First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators
Also called: Driver Manager, Fleet Manager, Transportation Supervisor, Warehouse Supervisor,
What they do:
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of material-moving machine and vehicle operators and helpers.On the job, you would:
- Enforce safety rules and regulations.
- Plan work assignments and equipment allocations to meet transportation, operations or production goals.
- Review orders, production schedules, blueprints, or shipping or receiving notices to determine work sequences and material shipping dates, types, volumes, or destinations.
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What they do:
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of material-moving machine and vehicle operators and helpers.On the job, you would:
- Enforce safety rules and regulations.
- Plan work assignments and equipment allocations to meet transportation, operations or production goals.
- Review orders, production schedules, blueprints, or shipping or receiving notices to determine work sequences and material shipping dates, types, volumes, or destinations.
KNOWLEDGE
Transportation
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Business
- customer service
- management
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
SKILLS
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
- understanding people's reactions
ABILITIES
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- use rules to solve problems
Attention
- do two or more things at the same time
PERSONALITY
People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Leadership
- Stress Tolerance
- Cooperation
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
TECHNOLOGY
You might use software like this on the job:
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- SAP
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
- Bill of lading software
- XATA XATANET
EDUCATION
- high school diploma/GED
- some college
JOB OUTLOOK
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$55,060
$33,540
$87,310