First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers
Also called: Maintenance Supervisor, Maintenance Foreman, Maintenance Manager, Production Crew Supervisor
In the Coast Guard: Aircraft Maintenance, Overhaul, Repair and Supply; Aviation Electronics; Aviation Engineering; Electronics; Material Maintenance
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.
- Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.
- Monitor tool and part inventories and the condition and maintenance of shops to ensure adequate working conditions.
Knowledge
Business
- management
- customer service
Engineering and Technology
- mechanical
- product and service development
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
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
- 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
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilities
Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
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.
leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Leadership
- Self Control
- Cooperation
- Stress Tolerance
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Data base user interface and query software
- Database software
- Microsoft Access
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- SAP software
- WorkTech MAXIMO
Project management software
- HCSS HeavyBid
- HCSS HeavyJob
Education
high school diploma or
some college
usually needed
some college
usually needed
These apprenticeships may have sponsors in your area:
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Job Outlook
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$59,850
per year, on average
This work is part of the green economy.
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