Use a rail grinder to remove any imperfection or accretions from rails.
practical skillneeded in 3 occupations
- Operate railway communication systems
Operate railway communication systems.
practical skillneeded in 8 occupations
- Operate railway control panels
Operate various types of railway control panels such as Individual Function Switch (IFS), One Control Switch (OCS) or Entrance Exit (NX).
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Operate railway freight monitoring technologies
Operate monitoring and inspection technologies that can be used to check crucial parameters of freight transportation conditions or vehicle-track systems.
practical skillneeded in 5 occupations
- Operate railway lever frames
Operate mechanical lever frames housed in signal boxes.
practical skillneeded in 5 occupations
- Operate railway switches
Operate railroad switches to control the direction of trains in order to route them to their destinations.
practical skillneeded in 3 occupations
- Operate railway vehicles
Drive railroad vehicles or other railway equipment in a competent and safe manner.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Operate railway warning systems
Operate and maintain grade crossing warning systems, signals and railroad signal equipment such as hot box detectors and interlocks.
practical skillneeded in 3 occupations
- Operate raw mineral separation equipment
Operate a variety of machinery used to separate raw mineral for further processing based on size of particles or chemical composition.
practical skillneeded in 3 occupations
- Operate raw mineral size reduction equipment
Operate equipment used to reduce the size of raw minerals to prepare it for further processing.
practical skillneeded in 3 occupations
- Operate recycling processing equipment
Operate recycling processing equipment such as granulators, crushers and balers; process and sort materials to be recycled.
practical skillneeded in 8 occupations
- Operate relational database management system
Extract, store and verify information using database management systems based on the relational database model, which arranges data into tables of rows and columns, such as Oracle…
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Operate remote broadcast equipment
Handle equipment that is used for broadcasting from locations which are far from central station.
practical skillneeded in 3 occupations
- Operate remote sensing equipment
Set up and operate remote sensing equipment such as radars, telescopes, and aerial cameras in order to obtain information about Earth's surface and atmosphere.
practical skillneeded in 8 occupations
- Operate ride panel
Run the ride operating the mechanic control panel.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Operate rig motors
Operate, maintain and repair rig motors.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Operate road marking machine
Operate the machine used to renew or make new markings on roads and parking lots to ensure traffic order.
practical skillneeded in 2 occupations
- Operate road roller
Operate various types of mechanic and manual road rollers, pieces of equipment used to compact surfaces.
practical skillneeded in 8 occupations
- Operate rollers
Operate the rollers to bond the plies and tread.
practical skillneeded in 2 occupations
- Operate roof bolter
Operate a roof bolter, a piece of mobile heavy equipment used in mining which bores a hole into the roof of a mining roadway, then injects it with a resin designed to support the…
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Operate rotary press
Operate rotary-type presses, which print illustrative and other subject matter during a rotogravure process.
practical skillneeded in 2 occupations
- Operate rotary vacuum-drum filter
Set up and monitor the machine that produces pads or cakes by creating a vacuum to draw the slurry through a filter onto the rotating drum and to remove moisture.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Operate router machinery
Operate machines and equipment used for cutting various hard materials, such as wood, composites, aluminium, steel, plastics and foams.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Operate rubber mixing machine
Operate the internal mixer and the Two Roll Mill used for raw materials mixing, aiming to have as output dry rubber products.
practical skillneeded in 2 occupations
- Operate rust proofing spray gun
Operate a semi-automatic or handheld spray gun designed to provide the surface of a workpiece with a permanent, corrosion-protective finishing coat, safely and according to…
practical skillneeded in 8 occupations
- Operate sand blasting cabinet
Operate an abrasive cabinet using sand and fine blasting abrasives, inside a cabinet containing the abrasive force, to erode and smoothen a rough surface.
practical skillneeded in 2 occupations
- Operate sandblaster
Operate an abrasive blaster using sand to erode and smoothen a rough surface.
practical skillneeded in 2 occupations
- Operate scaler
Operate a scaler, consisting of a drill mounted on a vehicle, used to take down loose material from the roof, face and rib in hard rock mining.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Operate scanner
Set up and operate scanner equipment and its hard- and software.
practical skillneeded in 3 occupations
- Operate scientific measuring equipment
Operate devices, machinery, and equipment designed for scientific measurement.
practical skillneeded in 43 occupations
- Operate scrap vibratory feeder
Operate a vibratory feeder which gradually feeds scrap or other waste material into a bin.
practical skillneeded in 5 occupations
- Operate screen printing equipment for textiles
Operate equipment for textile screen printing considering specifications, the type of textile material, and the quantity for production.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Operate screen printing press
Operate a screen printing press to fabricate multiple copies of the designed screen, increasing production significantly.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Operate seismic equipment
Move seismic equipment to different locations.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Operate separators for flour
Operate a flour separator, a device used to purify flour.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Operate sewage treatment plans on ships
Operate sewage treatment plants in ships, oversee plant maintenance, understand the mechanical functioning of the machine and comply with regulatory mandates of materials…
practical skillneeded in 3 occupations
- Operate ship equipment
Operate ship equipment such as engines and generators, winches, and HVAC systems.
