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

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

Job Task

• Examines, measures, and weighs cargo or materials to determine specific handling requirements.
• Computes and estimates cash, payroll, transportation, personnel, and storage requirements, using calculator.
• Requisitions needed personnel, supplies, equipment, parts, or repair services.
• Recommends and implements measures to improve worker motivation, equipment performance, work methods, and customer services.
• Prepares, compiles, and submits reports on work activities, operations, production, and work related accidents.
• Inspects or tests materials, stock, vehicles, equipment, and facilities to locate defects, meet maintenance or production specifications, and verify safety standards.
• Interprets transportation and tariff regulations, shipping orders, safety regulations, and company policies and procedures for workers.
• Recommends or implements personnel actions, such as hiring, firing, and performance evaluations.
• Receives telephone or radio reports of emergencies and dispatches personnel and vehicle in response to request.
• Confers with customers, supervisors, contractors, and other personnel to exchange information and resolve problems.
• Assists workers in performing tasks, such as coupling railroad cars or loading vehicles.
• Repairs or schedules repair and preventive maintenance of vehicles and other equipment.
• Drives vehicles or operates machines or equipment.
• Reviews orders, production schedules, and shipping/receiving notices to determine work sequence and material shipping dates, type, volume, and destinations.
• Plans and establishes transportation routes, work schedules, and assignments and allocates equipment to meet transportation, operations, or production goals.
• Directs workers in transportation or related services, such as pumping, moving, storing, and loading/unloading of materials or people.
• Maintains or verifies time, transportation, financial, inventory and personnel records.
• Explains and demonstrates work tasks to new workers or assigns workers to experienced workers for further training.
• Resolves worker problems or assists workers in solving problems.

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