"Highway Maintenance Worker"

Job Description - Part 3 - Skills Required

Part 1
Duties / Tasks Part 2
Activities Part 3
Skills Part 4
Abilities Part 5
Knowledge

Skills Needed for: "Highway Maintenance Worker"

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

2) Equipment Selection -- Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.


3) Speaking -- Talking to others to convey information effectively.


4) Coordination -- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.


5) Active Listening -- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

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


7) Judgment and Decision Making -- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.


8) Reading Comprehension -- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.


9) Repairing -- Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.

10) Time Management -- Managing one's own time and the time of others.


11) Active Learning -- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

12) Instructing -- Teaching others how to do something.


13) Learning Strategies -- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.

14) Writing -- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.


15) Operation and Control -- Controlling operations of equipment or systems.


16) Troubleshooting -- Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.


17) Management of Material Resources -- Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.


18) Social Perceptiveness -- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Job Description for "Highway Maintenance Worker" continued here...

Part 1
Duties / Tasks Part 2
Activities Part 3
Skills Part 4
Abilities Part 5
Knowledge

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