How do they match: First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

  • Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers. May also advise customers on recommended services. Excludes team or work leaders.

  • Compute estimates and actual costs of factors such as materials, labor, or outside contractors.
  • Confer with personnel, such as management, engineering, quality control, customer, or union workers' representatives, to coordinate work activities, resolve employee grievances, or identify and review resource needs.
  • Determine schedules, sequences, and assignments for work activities, based on work priority, quantity of equipment, and skill of personnel.
  • Recommend or initiate personnel actions, such as hires, promotions, transfers, discharges, or disciplinary measures.

  • Confer with coworkers to coordinate work activities.
  • Document operational activities.
  • Interpret blueprints, specifications, or diagrams to inform installation, development or operation activities.
  • Schedule repair, installation or maintenance activities.