Occupational Employment Statistics
51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators. Excludes team or work leaders.
Southeast Minnesota
| 1,570 | 145 | $31.34/hr | $21.75/hr | $25.99/hr | $29.38/hr | $34.55/hr | $42.17/hr |
Natural Resources and Mining | 160 | $30.49/hr |
Construction | 40 | $37.14/hr |
Manufacturing | 9,560 | $31.07/hr |
Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 1,100 | $29.96/hr |
Information | 60 | $25.48/hr |
Financial Activities | N/A | $31.06/hr |
Professional and Business Services | 400 | $33.33/hr |
Education and Health Services | 100 | $20.43/hr |
Leisure and Hospitality | N/A | N/A |
Other Services | 120 | $30.25/hr |
Public Administration | 460 | $39.14/hr |
- Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.
- Keep records of employees' attendance and hours worked.
- Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.
- Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
- Maintain operations data, such as time, production, and cost records, and prepare management reports of production results.
- Determine standards, budgets, production goals, and rates, based on company policies, equipment and labor availability, and workloads.
- Requisition materials, supplies, equipment parts, or repair services.
- Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
- Direct and coordinate the activities of employees engaged in the production or processing of goods, such as inspectors, machine setters, or fabricators.
- Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.