First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators

• Enforce safety rules and regulations.
• Direct workers in transportation or related services, such as pumping, moving, storing, or loading or unloading of materials or people.
• Review orders, production schedules, blueprints, or shipping or receiving notices to determine work sequences and material shipping dates, types, volumes, or destinations.
• Inspect or test materials, stock, vehicles, equipment, or facilities to ensure that they are safe, free of defects, and consistent with specifications.
• Confer with customers, supervisors, contractors, or other personnel to exchange information or to resolve problems.
• Monitor field work to ensure proper performance and use of materials.
• Dispatch personnel and vehicles in response to telephone or radio reports of emergencies.
• Drive vehicles or operate machines or equipment to complete work assignments or to assist workers.
• Plan and establish transportation routes.
• Maintain or verify records of time, materials, expenditures, or crew activities.
• Interpret transportation or tariff regulations, shipping orders, safety regulations, or company policies and procedures for workers.
• Prepare, compile, and submit reports on work activities, operations, production, or work-related accidents.
• Resolve worker problems or collaborate with employees to assist in problem resolution.
• Recommend or implement personnel actions, such as employee selection, evaluation, rewards, or disciplinary actions.
• Perform or schedule repairs or preventive maintenance of vehicles or other equipment.
• Explain and demonstrate work tasks to new workers or assign training tasks to experienced workers.
• Requisition needed personnel, supplies, equipment, parts, or repair services.
• Recommend and implement measures to improve worker motivation, equipment performance, work methods, or customer services.

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• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators.