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Career Details :: First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers

Description

Supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators.

Experience

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.

Education

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some may require a bachelor's degree.

Training

Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers.

Tasks

• Confers with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within departments or between departments.
• Requisitions materials, supplies, equipment parts, or repair services.
• Recommends or implements measures to motivate employees and improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, or efficiency.
• Maintains operations data, such as time, production, and cost records, and prepares management reports.
• Plans and establishes work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
• Sets up and adjusts machines and equipment.
• Reads and analyzes charts, work orders, or production schedules to determine production requirements.
• Determines standards, production, and rates based on company policy, equipment and labor availability, and workload.
• Interprets specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers.
• Reviews operations and accounting records or reports to determine the feasibility of production estimates and evaluate current production.
• Monitors or patrols work area and enforces safety or sanitation regulations.
• Inspects materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
• Directs and coordinates the activities of employees engaged in production or processing of goods.
• Monitor gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure operators conform to production or processing standards.
• Confers with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems, complaints, or grievances.
• Demonstrates equipment operations or work procedures to new employees or assigns employees to experienced workers for training.
• Calculates labor and equipment requirements and production specifications, using standard formulas.

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Important Abilities

• Oral Expression
• Oral Comprehension
• Written Comprehension
• Problem Sensitivity
• Written Expression

General Work Activities

• Communicating With Other Workers
• Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
• Guiding, Directing & Motivating Subordinates
• Coordinating Work & Activities of Others
• Getting Information Needed to Do the Job

Important Skills

• Coordination
  
• Reading Comprehension
  
• Product Inspection
  
• Management of Personnel Resources
  
• Speaking
  

Frequent Work Context

• Job-Required Social Interaction
• Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
• Supervise, Coach, Train Others
• Consequence of Error
• Objective or Subjective Information

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