(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Logging Workers
Job Description
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of logging workers.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
99
|
Assign to workers duties such as trees to be cut, cutting sequences and specifications, and loading of trucks, railcars, or rafts. |
99
|
Coordinate dismantling, moving, and setting up equipment at new work sites. |
98
|
Communicate with forestry personnel regarding forest harvesting and forest management plans, procedures, and schedules. |
97
|
Plan and schedule logging operations such as felling and bucking trees; and grading, sorting, yarding or loading logs. |
97
|
Change logging operations or methods to eliminate unsafe conditions. |
97
|
Monitor logging operations to identify and solve problems, improve work methods, and ensure compliance with safety, company, and government regulations. |
96
|
Determine logging operation methods, crew sizes, and equipment requirements, conferring with mill, company, and forestry officials as necessary. |
95
|
Supervise and coordinate the activities of workers engaged in logging operations and silvicultural operations. |
93
|
Monitor workers to ensure that safety regulations are followed, warning or disciplining those who violate safety regulations. |
93
|
Schedule work crews, equipment, and transportation for several different work locations. |
91
|
Train workers in tree felling and bucking, operation of tractors and loading machines, yarding and loading techniques, and safety regulations. |
85
|
Prepare production and personnel time records for management. |
79
|
Coordinate the selection and movement of logs from storage areas, according to transportation schedules or production requirements. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
84
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
79
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
75
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
71
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
71
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
68
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
67
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
66
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
65
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
65
|
Getting Information
|
65
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
65
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
64
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
63
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
62
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
61
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
61
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
60
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
60
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
58
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
58
|
Processing Information
|
58
|
Thinking Creatively
|
57
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
56
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
56
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
55
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
54
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
51
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
51
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
45
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
43
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
42
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
40
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
40
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
40
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
38
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
36
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
36
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
35
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
31
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
21
|
Interacting With Computers
|