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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
96 skills listed by ESCO, 57 of them essential. 96 are in our skills list and linked; we measure a match on those. ESCO gives no levels, so we ask for level 3 on an essential skill and 2 on the rest.
Occupation: ISCO-08 occupations (International Labour Organization). Skills: This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission (v1.2.1, CC BY 4.0), modified by CareersMatch.
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Showing 10 of 96, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| adjust solutions' consistency | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply paper coating | skill | essential | 3 |
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What this path asks for comes from O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0), through the official ISCO-08 to US occupation crosswalk. A competency is essential where O*NET rates it at least 3.5 of 5 in importance.
| check material resources | skill | essential | 3 |
| check paper quality | skill | essential | 3 |
| concentrate pulp slurry | skill | essential | 3 |
| consult technical resources | skill | essential | 3 |
| deinking processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| fill the mixing tank | skill | essential | 3 |
| froth flotation processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| inspect machinery | skill | essential | 3 |
| keep records of work progress | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain moulds | skill | essential | 3 |
| measure materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor automated machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor chemical process condition | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor conveyor belt | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor gauge | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor paper reel | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor pulp quality | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate digester machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate headbox | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate laminating machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate paper drying cylinders | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate paper press | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate pulp moulding machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform machine maintenance | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform test run | skill | essential | 3 |
| produce samples | skill | essential | 3 |
| quality standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| read job ticket instructions | skill | essential | 3 |
| record production data for quality control | skill | essential | 3 |
| report defective manufacturing materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| schedule regular machine maintenance | skill | essential | 3 |
| separate ink | skill | essential | 3 |
| set up the controller of a machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| supply machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| technical drawings | skill | essential | 3 |
| technical terminology | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend bleacher | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend deinking tank | skill | essential | 3 |
| test paper production samples | skill | essential | 3 |
| troubleshoot | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of bleach | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of digesters | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of laminators | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of moulded fibres | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of paper | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of pulp | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of wood | skill | essential | 3 |
| use deinking chemicals | skill | essential | 3 |
| use moulding techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| use technical documentation | skill | essential | 3 |
| wash fibres | skill | essential | 3 |
| wear appropriate protective gear | skill | essential | 3 |
| work safely with chemicals | skill | essential | 3 |
| work safely with machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| write technical reports | skill | essential | 3 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 2 |
| adjust curing ovens | skill | desirable | 2 |
| adjust cut sizes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| carry out waste water treatment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| carry out work-related measurements | skill | desirable | 2 |
| check quality of raw materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| clean equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| Communication | competency | desirable | 2 |
| conduct performance tests | skill | desirable | 2 |
| coordinate shipments of recycling materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop recycling programs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | desirable | 2 |
| dispose of hazardous waste | skill | desirable | 2 |
| dispose of non-hazardous waste | skill | desirable | 2 |
| drive chipper truck | skill | desirable | 2 |
| dump batches | skill | desirable | 2 |
| extract products from moulds | skill | desirable | 2 |
| feed pulp mixing vat | skill | desirable | 2 |
| follow a brief | skill | desirable | 2 |
| grade pulp | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| inspect quality of products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain recycling records | skill | desirable | 2 |
| make folding styles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor chipper machine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate collating machine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate creasing machinery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate debarking machine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate pulper | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate wood chipper | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pack goods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| paper production processes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare wood production reports | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prevent paper jams | skill | desirable | 2 |
| printed goods processes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | desirable | 2 |
| pump products for storage | skill | desirable | 2 |
| record test data | skill | desirable | 2 |
| revise quality control systems documentation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| select mould types | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 2 |
| tend agitation machine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| tend packaging machines | skill | desirable | 2 |
| waste management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| weigh materials | skill | desirable | 2 |