Site Supervisor

The responsibilities of a site supervisor may include:

• Supervising workers and work activities.
• Preparing and presenting site inductions, safety briefings and toolbox talks.
• Assessing and managing safety hazards.
• Ensuring appropriate site rules are in place.
• Carrying out regular inspections.
• Helping Site Managers to plan the work programme 
• Helping co-ordinate deliveries.
• Completing records for site reports.
• Attending site management meetings.
• Carrying out regular inspections to ensure compliance with relevant legal requirements, processes and procedures.
• Raising safety concerns at the appropriate level.
• Resolving problems and implementing improvements.
• Organizing and overseeing external inspections, such as with a health and safety inspector.
• Providing emergency first aid if required.

Relevant skills of a site supervisor include:

• A positive attitude.
• The ability to communicate with, motivate, and if necessary discipline the workforce.
• The ability to understand drawings and other contract documents.
• A good understanding of safety procedures.
• First aid training.
• Organisational skills.
• The ability to mediate to resolve issues.
• An understanding of legal responsibilities.
• An understanding of welfare and environmental issues.
• An understanding of occupational health and behavioural safety issues.