First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Key skills

A typical day

• •Inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools or gauges to verify conformance to standards or repair requirements.
• •Inspect and monitor work areas, examine tools and equipment, and provide employee safety training to prevent, detect, and correct unsafe conditions or violations of procedures and safety rules.
• •Interpret specifications, blueprints, or job orders to construct templates and lay out reference points for workers.
• •Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.
• •Perform skilled repair or maintenance operations, using equipment such as hand or power tools, hydraulic presses or shears, or welding equipment.

Fields of study

Any field