practical skillneeded in 3 occupations
- Operate ship propulsion system
Perform start-up and subsequent observation of the working parameters of the ship's propulsion system.
practical skillneeded in 7 occupations
- Operate ship rescue machinery
Operate rescue boats and survival craft.
practical skillneeded in 7 occupations
- Operate shotcreter
Operate a shotcreter, a mechanised shotcrete spraying system used for ground support applications.
practical skillneeded in 2 occupations
- Operate shuttle car
Operate a shuttle car, a diesel or electric-powered, vehicle equipped with an armoured conveyor belt system used to haul mineral from the face to the intermediate haulage system…
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Operate sieves for botanicals
Operate sieves in order to separate botanicals and herbs from the vermouth.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Operate sieves for spices
Operate sieves or sifters in order to separate undesired elements from the spices, or to separate ground spices based on size.
practical skillneeded in 2 occupations
- Operate signal generator
Use electronic devices or software tone generators that produce digital or analog repeating or non-repeating electronic signals in order to design, test and repair electronic and…
practical skillneeded in 2 occupations
- Operate slaughterhouse equipment
Operate slaughterhouse equipment for slaughtering warm-blooded animals, such as stunning equipment and gut room equipment.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Operate sleeper clipping unit
Operate a machine that installs metal fastening clips onto railway sleepers.
practical skillneeded in 3 occupations
- Operate slitting machinery
Operate a machine to convert sheets of paper, metal or other materials into strips of specified witdhs.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Operate small craft
Operate small craft used for transport and feeding.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Operate smelter
Operate heating machinery in order to melt various materials, or to bake filled-up moulds.
practical skillneeded in 2 occupations
- Operate SMT placement equipment
Operate surface-mount technology (SMT) machines and equipment to place and solder surface-mount devices (SMD) onto the printed circuit board with high precision.
practical skillneeded in 3 occupations
- Operate solar thermal energy systems for hot water and heating
Use solar tube collectors systems to generate and store domestic potable hot water and heating, in order to increase energy performance.
practical skillneeded in 5 occupations
- Operate soldering equipment
Use soldering equipment to melt and join together pieces of metal or steel, such as a soldering gun, soldering torch, gas-powered iron, and others.
practical skillneeded in 68 occupations
- Operate sound live
Operate sound system and audio devices during rehearsals or in a live situation.
practical skillneeded in 8 occupations
- Operate specialised equipment in emergency
Operate equipment such as external defibrillators and bag-valve mask resuscitators, spinal and traction splints and intravenous drips in advanced life-support environments, taking…
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Operate spreader
Operate spreaders, used in mining to spread removed overburden over a dump area in an efficient and orderly manner.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Operate stage movement control system
Operate control systems for stage movement, e.g. flying mechanisms.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Operate stationary steam engine
Operate engines which are fixed in place and use power generated by steam to drive equipment, ensuring that the equipment is safe, and monitoring the equipment to identify faults…
practical skillneeded in 2 occupations
- Operate steam turbine
Operate equipment which uses thermal energy, extracted from pressurised steam, to generate rotary motion.
practical skillneeded in 8 occupations
- Operate stowage programmes
Operate stowage programmes used for controlling stability in vessels, loading operations, and cargo planning processes.
practical skillneeded in 2 occupations
- Operate sumps
Operate industrial sumps used to remove excess liquid such as water or chemicals.
practical skillneeded in 8 occupations
- Operate surface grinder
Operate the grinder in order to grind the brake strips according to the specified thickness.
practical skillneeded in 5 occupations
- Operate surveying instruments
Operate and adjust measuring instruments such as theodolites and prisms, and other electronic distance-measuring tools.
practical skillneeded in 16 occupations
- Operate switching locomotives
Operate locomotives for switching, coupling and uncoupling rail cars for loading and unloading freight.
practical skillneeded in 2 occupations
- Operate table saw
Handle an industrial table saw, which cuts with a rotating circular blade built into a table.
practical skillneeded in 5 occupations
- Operate telehandler
Transfer materials in a construction environment by using a telescopic handler.
practical skillneeded in 5 occupations
- Operate telescopes
Set up and adjust telescopes in order to look at phenomena and objects outside Earth's atmosphere.
practical skillneeded in 5 occupations
- Operate testbeds
Operate testbeds which are designed to assist in the process of testing new equipment or engines.
practical skillneeded in 2 occupations
- Operate the sound in the rehearsal studio
Create cues for any sound technicians and verify their understanding of them.
practical skillneeded in 3 occupations
- Operate theodolite
Operate an optical or laser theodolite, precision instruments used to measure angles.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
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