Main Responsibilities and Required Skills for Site Supervisor

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A Site Supervisor is responsible for supervising employees in the production site and overseeing site operations. They review and approve all production schedules and ensure that workers and site are in compliance with safety policies and standards. In this blog post we describe the primary responsibilities and the most in-demand hard and soft skills for Site Supervisors.

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Main Responsibilities of Site Supervisor

The following list describes the typical responsibilities of a Site Supervisor:

Administer

Administer compliance initiatives.

Analyze

Analyze and facilitate budget requests to identify areas in which reductions can be made.

Approve

Approve time logs for all employees and core contractors.

Arrange

  • Arrange for transport back all equipment of the company, materials and H&S paperwork.

  • Arrange the site preparation work before site open.

Assess

  • Assess and review associates ability.

  • Assess associate work performance and provide detailed feedback.

Assist in

  • Assist in development and administration of budget in relation to assigned site.

  • Assist in the delivery of all day to day digital marketing activity.

  • Assist in the development and implementation of all health and safety protocols.

  • Assist the Project Manager to complete project within overall budget.

  • Assist with any accident investigations and arrange any First Aid or Medical assistance, if required.

Assure

Assure equipment is properly stored prior installation.

Attend

Attend in all external inspections.

Build

Build a teamwork environment that engages employees and builds ownership in the business.

Carry out

Carry out regular toolbox talks.

Check

  • Check system installation works.

  • Check whether a 'Notice of Project' is required for the Ministry Of Labour.

Coach

Coach / trains our employees while promoting a positive work environment.

Communicate

Communicate status to office stakeholders.

Compile

Compile data for preparing estimates.

Complete

  • Complete all suites according to the schedule template.

  • Complete daily site log, recording critical site information.

  • Complete regular quality control inspections.

Conduct

  • Conduct open houses and undertake external business development activities.

  • Conduct roundtables with employees to address concerns.

  • Conduct staff meetings at least twice a week (Monday and Friday afternoons).

Confer

Confer with project personnel to provide technical advice and to resolve problems.

Contribute to

  • Contribute out-of-the-box ideas and concepts that are brand aligned.

  • Contribute to budget reviews and cost variances reports.

  • Contribute to ensuring a high level of Total Home Buyer Satisfaction.

  • Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Control

Control store expenses within allowable parameters.

Coordinate

  • Coordinate activities for all Veolia service lines.

  • Coordinate all Chicago Workplace vendor contracts, RFPs responses and selections.

  • Coordinate sample and design process with head designer.

  • Coordinate scheduling and pickup of waste for third party disposal.

  • Coordinate the procurement of necessary waste containers.

  • Coordinate with onsite to ensure contractors have access to building and computer access.

Correct

Correct unacceptable performance of associates.

Create

  • Create a team atmosphere through leadership and employee development.

  • Create plan and wireframes for pages for new product and service offerings.

  • Create quality recommendations for intelligent changes to staff and processes.

Decide

Decide on the best techniques to install drains on the wastewater collection system.

Deliver

  • Deliver excellent quality work on quick deadlines.

  • Deliver the weekly on-site activities progress report to the roll out manager.

Develop

  • Develop and delivers waste related RCRA, DOT, and other training to client.

  • Develop efficient processes and procedures to ensure high quality customer service.

  • Develop project management plan for unique, complex projects in the military sector.

  • Develop ways and means to ensure that all employees receive proper communication in a timely manner.

Encourage

Encourage communication and cooperation with other departments throughout the organization.

Enforce

Enforce company policies and procedures.

Ensure

  • Ensure adequate levels of physical resources are at site, including operating equipment and PPE.

  • Ensure all rentals are returned to the rental company as soon as they are no longer required.

  • Ensure all security officers meet the requirements for the site.

  • Ensure appropriate close of business and operations, as appropriate.

  • Ensure compliance with departmental policies and oversee implementation and training to team.

  • Ensure protocol compliance, subject safety and data integrity.

  • Ensure Regional Operations procedures are followed to ensure service standards are maintained.

  • Ensure schedule of homes is achieved.

  • Ensure site study supplies (such as Non-IP, lab kits, etc.) are adequate for trial conduct.

  • Ensure stability study is conducted for all products at assigned sites as per schedule.

  • Ensure that all workers adhere to CNTNR safety regulations.

