First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of helpers, laborers, or material movers, hand.
What you’d do
- 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.
Skills that matter
- Coordination
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
How to get there
Little to some preparation: usually a high school diploma or GED, though some jobs do not need one
Also called
- Receiving Supervisor
- Shipping Supervisor
- Warehouse Manager
- Warehouse Supervisor
- Floor Supervisor
- Packaging Supervisor
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