(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Job Description
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators and helpers.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
98
|
Confer with customers, supervisors, contractors, and other personnel to exchange information and to resolve problems. |
97
|
Resolve worker problems or collaborate with employees to assist in problem resolution. |
94
|
Enforce safety rules and regulations. |
91
|
Plan work assignments and equipment allocations to meet transportation, operations, or production goals. |
89
|
Prepare, compile, and submit reports on work activities, operations, production, and work-related accidents. |
89
|
Recommend or implement personnel actions, such as employee selection, evaluation, and rewards or disciplinary actions. |
86
|
Monitor field work to ensure that it is being performed properly and that materials are being used as they should be. |
86
|
Recommend and implement measures to improve worker motivation, equipment performance, work methods, and customer services. |
85
|
Explain and demonstrate work tasks to new workers or assign training tasks to experienced workers. |
84
|
Maintain or verify records of time, materials, expenditures, and crew activities. |
80
|
Direct workers in transportation or related services, such as pumping, moving, storing, and loading or unloading of materials or people. |
80
|
Review orders, production schedules, blueprints, and shipping or receiving notices to determine work sequences and material shipping dates, types, volumes, and destinations. |
79
|
Requisition needed personnel, supplies, equipment, parts, or repair services. |
76
|
Interpret transportation and tariff regulations, shipping orders, safety regulations, and company policies and procedures for workers. |
59
|
Perform or schedule repairs and preventive maintenance of vehicles and other equipment. |
58
|
Drive vehicles or operate machines or equipment to complete work assignments or to assist workers. |
57
|
Plan and establish transportation routes. |
57
|
Inspect or test materials, stock, vehicles, equipment, and facilities to ensure that they are safe, free of defects, and consistent with specifications. |
57
|
Compute and estimate cash, payroll, transportation, personnel, and storage requirements. |
54
|
Examine, measure, and weigh cargo or materials to determine specific handling requirements. |
53
|
Dispatch personnel and vehicles in response to telephone or radio reports of emergencies. |
52
|
Assist workers in tasks such as coupling railroad cars or loading vehicles. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
73
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
73
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
72
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
71
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
68
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
68
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
68
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
67
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
65
|
Getting Information
|
60
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
59
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
58
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
58
|
Processing Information
|
58
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
57
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
57
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
55
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
55
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
55
|
Interacting With Computers
|
54
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
54
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
53
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
52
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
52
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
52
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
51
|
Thinking Creatively
|
51
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
50
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
46
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
45
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
44
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
43
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
43
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
40
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
39
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
38
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
36
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
36
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
35
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
34
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
27
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|