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Automation Squad

Role

AI for Material Handling Supervisors

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of material-moving machine and vehicle operators and helpers.

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators · O*NET 53-1043.00 · Job Zone 3 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

9 of 34tools on this list have an AI solution available today

Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.

AI you can use for this job

22 matched to the tools first-line supervisors of material-moving machine and vehicle operators use. Showing 22.

The tools this job actually uses

34 documented for this occupation. Showing 34, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

  • Microsoft Accesshot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Microsoft Wordhot
  • SAP softwarehot
  • Accellos Real Dispatch
  • Actsoft Comet Tracker
  • Barcode software
  • Bill of lading software
  • CAPE Systems CAPE PACK
  • CAPE Systems TRUCKFILL
  • Commercial vehicle operations CVO software
  • Coptimal Logics AutoLoad Pro
  • Creative Systems Corporation Freight-Link System
  • Fleet management systems
  • General ledger software
  • JDA Manugistics
  • Load optimization software
  • MagicLogic Optimization Cube-IQ
  • Mapping software
  • Optimum Logistics LoadPlanner
  • Proof of delivery POD software
  • @Road GeoManager
  • Scheduling software
  • Softtruck CargoWiz
  • Starre Enterprises Star Bill of Lading
  • Strategic Business Systems Proof of Delivery
  • TOPS Engineering MaxLoad Pro
  • UPS Logistics Technologies Roadnet Transportation Suite
  • Warehouse management system WMS
  • Web browser software
  • XATA XATANET

What this job involves

22 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 22.

  1. Enforce safety rules and regulations.
  2. Interpret transportation or tariff regulations, shipping orders, safety regulations, or company policies and procedures for workers.
  3. Resolve worker problems or collaborate with employees to assist in problem resolution.
  4. Confer with customers, supervisors, contractors, or other personnel to exchange information or to resolve problems.
  5. Plan work assignments and equipment allocations to meet transportation, operations or production goals.
  6. Examine, measure, or weigh cargo or materials to determine specific handling requirements.
  7. Explain and demonstrate work tasks to new workers or assign training tasks to experienced workers.
  8. Review orders, production schedules, blueprints, or shipping or receiving notices to determine work sequences and material shipping dates, types, volumes, or destinations.
  9. Drive vehicles or operate machines or equipment to complete work assignments or to assist workers.
  10. Inspect or test materials, stock, vehicles, equipment, or facilities to ensure that they are safe, free of defects, and consistent with specifications.
  11. Maintain or verify records of time, materials, expenditures, or crew activities.
  12. Requisition needed personnel, supplies, equipment, parts, or repair services.
  13. Perform or schedule repairs or preventive maintenance of vehicles or other equipment.
  14. Recommend and implement measures to improve worker motivation, equipment performance, work methods, or customer services.
  15. Prepare, compile, and submit reports on work activities, operations, production, or work-related accidents.
  16. Dispatch personnel and vehicles in response to telephone or radio reports of emergencies.
  17. Monitor field work to ensure proper performance and use of materials.
  18. Compute or estimate cash, payroll, transportation, personnel, or storage requirements.
  19. Recommend or implement personnel actions, such as employee selection, evaluation, rewards, or disciplinary actions.
  20. Assist workers in tasks, such as loading vehicles.
  21. Direct workers in transportation or related services, such as pumping, moving, storing, or loading or unloading of materials.
  22. Plan and establish schedules.
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