(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Job Description
Supervise and coordinate the activities of helpers, laborers, or material movers.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
99
|
Collaborate with workers and managers to solve work-related problems. |
93
|
Review work throughout the work process and at completion to ensure that it has been performed properly. |
90
|
Plan work schedules and assign duties to maintain adequate staff for effective performance of activities and response to fluctuating workloads. |
90
|
Resolve personnel problems, complaints, and formal grievances when possible, or refer them to higher-level supervisors for resolution. |
89
|
Inform designated employees or departments of items loaded and problems encountered. |
85
|
Counsel employees in work-related activities, personal growth, and career development. |
80
|
Recommend or initiate personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers, and disciplinary measures. |
79
|
Evaluate employee performance and prepare performance appraisals. |
77
|
Transmit and explain work orders to laborers. |
77
|
Assess training needs of staff and arrange for or provide appropriate instruction. |
75
|
Perform the same work duties as those supervised or perform more difficult or skilled tasks or assist in their performance. |
75
|
Conduct staff meetings to relay general information or to address specific topics, such as safety. |
71
|
Inspect equipment for wear and for conformance to specifications. |
70
|
Check specifications of materials loaded or unloaded against information contained in work orders. |
69
|
Prepare and maintain work records and reports of information such as employee time and wages, daily receipts, and inspection results. |
67
|
Examine freight to determine loading sequences. |
66
|
Estimate material, time, and staffing requirements for a given project, based on work orders, job specifications, and experience. |
62
|
Inventory supplies, and requisition or purchase additional items as necessary. |
60
|
Participate in the hiring process by reviewing credentials, conducting interviews, or making hiring decisions or recommendations. |
59
|
Schedule times of shipment and modes of transportation for materials. |
40
|
Inspect job sites to determine the extent of maintenance or repairs needed. |
39
|
Provide assistance in balancing books, tracking, monitoring, and projecting a unit's budget needs, and in developing unit policies and procedures. |
29
|
Quote prices to customers. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
69
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
67
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
67
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
64
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
63
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
63
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
60
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
58
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
57
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
56
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
56
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
55
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
55
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
54
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
53
|
Getting Information
|
51
|
Thinking Creatively
|
51
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
49
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
48
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
47
|
Processing Information
|
47
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
47
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
47
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
46
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
45
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
45
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
44
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
43
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
42
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
40
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
40
|
Interacting With Computers
|
39
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
39
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
36
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
36
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
36
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
35
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
33
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
25
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
20
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
13
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|