Agricultural Supervisors

Key Responsibilities

• Communicate with forestry personnel regarding forest harvesting or forest management plans, procedures, or schedules.
• Issue equipment, such as farm implements, machinery, ladders, or containers to workers, and collect equipment when work is complete.
• Direct or assist with the adjustment or repair of equipment or machinery.
• Train workers in spawning, rearing, cultivating, and harvesting methods, and in the use of equipment.
• Drive or operate farm machinery, such as trucks, tractors, or self-propelled harvesters, to transport workers or supplies or to cultivate or harvest fields.
• Monitor workers to ensure that safety regulations are followed, warning or disciplining those who violate safety regulations.
• Observe fish and beds or ponds to detect diseases, monitor fish growth, determine quality of fish, or determine completeness of harvesting.
• Schedule work crews, equipment, or transportation for several different work locations.
• Train workers in tree felling or bucking, operation of tractors or loading machines, yarding or loading techniques, or safety regulations.
• Train workers in techniques such as planting, harvesting, weeding, or insect identification and in the use of safety measures.
• Read inventory records, customer orders, or shipping schedules to determine required activities.
• Inspect crops, fields, or plant stock to determine conditions and need for cultivating, spraying, weeding, or harvesting.
• Observe animals for signs of illness, injury, or unusual behavior, notifying veterinarians or managers as warranted.
• Confer with managers to determine production requirements, conditions of equipment and supplies, and work schedules.
• Inspect buildings, fences, fields or ranges, supplies, and equipment to determine work to be performed.
• Calculate or monitor budgets for maintenance or development of collections, grounds, or infrastructure.
• Transport or arrange for transport of animals, equipment, food, animal feed, and other supplies to and from work sites.
• Coordinate the selection and movement of logs from storage areas, according to transportation schedules or production requirements.
• Record the numbers and types of fish or shellfish reared, harvested, released, sold, and shipped.
• Monitor operations to identify and solve problems, improve work methods, and ensure compliance with safety, company, and government regulations.
• Monitor or oversee construction projects, such as horticultural buildings or irrigation systems.
• Prepare and maintain time or payroll reports, as well as details of personnel actions, such as performance evaluations, hires, promotions, or disciplinary actions.
• Confer with managers to evaluate weather or soil conditions, to develop plans or procedures, or to discuss issues such as changes in fertilizers, herbicides, or cultivating techniques.
• Coordinate dismantling, moving, and setting up equipment at new work sites.
• Plan work schedules according to personnel and equipment availability.
• Treat animal illnesses or injuries, following experience or instructions of veterinarians.
• Perform both supervisory and management functions, such as accounting, marketing, and personnel work.
• Assign tasks such as feeding and treatment of animals, and cleaning and maintenance of animal quarters.
• Inspect facilities to determine maintenance needs.
• Requisition or purchase supplies, such as insecticides, machine parts or lubricants, or tools.