First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

About the job

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers.

What you'll do

• Compile operational or personnel records, such as time and production records, inventory data, repair or maintenance statistics, or test results.
• Counsel employees about work-related issues and assist employees to correct job-skill deficiencies.
• Design equipment configurations to meet personnel needs.
• Develop or implement electronic maintenance programs or computer information management systems.
• Interpret specifications, blueprints, or job orders to construct templates and lay out reference points for workers.
• Meet with vendors or suppliers to discuss products used in repair work.
• Participate in budget preparation and administration, coordinating purchasing and documentation and monitoring departmental expenditures.
• Perform skilled repair or maintenance operations, using equipment such as hand or power tools, hydraulic presses or shears, or welding equipment.
• Recommend or initiate personnel actions, such as hires, promotions, transfers, discharges, or disciplinary measures.
• Review, evaluate, accept, and coordinate completion of work bid from contractors.

Things you need to know

• Mechanical – Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Customer and Personal Service – Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Administration and Management – Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Public Safety and Security – Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
• English Language – Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Abilities you'll need to have

• Management of Personnel Resources – Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Monitoring – Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Critical Thinking – Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Time Management – Managing one’s own time and the time of others.
• Speaking – Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Coordination – Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
• Reading Comprehension – Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.