The NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps traces its roots to the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. The Coast and Geodetic Surveyâs predecessor, the United States Survey of the Coast â renamed the United States Coast Survey in 1836 â was founded in 1807 under President Thomas Jefferson.
IRIâs Supervisory Status Analysis is a proactive determination of which employees would be classified as a âsupervisor,â and an essential part of an organizationâs comprehensive labor preparedness program.
A supervisor is first and foremost an overseer whose main responsibility is to ensure that a group of subordinates get out the assigned amount of production, when they are supposed to do it and within acceptable levels of quality, costs and safety. A supervisor is responsible for the productivity and actions of a small group of employees. The supervisor has several manager-like roles, responsibilities, and powers.