First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators. Excludes team or work leaders.
- Tasks
- 20 tasks20 core
- Family
- ProductionOne of its 114 occupations
- Code
- 51-1011.00SOC 2018: 51-1011
What the work is made of
All 20 are core tasks, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the job
- Task 1. Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.Core taskTask 8450Rated by 97 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 2. Keep records of employees' attendance and hours worked.Core taskTask 20155Rated by 97 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 3. Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.Core taskTask 8455Rated by 97 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 4. Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.Core taskTask 8452Rated by 98 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 5. Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.Core taskTask 8454Rated by 97 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 6. Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.Core taskTask 8453Rated by 97 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 7. Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers.Core taskTask 8459Rated by 97 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 8. Observe work and monitor gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards.Core taskTask 8457Rated by 97 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 9. Direct and coordinate the activities of employees engaged in the production or processing of goods, such as inspectors, machine setters, or fabricators.Core taskTask 8451Rated by 97 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 10. Conduct employee training in equipment operations or work and safety procedures, or assign employee training to experienced workers.Core taskTask 20154Rated by 96 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 11. Evaluate employee performance.Core taskTask 21207Rated by 97 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 12. Confer with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems, complaints, or grievances.Core taskTask 8458Rated by 98 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 13. Determine standards, budgets, production goals, and rates, based on company policies, equipment and labor availability, and workloads.Core taskTask 8462Rated by 96 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 14. Calculate labor and equipment requirements and production specifications, using standard formulas.Core taskTask 8466Rated by 98 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 15. Recommend or implement measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, or efficiency.Core taskTask 8461Rated by 97 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 16. Maintain operations data, such as time, production, and cost records, and prepare management reports of production results.Core taskTask 8460Rated by 98 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 17. Requisition materials, supplies, equipment parts, or repair services.Core taskTask 8463Rated by 97 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 18. Set up and adjust machines and equipment.Core taskTask 8465Rated by 96 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 19. Recommend or execute personnel actions, such as hirings, evaluations, or promotions.Core taskTask 20156Rated by 97 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 20. Plan and develop new products and production processes.Core taskTask 8467Rated by 98 people who do the job, August 2020
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 51-1011
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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