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