First-Line Supervisors of Transportation & Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators
Description : Directly supervise and coordinate activities of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators and helpers.
JobTitles : Dock Supervisor, Driver Manager, Fleet Manager, On Car Supervisor, Operations Supervisor, Street Supervisor, Supervisor, Trainmaster, Transportation Supervisor, Warehouse Supervisor
Tasks:
- Enforce safety rules and regulations.
- Plan work assignments and equipment allocations to meet transportation, operations or production goals.
- 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.