First-Line Supervisor of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators resume
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Also called building materials supervisor, bus dispatcher supervisor, bus driver supervisor and cab dispatcher supervisor.
$62,840
Median pay a year
633,400
People do this work
6
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First-Line Supervisor of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Summary
First-line supervisor coordinating activities of material-moving machine and vehicle operators, enforcing safety regulations, interpreting policies, resolving worker issues, and planning work assignments to meet production goals
Experience
First-Line Supervisor of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Enforced safety rules and regulations for material-moving operations
Interpreted transportation regulations and company policies for workers
Resolved worker problems and collaborated with employees for solutions
Conferred with customers and contractors to exchange information and resolve issues
Planned work assignments and equipment allocations to meet production goals
Examined and measured cargo to determine specific handling requirements
Reviewed orders and production schedules to determine work sequences and shipping dates
Skills
Core Skills
Recording production data, Directing material handling, Recommending personnel decisions, Reviewing work orders, Monitoring work environment, Driver's license, Explaining procedures
Checking & Planning
Testing samples, Inspecting motor vehicles, Inspecting service standards, Weighing materials
Tools and software
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, SAP software, Warehouse management system WMS
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
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Enforced safety rules and regulationsInterpreted shipping orders and safety regulationsResolved worker problems and assisted in resolutionsConferred with customers to exchange informationPlanned work assignments and equipment allocationsExamined cargo to determine handling requirements
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Enforced safety rules and regulations to maintain a secure work environment
Resolved worker problems and assisted in finding effective solutions
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Enforced safety rules that led to fewer accidents reported after implementing new regulations
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Fewer accidents reported after implementing new rulesIncreased compliance with safety auditsImproved worker confidence in safety measures
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Resolved worker problems and assisted in finding effective solutions
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Team morale improved after resolving conflictsWork efficiency increased with better communicationFewer delays in operations due to quick resolutions
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Recording production data
Explaining procedures
Directing material handling
Recommending personnel decisions
Reviewing work orders
Monitoring work environment
Testing samples
Inspecting motor vehicles
Inspecting service standards
Weighing materials
Measuring product dimensions
Verifying information or specifications
The work itself
What a First-Line Supervisor of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators does
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Directly supervise and coordinate activities of material-moving machine and vehicle operators and helpers.
What it pays
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Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$50,070
Median
$62,840
75th percentile
$78,170
These figures cover this work together with First-Line Supervisor of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand and First-Line Supervisor of Passenger Attendants, which is how they are published.
About 633,400 people do this work and First-Line Supervisor of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand and First-Line Supervisor of Passenger Attendants in the United States, counted together.
Other names
Other names for this job
building materials supervisor, bus dispatcher supervisor, bus driver supervisor, cab dispatcher supervisor, cab supervisor, car supervisor, cargo supervisor, circus train supervisor, coal yard supervisor, crane crew supervisor, dc supervisor, delivery supervisor.
More names for this work
distribution center supervisor, distribution operations supervisor, distribution ops supervisor, distribution supervisor, dock operations supervisor, dock supervisor, driver supervisor, field pipelines supervisor, fulfillment supervisor, garbage collection supervisor, gas pumping station supervisor, gas station supervisor, hub supervisor, load out supervisor, loading rack supervisor, lumber yard supervisor, material crew supervisor, material handling supervisor, milk route supervisor, motor vehicle operator road supervisor, newspaper distributor supervisor, on car supervisor, parking lot supervisor, pilot supervisor, pumping supervisor, reactor fueling supervisor, refuse collector supervisor, retail route supervisor, road engine supervisor, road supervisor, route delivery supervisor, route sales delivery drivers supervisor, sanitary landfill supervisor, snow removing supervisor, street supervisor, surface supervisor, taxi driver supervisor, track supervisor, traffic warehouse supervisor, transportation supervisor, truck dispatcher supervisor, truck driver supervisor, truck supervisor, warehouse operations supervisor, warehouse supervisor, yard supervisor, first line supervisors of material moving machine and vehicle operators, cargo manager.
If you served
Military jobs this work counts as
From the crosswalk the US Department of Labor publishes itself. If one of these was your job, this page is about the civilian work it maps to.
2T100 Ground Transportation Manager
88Z Transportation Senior Sergeant
2T171 Ground Transportation Craftsman
3537 Motor Transport Operations Chief
2T191 Ground Transportation Superintendent
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This page is about the occupation First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.