Home / Career Explorer / Transportation

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

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of material-moving machine and vehicle operators and helpers.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)

Related Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months

On-the-Job Training: Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months

Detailed Work Activities

Monitor work environment to ensure safety or adherence to specifications.
Load shipments, belongings, or materials.
Direct passenger or freight transport activities.
Direct material handling or moving activities.
Schedule product or material transportation.
Plan work operations.
Resolve issues affecting transportation operations.
Resolve personnel problems.
Review work orders or schedules to determine operations or procedures.
Recommend personnel decisions or human resources activities.
Verify information or specifications.
Record operational or production data.
Explain regulations, policies, or procedures.
Prepare accident or incident reports.
Acquire supplies or equipment.
Test materials, solutions, or samples.
Inspect motor vehicles.
Inspect facilities to ensure compliance with safety, quality, or service standards.
Determine resource needs.
Direct emergency management activities.
Arrange maintenance activities.
Maintain vehicles in good working condition.
Measure product or material dimensions.
Weigh materials to ensure compliance with specifications.
Operate vehicles or material-moving equipment.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

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

Work Styles

Innovation

A tendency to be inventive, to be imaginative, and to adopt new perspectives on ways to accomplish work.

Innovation

Achievement Orientation

Intellectual Curiosity

Tolerance for Ambiguity

Initiative

Adaptability

Self-Confidence

Perseverance

Leadership Orientation

Humility

Sincerity

Empathy

Cooperation

Optimism

Social Orientation

Cautiousness

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Integrity

Stress Tolerance

Self-Control

Data Source: This page includes information from the O*NET 30.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This page includes Employment Projections program, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Session has been expired