Competencies Agricultural Products Inspection Supervisor in the Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region

Find out what competencies you typically need to work as an agricultural products inspection supervisor in Canada.

Skills Help - Skills

  • Meat inspectors
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Monitoring 4 - High Level
    Quality Control Testing 4 - High Level
    Instructing 3 - Moderate Level
    Writing 3 - Moderate Level
    Numeracy 3 - Moderate Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Expression 3 - Moderate Level
    Evaluation 3 - Moderate Level
    Problem Solving 3 - Moderate Level
    Persuading 3 - Moderate Level
    Critical Thinking 3 - Moderate Level
  • Grain inspectors
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Monitoring 4 - High Level
    Quality Control Testing 4 - High Level
    Instructing 3 - Moderate Level
    Writing 3 - Moderate Level
    Numeracy 3 - Moderate Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Expression 3 - Moderate Level
    Evaluation 3 - Moderate Level
    Problem Solving 3 - Moderate Level
    Persuading 3 - Moderate Level
    Critical Thinking 3 - Moderate Level
  • Plant protection inspectors
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Monitoring 4 - High Level
    Quality Control Testing 4 - High Level
    Instructing 3 - Moderate Level
    Writing 3 - Moderate Level
    Numeracy 3 - Moderate Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Expression 3 - Moderate Level
    Evaluation 3 - Moderate Level
    Problem Solving 3 - Moderate Level
    Persuading 3 - Moderate Level
    Critical Thinking 3 - Moderate Level
  • Fruit and vegetables inspectors
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Monitoring 4 - High Level
    Quality Control Testing 4 - High Level
    Instructing 3 - Moderate Level
    Writing 3 - Moderate Level
    Numeracy 3 - Moderate Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Expression 3 - Moderate Level
    Evaluation 3 - Moderate Level
    Problem Solving 3 - Moderate Level
    Persuading 3 - Moderate Level
    Critical Thinking 3 - Moderate Level
  • Fish and fish products inspectors
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Monitoring 4 - High Level
    Quality Control Testing 4 - High Level
    Instructing 3 - Moderate Level
    Writing 3 - Moderate Level
    Numeracy 3 - Moderate Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Expression 3 - Moderate Level
    Evaluation 3 - Moderate Level
    Problem Solving 3 - Moderate Level
    Persuading 3 - Moderate Level
    Critical Thinking 3 - Moderate Level

Skills

Skills are capabilities that you develop over time. Different jobs require different skills. You will need them to do a good job in your roles, tasks, and duties.

Personal Attributes Help - Personal Attributes

  • Meat inspectors
    Importance
    Attention to Detail 4 - Highly important
    Active Learning 3 - Important
    Stress Tolerance 3 - Important
    Independence 3 - Important
    Leadership 3 - Important
    Concern for Others 3 - Important
    Collaboration 3 - Important
    Adaptability 3 - Important
    Analytical Thinking 3 - Important
    Innovativeness 2 - Somewhat important
  • Grain inspectors
    Importance
    Attention to Detail 4 - Highly important
    Active Learning 3 - Important
    Stress Tolerance 3 - Important
    Independence 3 - Important
    Leadership 3 - Important
    Concern for Others 3 - Important
    Collaboration 3 - Important
    Adaptability 3 - Important
    Analytical Thinking 3 - Important
    Innovativeness 2 - Somewhat important
  • Plant protection inspectors
    Importance
    Attention to Detail 4 - Highly important
    Active Learning 3 - Important
    Stress Tolerance 3 - Important
    Independence 3 - Important
    Leadership 3 - Important
    Concern for Others 3 - Important
    Collaboration 3 - Important
    Adaptability 3 - Important
    Analytical Thinking 3 - Important
    Innovativeness 2 - Somewhat important
  • Fruit and vegetables inspectors
    Importance
    Attention to Detail 4 - Highly important
    Active Learning 3 - Important
    Stress Tolerance 3 - Important
    Independence 3 - Important
    Leadership 3 - Important
    Concern for Others 3 - Important
    Collaboration 3 - Important
    Adaptability 3 - Important
    Analytical Thinking 3 - Important
    Innovativeness 2 - Somewhat important
  • Fish and fish products inspectors
    Importance
    Attention to Detail 4 - Highly important
    Active Learning 3 - Important
    Stress Tolerance 3 - Important
    Independence 3 - Important
    Leadership 3 - Important
    Concern for Others 3 - Important
    Collaboration 3 - Important
    Adaptability 3 - Important
    Analytical Thinking 3 - Important
    Innovativeness 2 - Somewhat important

Personal Attributes

Personal attributes are the traits that you are born with. You can develop them through your social context and personal experiences. Different jobs require different personal attributes. Personal attributes are important at work because they influence how you are, and how you do things.

