First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers
Maintenance Foreman, Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Supervisor, Service Manager
Select a military branch to see samples.
Advanced Fighter Aircraft Integrated Avionics; Airborne Mission Systems Specialist Apprentice, C-37; Aircraft Armament Systems Apprentice; Aircraft Hydraulic Systems Helper; Airlift/Special Mission Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice, C-5; Electrical Systems Journeyman; Helicopter/Tiltrotor Aircraft Maintenance Helper, CV-22; Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance Helper; Radar, Airfield and Weather Systems (RAWS) Apprentice; Special Reconnaissance Helper
AH-64 Attack Helicopter Repairer; Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Systems Technician; Aviation Maintenance Officer; Cavalry Scout; Electronic Maintenance Supervisor; Health Services Maintenance Technician; Military Intelligence (MI) Systems Maintainer/Integrator; Prime Power Production Specialist; Senior Electronic Maintenance Supervisor; Tactical Power Generation Specialist
Aids to Navigation; Aviation Engineering Specialty; Avionics Electrical Technician; Diving Specialist; Electronics; Electronics Technician; Information System Technician; Machinery Technician; Marine Safety Specialist Engineer; Material Maintenance Specialty
Air Traffic Control Communications Technician; Aircraft Maintenance Chief; Avionics Officer; Electronics Engineer; Fixed-Wing Aircraft Airframe Mechanic, AV-8/TAV-8; Fixed-Wing Aircraft Power Plants Mechanic, F-402; Ground Electronics Telecommunications and Information Technology Systems Maintainer; Helicopter/Tiltrotor Dynamic Components Mechanic; Network Administrator; Tactical Data Systems Technician
ADP Systems Maintenance Officer; AEGIS Weapons System (AWS) Technician Baseline 9C AEGIS Radar System SPY-1D-MOD Supervisor; Antisubmarine Weapons Officer; Combat Control Systems Technician; Electronics Technician, Submarine, Navigation; Interior Communication Operator; Maintenance and Production Chief; Public Works Transportation Officer; Ship's Reactor Control Assistant; Submarine Nuclear Propulsion Plant Supervisor - Mechanical
; Aerospace Propulsion Craftsman, Turboprop andTurboshaft Propulsion (helicopter, propeller, tiltrotor aircraft); Aircraft Electrical And Environmental Systems; Aircraft Hydraulic Systems Craftsman; Aircrew Flight Equipment Manager; Avionics Test Station; Fighter/Remotely Piloted Aircraft Maintenance Superintendent; Low Observable Aircraft Structural Maintenance Craftsman; Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance Craftsman; Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory Craftsman
What they do:
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers. May also advise customers on recommended services. Excludes team or work leaders.
On the job, you would:
- Inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools or gauges to verify conformance to standards or repair requirements.
- Inspect and monitor work areas, examine tools and equipment, and provide employee safety training to prevent, detect, and correct unsafe conditions or violations of procedures and safety rules.
- Interpret specifications, blueprints, or job orders to construct templates and lay out reference points for workers.
Knowledge
Business
- management
- customer service
Engineering and Technology
- mechanical
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Skills
Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- talking to others
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Resource Management
- selecting and managing the best workers for a job
- managing your time and the time of other people
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- use rules to solve problems
Hearing and Speech
- recognize spoken words
- speak clearly
Visual Understanding
- see hidden patterns
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Stress Tolerance
- Integrity
- Leadership
- Self Control
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Microsoft Dynamics
- SAP software
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Data base user interface and query software
- Microsoft Access
- Yardi software
Education
Education: (rated 3 of 5)
high school diploma/GED or
some college
usually needed
some college
usually needed
Job Outlook
Average
New job opportunities are likely in the future.
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