Controllers are expected to be good at:

• Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate manufacturing systems.
• Working with hand operated industrial machines and power tools.
• Adjusting knobs, levers, and physical or touch sensitive buttons in industrial devices.
• Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.

Great artisans are usually capable of:

• Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials.
• Performing precise and skillful manipulation of small objects.
• Being active and proactive in regards to physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.

• Assembling prefabricated parts for forming subassemblies.
• Positioning and aligning subassemblies in jigs or fixtures, using measuring instruments and following blueprint lines and index points.
• Aligning, fitting, assembling, connecting, or installing system components, using jigs, fixtures, measuring instruments, hand tools, or power tools.
• Joining structural assemblies, such as wings, tails, or fuselage.
• Laying out and marking reference points and locations for installation of parts or components, using jigs, templates, or measuring and marking instruments.
• Attaching brackets, hinges, or clips for securing or supporting components or subassemblies, using bolts, screws, rivets, chemical bonding, or welding.
• Inspecting or testing installed units, parts, systems, or assemblies for fitting, alignment, performance, defects, or compliance with standards, using measuring instruments or testing equipment.
• Placing and fastening sheet metal coverings to surface areas or other sections of aircraft prior to welding or riveting.