Discuss the below:
Job Description Questionnaire
Job Responsibilities and Duties
1. Job Title and/or Department or division title
2. Title of immediate supervisor
3. Description of duties (Describe the duties in enough detail to provide a complete and accurate description of the work.)
a. Provide a general overall summary of the purpose of your job.
b. What are the major results or outputs of your job?
c. Describe the duties and tasks you perform daily; weekly; monthly.
d. Describe the duties you perform irregularly.
e. Of these duties, are there any duties that you believe are not essential.
4. List any machines, instruments, tools, equipment, materials, and work aids used in your job. Distinguish between those used frequently from those used infrequently.
5. Describe the nature of your responsibility for nonhuman resources (money, machinery, equipment, etc.). What monetary loss can occur through error?
6. What reports and records do you prepare as part of your job? When are they prepared?
7. What is the source of instructions for performing your job (e.g., oral or written specifications)?
8. Describe the nature and frequency of supervision received.
9. How is your work reviewed, checked, or verified?
Reporting Relationships
10. How many employees are directly under your supervision? What are their job titles?
11. Do you have full authority to hire, terminate, evaluate, and transfer employees under your supervision? Explain
12. What contacts are required with other departments or persons other than your immediate department in performing your job? Describe the nature and extent of these contacts.
Working Conditions
13. Describe the working conditions present in the location and environment of your work such as cold/heat, noise, fumes, dust, etc.
Indicate the frequency and degree of exposure.
14. Describe any dangers or hazards present in your job.
Job Qualifications (what is the required for performance by a new employee.)
15. Describe the kind of previous work experience necessary for satisfactory performance of this job.
16. What is the amount of experience required? What is preferred?
17. What kinds of knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) are needed to perform the job?
18. What is the minimal level of education (e.g., high school, college degree) required?
19. Are there any special physical skills and/or manual dexterity skills required to perform the job?
20. Are there any special certification, registration, license, or training requirements?
The next part consists of a sample job description. When you send me your assignment, do not send me the answers to the above questions, but a job description similar in format to the job description below
Sample Job Description
Job Title: Shift Supervisor
Position Purpose: The purpose of this position is to maintain a safe and efficient plant operation through directing the activities of the operation's personnel and providing a management support function for the plant superintendent.
Essential Job Duties:
1. Directs the activities of the operations personnel and coordinates the activities of the maintenance personnel.
2. Issues written communication to employees concerning personnel policies and operational concerns.
3. Administers maintenance request program through collecting requests, scheduling, and recording maintenance activities.
4. Administers the plant tagging procedure.
5. Conducts the training and safety programs for shift employees.
6. Performs administrative tasks such as recording workers' time, maintaining records concerning operational activities, and updating written procedures.
7. Schedules shift assignments to reflect workload and vacation schedules.
8. Prepares annual budget for assigned plant area and maintains the inventory level of these items.
9. Appraises performance of shift employees annually.
10. Counsels employees on disciplinary problems and job-related performance.
Physical Requirements: walking and climbing stairs
Working Conditions: good, some noise
Equipment and Machines used: CRT, spectrometer, PH meter, conductivity meter
Reporting Relationships: The shift supervisor reports directly to the plant superintendent. The shift supervisor directs the control room operator, two or more utility operators, trainees, and other assigned personnel, and coordinates the activities of the maintenance personnel present on shift.
Qualifications:
Education: Associates degree or equivalent training or five (5) years or management experience.
Related Experience: Minimum of three (3) years as a control room operator for a coal-fired boiler operation.
Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:
1. Comprehensive knowledge of plant systems
2. Fundamental understanding of electrical systems and motor control centers
3. Thorough knowledge of boiler chemistry
4. Comprehension of flow, logic, and electrical prints
5. Ability to perform elementary mathematical and algebraic calculations
6. Communication skills
7. Interpersonal skills
8. Supervision skills