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

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

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
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, Training and Experience

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

Related Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year

On-the-Job Training: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year

Detailed Work Activities

Monitor work environment to ensure safety or adherence to specifications.
Schedule operational activities.
Plan work operations.
Resolve personnel problems.
Monitor loading processes to ensure they are performed properly.
Explain regulations, policies, or procedures.
Direct material handling or moving activities.
Verify information or specifications.
Notify others of emergencies, problems, or hazards.
Plan production or operational procedures or sequences.
Evaluate performance of applicants, trainees, or employees.
Assist skilled construction or extraction personnel.
Record operational or production data.
Meet with coworkers to communicate work orders or plans.
Support the professional development of others.
Inspect material-moving equipment to detect problems.
Resolve personnel problems.
Recommend personnel decisions or human resources activities.
Train transportation or material moving personnel.
Schedule operational activities.
Provide transportation information to passengers or customers.
Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.
Plan work operations.
Inspect facilities to ensure compliance with safety, quality, or service standards.
Recommend personnel decisions or human resources activities.
Acquire supplies or 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

Maintain a safe working environment by monitoring safety procedures and equipment.
Collaborate with workers and managers to solve work-related problems.
Review work throughout the work process and at completion to ensure that it has been performed properly.
Inform designated employees or departments of items loaded or problems encountered.
Inspect equipment for wear and for conformance to specifications.
Prepare and maintain work records and reports of information such as employee time and wages, daily receipts, or inspection results.
Transmit and explain work orders to laborers.
Plan work schedules and assign duties to maintain adequate staff for effective performance of activities and response to fluctuating workloads.
Participate in the hiring process by reviewing credentials, conducting interviews, or making hiring decisions or recommendations.
Estimate material, time, and staffing requirements for a given project, based on work orders, job specifications, and experience.
Counsel employees in work-related activities, personal growth, or career development.
Assess training needs of staff and arrange for or provide appropriate instruction.
Conduct staff meetings to relay general information or to address specific topics, such as safety.
Check specifications of materials loaded or unloaded against information contained in work orders.
Perform the same work duties as those supervised, or perform more difficult or skilled tasks or assist in their performance.
Resolve personnel problems, complaints, or formal grievances when possible, or refer them to higher-level supervisors for resolution.
Recommend or initiate personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers, or disciplinary measures.
Evaluate employee performance and prepare performance appraisals.
Examine freight to determine loading sequences.
Schedule times of shipment and modes of transportation for materials.
Inventory supplies and requisition or purchase additional items, as necessary.
Quote prices to customers.
Provide assistance in balancing books, tracking, monitoring, or projecting a unit's budget needs, and in developing unit policies and procedures.
Inspect job sites to determine the extent of maintenance or repairs needed.

Work Styles

Social Orientation

Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.

Achievement/Effort

Persistence

Initiative

Leadership

Cooperation

Concern for Others

Self-Control

Stress Tolerance

Adaptability/Flexibility

Dependability

Attention to Detail

Integrity

Independence

Innovation

Analytical Thinking

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.

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