First-Line Supervisors of Transportation & Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators
Also called:
Driver Manager, Fleet Manager, Trainmaster, Terminal Manager
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, or Navy.
Vehicle Operations Craftsman; Vehicle Operations Manager; Vehicle Operations Superintendent
Bridge Crewmember; Cannon Crewmember; Cargo Specialist; Cavalry Scout; M1 Armor Crewman; Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS)/High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) Crewmember; PATRIOT Launching Station Enhanced Operator/Maintainer; Transportation Senior Sergeant
Motor Transport Operations Chief
Aviation Boatswain's Mate, Launching and Recovery Equipment; Main Engine Officer (General); Ship Salvage Operations Officer; Ship's Engineer Officer (Diesel); Ship's Engineer Officer (General); Ship's Engineer Officer, Nuclear (Damage Control); Ship's Engineer Officer, Nuclear (Electrical); Ship's Engineer Officer, Nuclear (Main Propulsion); Ship's Reactor Mechanical Assistant; Special Warfare Boat Operator
What they do:
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators and helpers.
On the job, you would:
- Enforce safety rules and regulations.
- Plan work assignments and equipment allocations to meet transportation, operations or production goals.
- Confer with customers, supervisors, contractors, or other personnel to exchange information or to resolve problems.
Transportation
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Business
- customer service
- management
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
- understanding people's reactions
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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
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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:
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Stress Tolerance
- Integrity
- Leadership
- Initiative
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You might use software like this on the job:
Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
- @Road GeoManager
- eLading Bill of Lading Software
Mobile location based services software
- Accellos Real Dispatch
- Commercial vehicle operations CVO software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
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high school diploma or
some college
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are likely in the future.
$52,950
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, Marine Corps, or Navy.
