(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Job Description
Use hand tools or hand-held power tools to cut and trim a variety of manufactured items, such as carpet, fabric, stone, glass, or rubber.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
97
|
Mark or discard items with defects such as spots, stains, scars, snags, chips, scratches, or unacceptable shapes or finishes. |
90
|
Trim excess material or cut threads off finished products, such as cutting loose ends of plastic off a manufactured toy for a smoother finish. |
78
|
Separate materials or products according to size, weight, type, condition, color, or shade. |
73
|
Cut, shape, and trim materials, such as textiles, food, glass, stone, and metal, using knives, scissors, and other hand tools, portable power tools, or bench-mounted tools. |
73
|
Count or weigh and bundle items. |
69
|
Mark identification numbers, trademarks, grades, marketing data, sizes, or model numbers on products. |
68
|
Read work orders to determine dimensions, cutting locations, and quantities to cut. |
65
|
Route items to provide cutouts for parts, using portable routers, grinders, and hand tools. |
55
|
Stack cut items and load them on racks or conveyors or onto trucks. |
51
|
Unroll, lay out, attach, or mount materials or items on cutting tables or machines. |
50
|
Replace or sharpen dulled cutting tools such as saws. |
49
|
Clean, treat, buff, or polish finished items, using grinders, brushes, chisels, and cleaning solutions and polishing materials. |
49
|
Transport items to work or storage areas, using carts. |
48
|
Lower table-mounted cutters such as knife blades, cutting wheels, or saws to cut items to specified sizes. |
46
|
Position templates or measure materials to locate specified points of cuts or to obtain maximum yields, using rules, scales, or patterns. |
38
|
Mark cutting lines around patterns or templates, or follow layout points, using squares, rules, and straightedges, and chalk, pencils, or scribes. |
38
|
Fold or shape materials before or after cutting them. |
37
|
Adjust guides and stops to control depths and widths of cuts. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
85
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
59
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
58
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
53
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
51
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
51
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
51
|
Getting Information
|
45
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
44
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
40
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
40
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
39
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
37
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
37
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
35
|
Processing Information
|
34
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
30
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
28
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
27
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
26
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
25
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
24
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
24
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
23
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
23
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
23
|
Thinking Creatively
|
22
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
22
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
21
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
21
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
21
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
18
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
18
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
14
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
14
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
13
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
11
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
10
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
8
|
Interacting With Computers
|
8
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
7
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|