  • Ensure that each staff member is treated with dignity and respect.

  • Ensure that operating process data, including production rates, are properly recorded and filed.

  • Ensure that proper procedures are followed in order to obtain payment for resident accounts.

  • Ensure that site meets budget goals on a sustaining basis.

  • Ensure the effective completion of all incidental report.

  • Ensure timely collection and deposits of rental payments and administer damage deposits.

  • Ensure unrivalled, high quality production values are adhered to at all times.

  • Ensure upkeep and regular maintenance of buildings and equipment.

  • Ensure vehicles are properly maintained and administers driver training.

  • Ensure vendor compliance with agreed progresses.

  • Ensure web content is visual, easy to scan, engaging, intuitive and user friendly.

  • Ensure workers and site is in compliance with Company Safety Policies and OHSA standards.

  • Ensure work orders and emergency situations are responded to in a timely fashion.

Establish

  • Establish and maintain effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.

  • Establish and maintain rapport with appropriate provincial government officials.

  • Establish & continuously improve the preventative maintenance and housekeeping programs.

  • Establish effective communication with clients, designers, subtrades & suppliers.

  • Establish project objectives, policies, procedures and performance.

  • Establish the work plan and staffing for each phase of project.

Execute

Execute and maintain divisional marketing directives.

Find

Find out what it's like to walk a mile in the shoes of a Randstad employee.

Follow up

  • Follow up and report progress to the project management team weekly, monthly or when requested.

  • Follow up on identified deficiencies until rectified.

Generate

Generate new business, set up appointments and conduct unit showings with prospective tenants.

Guide

Guide, coach, and develop high potential employees and future leaders in the Branch environment.

Handle

Handle formal contact with the customer on a daily basis.

Hold

Hold teams accountable for KPI'S, action items and work performance.

Implement

  • Implement, execute and follow up on all operational policies and procedures.

  • Implement organization policies and goals.

  • Implement training programs including safety training and ERP.

Inspect

Inspect Exercise Room and Social Room, check operation of heat pumps, lighting and equipment.

Instruct

Instruct student syllabus events as desired upon completion of a normal instructor training syllabus.

Interpret

Interpret and execute floor plans and guidelines.

Issue

Issue and review material and service procurement specifications.

Lead

Lead and facilitate the project hazard analysis and risk assessment process across all disciplines.

Liaise with

Liaise in a professional manner with all key stakeholders including client.

Maintain

  • Maintain good personal hygiene and cleanliness of uniform.

  • Maintain store appearance to reflect division standard.

Make

Make sure associates are set up for success and work safely and productively.

Manage

  • Manage a diverse work force working on a shift-schedule rotation.

  • Manage alternate Security Officers and appoint Key Senior Officials at TCDS locations.

  • Manage and develop reporting procedures.

  • Manage and motivate team members.

  • Manage and order supplies as needed according to curriculum.

  • Manage Client's Construction and Maintenance Contractors including safety.

  • Manage email marketing campaigns and weekly reporting on open rates and conversion.

  • Manage end user expectations and requirement.

  • Manage in the budgeting process as required.

  • Manage on site construction activity.

  • Manage preventative maintenance procedures and schedules for the facility and transport.

  • Manage Purchase Orders according to the guidelines and processes.

  • Manage relationships with key operations vendors.

  • Manage the handover from landlord / owner to end-users.

  • Manage, verify, balance cash drawer and prepare deposits.

Measure

Measure compliance with rules, safety management plans and health and safety procedures.

Monitor

  • Monitor and enforce Health and Safety Policy.

  • Monitor job progress & scheduling.

  • Monitor all individual finances at the site.

Negotiate

Negotiate work share agreements as well as support technical, cost and schedule aspects of proposals.

Observe

Observe and assist all the employees for smooth operation and good performance.

Oversee

  • Oversee protocol, regulations, and compliance training.

  • Oversee site operations and all personnel in accordance with supervisor's direction.

  • Oversee the analysis of data and information.

Participate

  • Participate actively to design reviews.

  • Participate in all front desk staffing rotations.

Perform

  • Perform and documents waste accumulation area inspections.

  • Perform a variety of management functions at assigned site.

  • Perform duties in a supervisory role, responsible for the task order management and performance.

  • Perform misc labour work as required to complete project.

