crane-crew-supervisor/references/tasks.md

Tasks & work activities — crane crew supervisor

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 53-1042.00 (First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand).

Task statements

• [Core] Maintain a safe working environment by monitoring safety procedures and equipment.
• [Core] Plan work schedules and assign duties to maintain adequate staff for effective performance of activities and response to fluctuating workloads.
• [Core] Collaborate with workers and managers to solve work-related problems.
• [Core] Review work throughout the work process and at completion to ensure that it has been performed properly.
• [Core] Transmit and explain work orders to laborers.
• [Core] Check specifications of materials loaded or unloaded against information contained in work orders.
• [Core] Inform designated employees or departments of items loaded or problems encountered.
• [Core] Evaluate employee performance and prepare performance appraisals.
• [Core] Perform the same work duties as those supervised, or perform more difficult or skilled tasks or assist in their performance.
• [Core] Prepare and maintain work records and reports of information such as employee time and wages, daily receipts, or inspection results.
• [Core] Conduct staff meetings to relay general information or to address specific topics, such as safety.
• [Core] Counsel employees in work-related activities, personal growth, or career development.
• [Core] Inspect equipment for wear and for conformance to specifications.
• [Core] Resolve personnel problems, complaints, or formal grievances when possible, or refer them to higher-level supervisors for resolution.
• [Core] Recommend or initiate personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers, or disciplinary measures.
• [Core] Assess training needs of staff and arrange for or provide appropriate instruction.
• [Core] Estimate material, time, and staffing requirements for a given project, based on work orders, job specifications, and experience.
• [Core] Participate in the hiring process by reviewing credentials, conducting interviews, or making hiring decisions or recommendations.
• [Supplemental] Examine freight to determine loading sequences.
• [Supplemental] Schedule times of shipment and modes of transportation for materials.
• [Supplemental] Quote prices to customers.
• [Supplemental] Provide assistance in balancing books, tracking, monitoring, or projecting a unit's budget needs, and in developing unit policies and procedures.
• [Supplemental] Inspect job sites to determine the extent of maintenance or repairs needed.
• [Supplemental] Inventory supplies and requisition or purchase additional items, as necessary.

Detailed work activities

• Acquire supplies or equipment.
• Assist skilled construction or extraction personnel.
• Direct material handling or moving activities.
• Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.
• Evaluate performance of applicants, trainees, or employees.
• Explain regulations, policies, or procedures.
• Inspect facilities to ensure compliance with safety, quality, or service standards.
• Inspect material-moving equipment to detect problems.
• Meet with coworkers to communicate work orders or plans.
• Monitor loading processes to ensure they are performed properly.
• Monitor work environment to ensure safety or adherence to specifications.
• Notify others of emergencies, problems, or hazards.
• Plan production or operational procedures or sequences.
• Plan work operations.
• Provide transportation information to passengers or customers.
• Recommend personnel decisions or human resources activities.
• Record operational or production data.
• Resolve personnel problems.
• Schedule operational activities.
• Support the professional development of others.
• Train transportation or material moving personnel.
• Verify information or specifications.