Occupation

First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand

Human Advantage 75%

Significant human skills needed

AI Automation Risk Low Risk
2.3 / 10

This occupation requires complex human judgment, social interaction, and creative problem-solving that are difficult to automate.

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of helpers, laborers, or material movers, hand.

Also Known As: Agency Operator, Aircraft Cleaning Supervisor, Boat and Plant Utility Supervisor, Building Materials Supervisor, Car Cleaning Supervisor, Car Wash Supervisor, Carpenter Labor Supervisor, Chute Boss +64 more

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Core Tasks

  1. Maintain a safe working environment by monitoring safety procedures and equipment.
  2. Collaborate with workers and managers to solve work-related problems.
  3. Review work throughout the work process and at completion to ensure that it has been performed properly.
  4. Inform designated employees or departments of items loaded or problems encountered.
  5. Inspect equipment for wear and for conformance to specifications.
  6. Prepare and maintain work records and reports of information such as employee time and wages, daily receipts, or inspection results.
  7. Transmit and explain work orders to laborers.
  8. Plan work schedules and assign duties to maintain adequate staff for effective performance of activities and response to fluctuating workloads.
  9. Participate in the hiring process by reviewing credentials, conducting interviews, or making hiring decisions or recommendations.
  10. Estimate material, time, and staffing requirements for a given project, based on work orders, job specifications, and experience.
  11. Counsel employees in work-related activities, personal growth, or career development.
  12. Assess training needs of staff and arrange for or provide appropriate instruction.
  13. Conduct staff meetings to relay general information or to address specific topics, such as safety.
  14. Check specifications of materials loaded or unloaded against information contained in work orders.
  15. Perform the same work duties as those supervised, or perform more difficult or skilled tasks or assist in their performance.
  16. Resolve personnel problems, complaints, or formal grievances when possible, or refer them to higher-level supervisors for resolution.
  17. Recommend or initiate personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers, or disciplinary measures.
  18. Evaluate employee performance and prepare performance appraisals.

Supplemental Tasks (6)

  1. Examine freight to determine loading sequences.
  2. Schedule times of shipment and modes of transportation for materials.
  3. Inventory supplies and requisition or purchase additional items, as necessary.
  4. Quote prices to customers.
  5. Provide assistance in balancing books, tracking, monitoring, or projecting a unit's budget needs, and in developing unit policies and procedures.
  6. Inspect job sites to determine the extent of maintenance or repairs needed.

Education & Training

Job Zone 2 Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
Education: These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
Experience: Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
On-the-Job Training: Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Education Level Distribution

Percentage of workers in this occupation with each education level.

High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
35%
Some College Courses
31%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)
21%
Bachelor's Degree
9%
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
4%

Technology & Tools

Hot Technologies

  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Oracle Database
  • SAP software

Software (17)

  • Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
  • Employee scheduling software
  • Enterprise resource planning ERP software
  • Inventory control software
  • Inventory management systems
  • Sage ERP Accpac
  • Time and attendance software
  • Warehouse management system WMS
  • Word processing software

Tools & Equipment (23)

  • Banding machines
  • Barcode scanners
  • Claw hammers
  • Desktop computers
  • Dollies
  • Forklifts
  • Glue guns
  • Hand planes
  • Hand saws
  • Handtrucks
  • Hoisting hooks
  • Hydraulic jacks
  • Hydraulic winches
  • Lift trucks
  • Material-hoisting slings
  • Overhead cranes
  • Pallet jacks
  • Personal computers
  • Power hoists
  • Power saws
  • Scaffolding
  • Tape guns
  • Utility knives

Where This Career Leads

Career progression organized by specialty track and experience level.

Planning & Logistics Advanced Manufacturing

Zone 2
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand You are here
Zone 3
First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators 95% match
Zone 4
Biomass Power Plant Managers 80% match
Zone 5
Urban and Regional Planners 75% match

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