a description of the biographical characteristics of process

Biographical Characteristics of Process TechniciansEganTable 5: Tenure of Respondents in Second Last JobQuestion 2 BYears 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 TotalPercent 26 5 13 13 8 10 8 5 5 0 2 5 0 0 100%Table 6: No Previous Full-time Employment Prior to BSLQuestion 2 CYes 3 TotalNo 97 100%Traditionally, process technician roles at BSL have been dominated by male employees andthe percentage of female staff in these roles has grown in recent years and overall is higherthan indicated in the responses to Question 3.Table 7: Gender of RespondentsQuestion 3Female 3 TotalMale 97 100%Responses to Question 4 indicate clearly that the majority of recruits were between the agesof 18 and 35 years at commencement and 50 percent were under 30 years of age.Table 8: Commencement Age of RespondentsQuestion 4Age U25 25-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 46-50 51-55 56-60 TotalPercent 26 29 26 13 3 3 0 0 100%Question 5 aimed at determining the nature of prior employment, and provided data that mayindicate commonality in the type of work experience prior to commencement. Mostrespondents (80 percent) had performed work that involved trade, driving, industrial,agricultural and construction work.Table 9: Type of Prior Work of RespondentsQuestion 5Type Ag Off M/Trd E/Trd B/Trd Opr Ret Wsle Def HS Dri Cons Other TotalPercent 15 0 10 0 10 18 8 0 3 0 13 13 10 100%Questions 6 and 7 were aimed at identification of sports, leisure and community activitiesand participation that could be influential in contributing to success in work teams andorganisational commitment. The following tables show a strong indication of team sports asthe main form of participation.131