Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

<ul><li>Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.</li><li>Direct and coordinate the activities of employees engaged in the production or processing of goods, such as inspectors, machine setters, or fabricators.</li><li>Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.</li><li>Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.</li><li>Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.</li><li>Observe work and monitor gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards.</li><li>Conduct employee training in equipment operations or work and safety procedures, or assign employee training to experienced workers.</li><li>Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers.</li><li>Keep records of employees' attendance and hours worked.</li><li>Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.</li><li>Requisition materials, supplies, equipment parts, or repair services.</li><li>Maintain operations data, such as time, production, and cost records, and prepare management reports of production results.</li><li>Determine standards, budgets, production goals, and rates, based on company policies, equipment and labor availability, and workloads.</li><li>Confer with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems, complaints, or grievances.</li><li>Set up and adjust machines and equipment.</li><li>Recommend or implement measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, or efficiency.</li><li>Recommend or execute personnel actions, such as hirings, evaluations, or promotions.</li></ul>