First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Supervising vehicle dispatch, managing motor transport operations, and tracking equipment deployment transfer directly to coordinating civilian operators and allocating transportation equipment.
How to prepare: Build a sample civilian dispatch plan in Microsoft Excel that assigns operators and vehicles to shipping orders, then review it against the transportation regulations applicable to a target employer.
What the civilian work involves
- Plan work assignments and equipment allocations to meet transportation, operations or production goals.
- Interpret transportation or tariff regulations, shipping orders, safety regulations, or company policies and procedures for workers.
- Confer with customers, supervisors, contractors, or other personnel to exchange information or to resolve problems.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook