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.

• Inspecting or measuring finished workpieces for determining conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as gauges or micrometers.
• Lifting and positioning workpieces, manually or with hoists, and securing them in hoppers or on machine tables, faceplates, or chucks, using clamps.
• Setting up, operating, or tending grinding and related tools for removing excess material or burrs from surfaces, sharpening edges or corners, or buff, hone, or polishing metal or plastic workpieces.
• Observing machine operations for detecting any problems, making necessary adjustments for correcting problems.
• Setting and adjusting machine controls according to product specifications, using knowledge of machine operation.
• Measuring workpieces and laying out working, using precision measuring devices.
• Selecting machine tooling to be used, using knowledge of machine and production requirements.
• Studying blueprints, working orders, or machining instructions for determining product specifications, tool requirements, and operational sequences.