Selection Process - std10610010

DOE-STD-1061-93

supervisor trainees should include consideration of the following characteristics and

associated attributes listed below them:

Strong leadership and management capabilities

willingness to assume the responsibilities and accountabilities of the shift

supervisor position

knowledge and support of facility policies and operating philosophies

motivation

ability to communicate

ability to function as a team leader

administrative abilities

ability to organize

coaching skills

Sound judgment

maturity

conservative approach toward nuclear and personnel safety

inquisitive

persistent, yet cautious

effective planning

logical and cautious decision making

understands personal limitations and policy

High values and integrity

professional ethics

high personal standards of performance and commitment to quality

positive attitude

Thorough technical knowledge

technical knowledge of the tasks performed by the personnel supervised

analytical ability

industrial safety awareness.

Some techniques that may be used to provide input for selecting shift supervisor

trainees include: questionnaires, aptitude tests, examinations of technical knowledge and

supervisory ability, on-the-job observations, performance during continuing training, and

interviews by facility line managers. The techniques should be applied in a manner that

attains consistent assessment of trainees. Regardless of the techniques used to provide

inputs, careful and thoughtful selection by line management is essential.