  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Planned

Planned work and track the remaining inventory on site.

Prepare

  • Prepare and distribute advance information about work on the system.

  • Prepare and facilitate start-up and follow-up meetings.

  • Prepare and own Risk charter for Site.

  • Prepare containers for proper DOT shipment.

  • Prepare contracts and negotiate revisions, changes and additions to contractual agreements.

  • Prepare monthly reports related to HSE performance factors.

  • Prepare project reports for management, client, or others.

  • Prepare shipping paperwork including manifests and LDR's for all shipments of waste.

Print

Print test results from Qualtex mails for Physician Substitute and QA review.

Promote

  • Promote a culture in where health and safety is a value that will never be compromised.

  • Promote and ensure a safe, positive public image within the neighboring community.

  • Promote, mentor and encourage all staff to adhere to our BOS principles and practices.

Proofread

Proofread and edit written content prior to publication to ensure quality.

Protect

Protect the company brands and ensure all team members meet personal presentation standards.

Provide

  • Provide coaching and feedback for junior crew members.

  • Provide efficient and timely project management support.

  • Provide information to customers on long term parking options.

  • Provide outstanding customer service by assisting customers with their storage needs.

  • Provide oversight for product investigations / RCA.

  • Provide support during client start-ups.

  • Provide technical and process advise and gauge client's satisfaction levels.

  • Provide training on work flow and machine operations when necessary.

  • Provide workers compensation and rehabilitation support, advice and manage the process.

Reach

Reach with hands and arms.

Realize

Realize opportunities for account growth.

Recruit

Recruit, hire, and train a world-class workforce of specialists and supervisors.

Report

  • Report / document energy consumption.

  • Report Manpower totals and service output.

Respond

  • Respond to emergency situations if required.

  • Respond to guest review responses and bring responses of note to the team for processing.

Review

  • Review and approve all production schedules at site.

  • Review of site level business plans to support the attainment of corporate objectives and budget.

Submit

Submit all requisite paperwork and documentation to stakeholders on a nightly basis.

Supervise

Supervise employees in the Production department.

Support

  • Support Site Manager with any third party and vendor management.

  • Support the collection, review and approval of all required regulatory documents.

  • Support the ideation of the product and content roadmap to help drive growth.

  • Support your team by advocating for improvements to our Tools Management Center (TMC) system.

Train

Train, coach, and manage the workforce to achieve optimal productivity and output.

Transmit

Transmit information to people in the departments concerned.

Travel

Travel domestically and internationally to office locations and project related meetings.

Understand

  • Understand and abide by the Safety Program policies and procedures.

  • Understand and utilize tire management software for customer reporting and analysis.

Work with

  • Work to ensure enrollment goals of the study center are being met.

  • Work with ITC Manager to strategize the site installation and test and commissioning activities.

  • Work with project management team to schedule trades and suppliers.

  • Work with the corporate office to evaluate recruitment plans and study start up.

Most In-demand Hard Skills

The following list describes the most required technical skills of a Site Supervisor:

  1. Employment Laws and Regulations

  2. Operational Standards

  3. Staffing

  4. Workforce Strategies

  5. Calendaring

  6. Google Mail

  7. Shared Drives

  8. Recruiting

  9. Multi-Tasking

  10. Sales

  11. High Volume Recruiting

  12. MS Excel

  13. Customer Service

  14. MS Office

  15. MS Word

  16. Walking

  17. Computer Literacy

  18. Management

  19. Project Management

  20. Valid Driver's License

  21. HR

  22. Business

  23. Construction Management

  24. First Aid

  25. MS Outlook

Most In-demand Soft Skills

The following list describes the most required soft skills of a Site Supervisor:

  1. Written and oral communication skills

  2. Professionalism

  3. Communicate at all levels of the client organization

  4. Manage and resolve complex client situations in an effective manner

  5. Develop strong working relationships

  6. Prioritizing workload

  7. Organizational capacity

  8. Interpersonal skills

  9. Problem-solving attitude

  10. Analytical ability

  11. Leadership

  12. Work independently with little direction

  13. Attention to detail

  14. Creative

  15. Detail-oriented

  16. Manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast paced environment

  17. Multi-task an effectively prioritize workload

  18. High emotional intelligence

  19. Decision-making

  20. Time-management

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