Rail Car Repairers

KNOWLEDGE

• Mechanical
  Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.


• Production and Processing
  Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.


• Design
  Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.


• Administration and Management
  Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

SKILLS

• Repairing
  Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.


• Troubleshooting
  Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.


• Equipment Maintenance
  Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.


• Critical Thinking
  Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.


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

ABILITIES

• 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.


• Control Precision
  The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.


• 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.


• 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.


• 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.

PERSONALITY

People interested in this work, will do well at jobs that need;