Army Fabric and Leather Repair ForemanEnlisted

43M MOS

Job Detail

Supervises repair of textile and canvas items, webbed equipment, and clothing.

Perform supervisory duties shown in preceding levels of skills; perform duties as quality assurance representative for all shower/laundry and clothing repair functions; provide technical guidance to lower grade personnel; develop countermeasure policies, plan, doctrine, and operating procedures; assist commander and staff officers in appraisal of intelligence, operations, and training procedures; coordinate operating requirements of subordinate units with major or subordinate units; provides advice and makes recommendations to the commander and staff on all matters pertaining to enlisted soldiers and their families; accompanies the commander on inspections, visits and ceremonies; assists in inspection of command activities, facilities and personnel as prescribed by the commander; ensures adherence to command policies; holds first sergeants' or sergeants' major call to announce information and instruction; ensures that newly assigned enlisted personnel are instructed in military courtesy, customs of the service and command regulations or policies; responsible for monitoring training or conducts training of enlisted soldiers; assesses training at all levels and provides feedback to appropriate commanders and leaders; provides counsel and guidance to NCOs and other enlisted soldiers of the command; responsible for and provides guidance on Non-Commissioned Officer Education System (NCOES) and Non-Commissioned Officer Development Program (NCODP); inspects duties performed by subordinate NCOs; notes discrepancies and initiates appropriate corrective action; assists in reception of visitors to the command; serves as president or member of command promotion board or removal board for NCOs, as authorized by regulations; sits as chairperson or member of a command's Military Member of the Quarter/Year competition for enlisted soldiers or NCOs, as directed by local regulations; responsible for quality, control and training of noncommissioned officer evaluation reports (NCOER) while ensuring timely submissions; reviews evaluation reports to determine compliance with policies and procedures and recommends corrective actions on deficiencies to commanders, other leaders and rating officials; performs other duties prescribed by the commander; assists in the professional development of junior and company grade officer.

Determines requirements and adequacy of laundry and shower activities and prepares operational plan to meet requirements; establishes, evaluates, and monitors unit training and preventive maintenance programs; consolidates production reports and schedules.

Inspects, tallies, marks, tags, and segregates textile, canvas, and webbed items; sews, patches, darns, and bastes worn or damaged fabrics; alters sizes, and repairs uniforms, attaches unit patches, name tapes, and chevrons and replaces fasteners and zippers; fabricates and repairs canvas covers, tarpaulins, and other items; operates and maintains sewing, darning, and button machines; provides technical guidance to lower grade personnel; inspects, classifies, and determines repair ability of textile, canvas, and webbed items received for repair; supervises and coordinates operations and preventive maintenance activities in mobile and fixed textile and canvas repair shops; coordinates maintenance requirements with supporting units; establishes quality control standards; estimates supply requirements and requests, stores, safeguards, and issues repaired items; prepares equipment schedules and operational, personnel, and administrative reports; maintains records of cost data and expenditures.

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