What Do Supervisors of Logging Workers Do (including Their Typical Day At Work)

Job Description

Supervisors of Logging Workers directly supervise and coordinate activities of logging workers. They also monitor workers to ensure that safety regulations are followed, warning or disciplining those who violate safety regulations.

Other tasks include:

• Monitor logging operations to identify and solve problems, improve work methods, and ensure compliance with safety, company, and government regulations.
• Change logging operations or methods to eliminate unsafe conditions.
• Train workers in tree felling or bucking, operation of tractors or loading machines, yarding or loading techniques, or safety regulations.
• Assign to workers duties such as trees to be cut, cutting sequences and specifications, or loading of trucks, railcars, or rafts.
• Supervise or coordinate the activities of workers engaged in logging operations or silvicultural operations.
• Plan or schedule logging operations, such as felling or bucking trees or grading, sorting, yarding, or loading logs.

We asked Supervisors of Logging Workers how satisfied they are with their job. Here is what they said.

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60% of them said they were satisfied with their job and 55% said they find that their job makes the world a better place or helps to make someone else’s life better.

Typical Day At Work

On a daily basis, Supervisors of Logging Workers assign to workers duties such as trees to be cut, cutting sequences and specifications, or loading of trucks, railcars, or rafts. They supervise or coordinate the activities of workers engaged in logging operations or silvicultural operations.

A typical day for a Supervisor of Logging Worker will also include:

• Monitor logging operations to identify and solve problems, improve work methods, and ensure compliance with safety, company, and government regulations.
• Coordinate the selection and movement of logs from storage areas, according to transportation schedules or production requirements.
• Plan or schedule logging operations, such as felling or bucking trees or grading, sorting, yarding, or loading logs.
• Monitor workers to ensure that safety regulations are followed, warning or disciplining those who violate safety regulations.
• Schedule work crews, equipment, or transportation for several different work locations.

We asked some Supervisors of Logging Workers a few questions to find out what else does their work day look like. Here is what we found.

	Do you have telephone conversations everyday in this job?	65% said yes
	How important is it to work in a team in this job?	66% said very important
	Do you have group discussions everyday in this job?	87% said yes
	Do you talk or work with customers everyday in this job?	23% said yes
	Do you have to deal with angry customers everyday in this job?	12% said yes
	Do you have to make decisions everyday in this job?	97% said yes

Other responsibilities

Besides their typical day, Supervisors of Logging Workers also coordinate dismantling, moving, and setting up equipment at new work sites. They may also communicate with forestry personnel regarding forest harvesting or forest management plans, procedures, or schedules.

On a weekly to monthly basis, Supervisors of Logging Workers Determine logging operation methods, crew sizes, or equipment requirements, conferring with mill, company, or forestry officials as necessary. They might also Train workers in tree felling or bucking, operation of tractors or loading machines, yarding or loading techniques, or safety regulations.

In addition, they Prepare production or personnel time records for management.

Although specific duties may vary, many of them Change logging operations or methods to eliminate unsafe conditions.

To some Supervisors of Logging Workers, it is also their responsibility to Coordinate the selection and movement of logs from storage areas, according to transportation schedules or production requirements.

Working life

More than 40 hours per week

Regular schedule like a 9 to 5

In a typical work week as a Supervisor of Logging Worker, you can expect to work more than 40 hours per week.

Is this right for me

People who are suitable for this job tends to like starting up and carrying out projects. They like leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business..

They also like work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They like working with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery.

You can read more about these career personality types here.

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http://www.bls.gov/ooh/farming-fishing-and-forestry/logging-workers.htm

http://www.forestresources.org/