First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Course Advisor, Inc.
Get a reply from this employer
Your resume and cover letter, tailored to exactly what they’re hiring for.
Job summary
Qualifications
- Ability to supervise and coordinate transportation and material-moving activities.
- Strong communication skills to interact effectively with various personnel.
- Understanding of cargo handling requirements and logistics.
Responsibilities
- Supervise and coordinate activities of transportation operators.
- Inspect vehicles and ensure safety and compliance.
- Plan work assignments to meet operational goals.
Skills
Tools
Job description
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators and helpers.
- Confer with customers, supervisors, contractors, or other personnel to exchange information or to resolve problems.
- Examine, measure, or weigh cargo or materials to determine specific handling requirements.
- Review orders, production schedules, blueprints, or shipping or receiving notices to determine work sequences and material shipping dates, types, volumes, or destinations.
- Inspect or test materials, stock, vehicles, equipment, or facilities to ensure that they are safe, free of defects, and consistent with specifications.
- Plan work assignments and equipment allocations to meet transportation, operations or production goals.
- Requisition needed personnel, supplies, equipment, parts, or repair services.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Time Management: Managing one’s own time and the time of others.
Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Shipping Receiving Manager
- Load-Out Supervisor
- Area Captain
- Cellars Supervisor
- Stevedoring Superintendent
In the United States, there were 204,200 jobs for Transportation Supervisor in 2016. New jobs are being produced at a rate of 6.6% which is above the national average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 13,500 new jobs for Transportation Supervisor by 2026. There will be an estimated 22,600 positions for Transportation Supervisor per year.
The states with the most job growth for Transportation Supervisor are Utah, Nevada, and North Dakota. Watch out if you plan on working in Maine, Delaware, or Alaska. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.
Below is a list of the types of tools and technologies that Transportation Supervisors may use on a daily basis:
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Outlook
- Web browser software
- Microsoft Access
- SAP
- Scheduling software
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Mapping software
- General ledger software
- Bill of lading software
- JDA Manugistics
'/%3e%3cpath%20d='M101.744%2012.4726L102.894%2016.1947L99.0021%2013.2201L101.744%2012.4726ZM105.3%208.40937H100.488L99.0026%203.59473L97.5116%208.41047L92.7%208.40385L96.5965%2011.3834L95.1055%2016.1942L99.0021%2013.2196L101.408%2011.3834L105.3%208.40992V8.40937Z'%20fill='white'/%3e%3cdefs%3e%3clinearGradient%20id='paint0_linear_5593_1381'%20x1='90'%20y1='9.44471'%20x2='99'%20y2='9.44471'%20gradientUnits='userSpaceOnUse'%3e%3cstop%20stop-color='%2300AD70'/%3e%3cstop%20offset='0.998594'%20stop-color='%2300B67A'/%3e%3cstop%20offset='1'%20stop-color='%23DCDCE6'/%3e%3c/linearGradient%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e){kind=small}
