49-1011.00 · Task explorer
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers. May also advise customers on recommended services. Excludes team or work leaders.
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This source lists 22 tasks, including 17 marked Core and 5 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 08/2021.
22 tasks shown
Core · Task 2929 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools or gauges to verify conformance to standards or repair requirements.
Core · Task 15263 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
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.
Core · Task 2920 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Interpret specifications, blueprints, or job orders to construct templates and lay out reference points for workers.
Core · Task 2914 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.
Core · Task 2925 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Perform skilled repair or maintenance operations, using equipment such as hand or power tools, hydraulic presses or shears, or welding equipment.
Core · Task 2919 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Compute estimates and actual costs of factors such as materials, labor, or outside contractors.
Core · Task 15262 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Monitor tool and part inventories and the condition and maintenance of shops to ensure adequate working conditions.
Core · Task 2918 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Requisition materials and supplies, such as tools, equipment, or replacement parts.
Core · Task 2923 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Confer with personnel, such as management, engineering, quality control, customer, or union workers' representatives, to coordinate work activities, resolve employee grievances, or identify and review resource needs.
Core · Task 2912 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Determine schedules, sequences, and assignments for work activities, based on work priority, quantity of equipment, and skill of personnel.
Core · Task 2915 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Examine objects, systems, or facilities and analyze information to determine needed installations, services, or repairs.
Core · Task 2917 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Counsel employees about work-related issues and assist employees to correct job-skill deficiencies.
Core · Task 2924 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Recommend or initiate personnel actions, such as hires, promotions, transfers, discharges, or disciplinary measures.
Core · Task 2922 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Investigate accidents or injuries and prepare reports of findings.
Core · Task 2921 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Conduct or arrange for worker training in safety, repair, or maintenance techniques, operational procedures, or equipment use.
Core · Task 2927 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Develop, implement, or evaluate maintenance policies and procedures.
Core · Task 2930 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Meet with vendors or suppliers to discuss products used in repair work.
Supplemental · Task 2916 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Participate in budget preparation and administration, coordinating purchasing and documentation and monitoring departmental expenditures.
Supplemental · Task 15264 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Review, evaluate, accept, and coordinate completion of work bid from contractors.
Supplemental · Task 2926 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Compile operational or personnel records, such as time and production records, inventory data, repair or maintenance statistics, or test results.
Supplemental · Task 2931 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Develop or implement electronic maintenance programs or computer information management systems.
Supplemental · Task 2932 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Design equipment configurations to meet personnel needs.
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