O*NET Career Intelligence

First-Line Supervisors of Logging Workers

SOC 45-1011.05

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of logging workers.

Green Occupation Zone 2 Farming, Fishing, and Forestry

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Yes

Green

Top Skills 8

Monitoring

3.9

Active Listening

3.8

Speaking

3.8

Time Management

3.8

Coordination

3.6

Operation Monitoring

3.6

Operation and Control

3.6

Management of Personnel Resources

3.6

Knowledge Areas 8

Mechanical

3.7

Administration and Management

3.5

Production and Processing

3.5

Transportation

3.4

Public Safety and Security

3.0

Education and Training

2.9

Customer and Personal Service

2.8

English Language

2.8

Key Tasks

1Monitor workers to ensure that safety regulations are followed, warning or disciplining those who violate safety regulations.

2Monitor logging operations to identify and solve problems, improve work methods, and ensure compliance with safety, company, and government regulations.

3Change logging operations or methods to eliminate unsafe conditions.

4Train workers in tree felling or bucking, operation of tractors or loading machines, yarding or loading techniques, or safety regulations.

5Assign to workers duties such as trees to be cut, cutting sequences and specifications, or loading of trucks, railcars, or rafts.

Also Known As

Buck Swamper Crew Foreman Crew Leader Crew Supervisor Feller Buncher Operator (FB Operator) Felling-Bucking Supervisor Forestry Foreman Forestry Supervisor Harvesting Supervisor Head Bucker