Interest Help - Interest

Realistic jobs

Realistic jobs are all about handling objects, tools, machines, or animals in a standard way. Many of these jobs don’t involve a lot of paperwork or teamwork.

Investigative jobs

Investigative jobs are all about studying things in an organized or creative way. These things can be physical, natural, or cultural. People in those jobs must think a lot, work with ideas, search for facts and solve problems.

Artistic jobs

Artistic jobs are all about expressing yourself in a creative way to make visual, performing, written, or applied art. They often involve working with forms, designs and patterns. Most of the time, people in those jobs don’t have to follow clear rules.

Social jobs

Social jobs are all about working with people. This often involves interacting with others to help, care, teach, or inform them.

Enterprising jobs

Enterprising jobs are all about taking action to achieve goals for a group or for yourself. This often involves starting and completing projects. People in those jobs often have to influence, lead and mobilize others. They sometimes also have to take risks and decisions or deal with business.

Conventional jobs

Conventional jobs are all about following procedures and routines. This may involve tasks like keeping records, filing paperwork and copying documents. It may also involve working with data to organize and process it in a planned way. People in those jobs often have to report to a clear chain of command. They tend to focus more on data and details than ideas.

Interest

Interests reflect your preferences for work environments and outcomes. Different jobs require different interests.

Knowledge Help - Knowledge

  • Meat inspectors
    Knowledge level
    Clerical 3 - Advanced Level
    Livestock, Farm Animals & Wildlife 2 - Intermediate Level
    Biology 2 - Intermediate Level
    Languages 2 - Intermediate Level
    Public Safety and Security 2 - Intermediate Level
    Agriculture and Horticulture 1 - Basic Level
    Chemistry 1 - Basic Level
    Logistics 1 - Basic Level
    Business Management 1 - Basic Level
    Geoscience 1 - Basic Level
  • Grain inspectors
    Knowledge level
    Clerical 3 - Advanced Level
    Agriculture and Horticulture 2 - Intermediate Level
    Biology 2 - Intermediate Level
    Languages 2 - Intermediate Level
    Public Safety and Security 2 - Intermediate Level
    Chemistry 1 - Basic Level
    Logistics 1 - Basic Level
    Business Management 1 - Basic Level
    Geoscience 1 - Basic Level
    Vehicle, Machinery and Equipment Operations 1 - Basic Level
  • Plant protection inspectors
    Knowledge level
    Clerical 3 - Advanced Level
    Agriculture and Horticulture 2 - Intermediate Level
    Biology 2 - Intermediate Level
    Languages 2 - Intermediate Level
    Public Safety and Security 2 - Intermediate Level
    Forestry 1 - Basic Level
    Chemistry 1 - Basic Level
    Logistics 1 - Basic Level
    Business Management 1 - Basic Level
    Geoscience 1 - Basic Level
  • Fruit and vegetables inspectors
    Knowledge level
    Clerical 3 - Advanced Level
    Agriculture and Horticulture 2 - Intermediate Level
    Biology 2 - Intermediate Level
    Languages 2 - Intermediate Level
    Public Safety and Security 2 - Intermediate Level
    Chemistry 1 - Basic Level
    Logistics 1 - Basic Level
    Geoscience 1 - Basic Level
    Business Management 1 - Basic Level
    Vehicle, Machinery and Equipment Operations 1 - Basic Level
  • Fish and fish products inspectors
    Knowledge level
    Clerical 3 - Advanced Level
    Livestock, Farm Animals & Wildlife 2 - Intermediate Level
    Biology 2 - Intermediate Level
    Performance Measurement 2 - Intermediate Level
    Languages 2 - Intermediate Level
    Public Safety and Security 2 - Intermediate Level
    Agriculture and Horticulture 1 - Basic Level
    Water Resources 1 - Basic Level
    Chemistry 1 - Basic Level
    Manufacturing, Processing and Production 1 - Basic Level

Knowledge

Knowledge refers to the understanding of different theories and practices. Different jobs require different knowledge. You need specific knowledge to do tasks and activities in a specific field.

Source Occupational and Skills Information System

Labour Market Information Survey
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