First-Line Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers
Manufacturing Supervisor, Production Supervisor, Shift Supervisor, Team Leader
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy.
Advanced Fighter Aircraft Integrated Avionics; Aerospace Propulsion; Aircraft Armament Systems Apprentice; Aircraft Armament Systems Helper, F-35; Airlift/Special Mission Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice, C-130/C-27J; Fuels Helper; Nondestructive Inspection Craftsman; Refuel/Bomber Aircraft Maintenance Helper, Any C-135/E-3/E-8; Remotely Piloted Aircraft Maintenance Journeyman, MQ-1/MQ-9; Tactical Aircraft Maintenance (5th Generation) Journeyman, F-35
Allied Trades Warrant Officer; Armament Systems Maintenance Warrant Officer; Cannon Crewmember; Cavalry Scout; Combat Medic Specialist; Engineer Equipment Maintenance Warrant Officer; Military Police; Petroleum Supply Specialist; Petroleum Technician; Unit Supply Specialist; Wheeled Vehicle Repairer
Aviation Maintenance Technician; Damage Controlman; Machinery Technician
Calibration Technician; Cryogenics Equipment Operator; Individual Material Readiness List (IMRL) Asset Manager; Machinist; Maintenance Management Specialist; Small Arms Repairer/Technician
Advanced Leader; CWO - Civil Engineer Corps; Electricians Mate, Nuclear Power; LDO - Civil Engineer Corps; LDO - Ordnance, Aviation; Machinists Mate, Nuclear Power; Nuclear Qualified Reactor Department Master Chief (RDMC); Shipboard Engineering Plant Program Manager; Submarine Nuclear Propulsion Plant Supervisor-Electrical; Surface Ship Nuclear Propulsion Plant Supervisor - Reactor Control
What they do:
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.
On the job, you would:
- Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.
- Direct and coordinate the activities of employees engaged in the production or processing of goods, such as inspectors, machine setters, or fabricators.
- Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Engineering and Technology
- mechanical
- product and service development
Business
- management
- human resources (HR)
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Social
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
- understanding people's reactions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- use rules to solve problems
Attention
- do two or more things at the same time
- pay attention to something without being distracted
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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:
- Dependability
- Leadership
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Initiative
- Concern for Others
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You might use software like this on the job:
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
- SAP
Internet browser software
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
Data base user interface and query software
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Access
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high school diploma/GED or
bachelor's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
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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.
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