Supervisor, Construction Trade / Extraction Worker

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Coal Mine Production Foreman; Construction Foreman; Construction Supervisor; Electrical Supervisor; Field Operations Supervisor; Field Supervisor; Insulation Foreman; Roustabout Field Supervisor; Sheet Metal Foreman; Site Superintendent

Tasks

• Inspect work progress, equipment, or construction sites to verify safety or to ensure that specifications are met.
• Read specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures.
• Supervise, coordinate, or schedule the activities of construction or extractive workers.
• Assign work to employees, based on material or worker requirements of specific jobs.
• Coordinate work activities with other construction project activities.
• Estimate material or worker requirements to complete jobs.
• Analyze worker or production problems and recommend solutions, such as improving production methods or implementing motivational plans.
• Order or requisition materials or supplies.
• Train workers in construction methods, operation of equipment, safety procedures, or company policies.
• Locate, measure, and mark site locations or placement of structures or equipment, using measuring and marking equipment.
• Confer with managerial or technical personnel, other departments, or contractors to resolve problems or to coordinate activities.
• Arrange for repairs of equipment or machinery.
• Provide assistance to workers engaged in construction or extraction activities, using hand tools or other equipment.
• Record information, such as personnel, production, or operational data on specified forms or reports.
• Suggest or initiate personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers, or hires.

Knowledge

• Administration and Management
• Building and Construction
• Mechanical
• Customer and Personal Service
• English Language
• Design
• Public Safety and Security
• Mathematics
• Engineering and Technology
• Personnel and Human Resources

Skills

• Active Listening
• Speaking
• Critical Thinking
• Reading Comprehension
• Monitoring
• Learning Strategies
• Writing
• Active Learning

Abilities

• Oral Comprehension
• Oral Expression
• Problem Sensitivity
• Information Ordering
• Near Vision
• Deductive Reasoning
• Written Comprehension
• Inductive Reasoning
• Speech Clarity
• Written Expression
• Selective Attention
• Manual Dexterity
• Far Vision
• Speech Recognition
• Fluency of Ideas
• Category Flexibility
• Mathematical Reasoning
• Perceptual Speed
• Visualization
• Time Sharing
• Finger Dexterity
• Control Precision