First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators - 53-1031.00

O*NET-SOC Description

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

DOT Titles Included in this O*NET-SOC Code

  • Boatswain
  • Compressor-Station Engineer, Chief
  • Conductor, Yard
  • Crane-Crew Supervisor
  • Dispatcher, Bus and Trolley
  • Dispatcher, Concrete Products
  • Distribution Supervisor
  • Driver Supervisor
  • Garbage-Collection Supervisor
  • Gas-Pumping-Station Supervisor
  • Gauger, Chief
  • Header
  • Load-Out Supervisor
  • Loading-Rack Supervisor
  • Manager, Distribution Warehouse
  • Manager, Storage Garage
  • Material-Crew Supervisor
  • Material-Handling Supervisor
  • Road Supervisor
  • Road Supervisor of Engines
  • Sanitary-Landfill Supervisor
  • Snow-Removing Supervisor
  • Station Engineer, Chief
  • Superintendent, Stevedoring
  • Supervisor, Cab
  • Supervisor, Cellars
  • Supervisor, Dock
  • Supervisor, Ferry Terminal
  • Supervisor, Field Pipelines
  • Supervisor, Grading
  • Supervisor, Parking Lot
  • Supervisor, Pumping
  • Supervisor, Reactor Fueling
  • Supervisor, Route Sales-Delivery Drivers
  • Surface Supervisor
  • Track Supervisor
  • Truck Supervisor
  • Warehouse Traffic Supervisor
  • Well Puller, Head
  • Yard Manager
  • Yard Supervisor
  • Yard Supervisor, Building Materials or Lumber

Sample of Occupations in this SOC Family

53-1011.00 Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
53-1021.00 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
53-1031.00 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Compute and estimate cash, payroll, transportation, personnel, and storage requirements.
  • Confer with customers, supervisors, contractors, and other personnel to exchange information and to resolve problems.
  • Direct workers in transportation or related services, such as pumping, moving, storing, and loading/unloading of materials or people.
  • Dispatch personnel and vehicles in respond to telephone or radio reports of emergencies.
  • Drive vehicles or operate machines or equipment to complete work assignments or to assist workers.
  • Enforce safety rules and regulations.
  • Examine, measure, and weigh cargo or materials to determine specific handling requirements.
  • Explain and demonstrate work tasks to new workers, or assign workers to more experienced workers for further training.
  • Inspect or test materials, stock, vehicles, equipment, and facilities to ensure that they are safe, free of defects, and meet specifications.
  • Interpret transportation and tariff regulations, shipping orders, safety regulations, and company policies and procedures for workers.
  • Maintain or verify records of time, materials, expenditures, and crew activities.
  • Monitor field work to ensure that it is being performed properly and that materials are being used as they should be.
  • Perform or schedule repairs and preventive maintenance of vehicles and other equipment.
  • Plan and establish transportation routes.
  • Plan work assignments and equipment allocations in order to meet transportation, operations, or production goals.
  • Prepare, compile, and submit reports on work activities, operations, production, and work-related accidents.
  • Provide workers with assistance in performing tasks such as coupling railroad cars or loading vehicles.
  • Recommend and implement measures to improve worker motivation, equipment performance, work methods, and customer services.
  • Recommend or implement personnel actions such as employee selection, evaluation, and rewards or disciplinary actions.
  • Requisition needed personnel, supplies, equipment, parts, or repair services.
  • Resolve worker problems, or collaborate with employees to assist in problem resolution.
  • Review orders, production schedules, blueprints, and shipping/receiving notices to determine work sequences and material shipping dates, types, volumes, and destinations.

Detailed Work Activities

  • assign work to staff or employees
  • compile numerical or statistical data
  • conduct or attend staff meetings
  • confer with customer representatives
  • consult with managerial or supervisory personnel
  • demonstrate or explain assembly or use of equipment
  • determine response needed to dispatch to emergency
  • develop maintenance schedules
  • dictate correspondence
  • direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff
  • direct and coordinate highway transportation activities
  • drive truck with capacity greater than 3 tons
  • establish employee performance standards
  • estimate time or cost for installation, repair, or construction projects
  • expedite freight movement
  • explain rules, policies or regulations
  • explain work orders, specifications, or work techniques to workers
  • hire, discharge, transfer, or promote workers
  • inspect facilities to determine repair or replacement needs
  • inspect machinery or equipment to determine adjustments or repairs needed
  • inspect or test materials to verify safety standards or ensure meeting of specifications
  • maintain file of job openings
  • maintain inventory of office equipment or furniture
  • maintain job descriptions
  • maintain or repair cargo or passenger vehicle
  • maintain production or work records
  • maintain records, reports, or files
  • monitor worker performance
  • operate material moving, loading, or unloading equipment
  • orient new employees
  • oversee work progress to verify safety or conformance to standards
  • perform safety inspections in transportation setting
  • plan or organize work
  • prepare or maintain employee records
  • prepare reports
  • read maps
  • read work order, instructions, formulas, or processing charts
  • recommend improvements to work methods or procedures
  • recommend personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers, and dismissals
  • recommend purchase or repair of furnishings or equipment
  • requisition stock, materials, supplies or equipment
  • resolve or assist workers to resolve work problems
  • resolve personnel problems or grievances
  • review schedules to obtain cargo loading information
  • route freight shipments
  • schedule activities, classes, or events
  • schedule employee work hours
  • use two-way radio or mobile phone
  • use weighing or measuring devices in transportation