First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers
Also called:
Electrical Foreman, Facilities Manager, Maintenance Foreman, Maintenance Supervisor
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy.
Advanced Fighter Aircraft Integrated Avionics; Aircraft Armament Systems Apprentice, F-35; Aircrew Flight Equipment Apprentice; Bomber/Special Electronic Warfare and Radar Surveillance Integrated Avionics Apprentice, E-3 Computer/Electronic Warfare Systems; Bomber/Special Integrated Instrument and Flight Control Systems Apprentice, B-2; Fighter Aircraft Integrated Avionics Journeyman, F-16 Avionics; Missile And Space Systems Electronic Maintenance Apprentice; Mobility Air Forces Integrated Communication/Navigation/Mission Systems Journeyman, C-5; Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory Helper; Special Operations Forces/Personnel Recovery (SOF/PR) Integrated Electronic Warfare Systems; Water and Fuel Systems Maintenance Journeyman
AH-64 Attack Helicopter Repairer; Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Systems Tactician/Technician; Aviation Maintenance Technician (Nonrated); Computer/Detection Systems Repairer; Field Artillery (FA) Firefinder Radar Operator; Maintenance Supervisor; Nodal Network Systems Operator-Maintainer; Radar Repairer; Senior Electronic Maintenance Supervisor; Telecommunications Operations Chief
Advanced Fighter Aircraft Integrated Avionics; Aircraft Structural Maintenance; Bomber/Special Electronic Warfare and Radar Surveillance Integrated Avionics; CWO - Ordnance Technician, Surface; Electronics Specialty; LDO - Electronics, Surface; LDO - Ordnance, Surface; Mobility Air Forces Integrated Communication/Navigation/Mission Systems; RL - Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer - Aerospace Engineering; Special Operations Forces/Personnel Recovery (SOF/PR) Integrated Electronic Warfare Systems; Water and Fuel Systems Maintenance
AH-64 Attack Helicopter Repairer; Aircraft Structural Maintenance Apprentice; Bomber/Special Electronic Warfare and Radar Surveillance Integrated Avionics Apprentice, RC-135/AFISRA Systems/Carry-on EW; Bomber/Special Integrated Instrument and Flight Control Systems Helper, E-8; Field Artillery Surveyor/Meteorological Crewmember; Ground Radar Systems Craftsman; Marine Engineering Officer; Mobility Air Forces Integrated Communication/Navigation/Mission Systems Journeyman, KC-10; RF Transmission Systems Craftsman; Special Operations Forces/Personnel Recovery (SOF/PR) Integrated Communication/Navigation/Mission Systems Craftsman
AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD} 3.6 Supervisor; AEGIS Weapon System MK-7 Technician (BL 7)/AEGIS Radar System SPY-1B/D/D(V) Supervisor; Aircraft Organizational Maintenance Officer, Aircraft Division; Aviation Maintenance/Production Chief; Combat Systems Maintenance Manager (CSMM), Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) Management; Electronics Technician, Submarine, Communications; LDO - Engineering/Repair, Surface; Marine Gas Turbine Inspector; Public Works Maintenance Officer; Steam Propulsion Maintenance Supervisor; Weapons Repair Officer
What they do:
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers.
On the job, you would:
- Determine schedules, sequences, and assignments for work activities, based on work priority, quantity of equipment, and skill of personnel.
- 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.
- Investigate accidents or injuries and prepare reports of findings.
Engineering and Technology
- mechanical
- computers and electronics
Business
- customer service
- management
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
- law and government
Arts and Humanities
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Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Resource Management
- selecting and managing the best workers for a job
- managing your time and the time of other people
Social
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
- teaching people how to do something
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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
- notice when problems happen
Hearing and Speech
- recognize spoken words
- speak clearly
Attention
- do two or more things at the same time
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People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Leadership
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Stress Tolerance
- Self Control
- Integrity
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You might use software like this on the job:
Project management software
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft SharePoint
Data base user interface and query software
- Database software
- Microsoft Access
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
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high school diploma/GED or
certificate after high school
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$63,540
per year, on average
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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In the military:
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy.
