If your sup likes the way you pick off then ask him if you can pick off or just ask one of the picks if they feel like loading today they should say yes I'm a good pick and when they don't feel like doing so we swap
I doubt the pick off is going to agree to load while he can hang out up top, and do what he does....atleast on my belt..i know for a fact my supervisor wouldnt just let anyone else pick off besides me and the other guy unless maybe one of us took the day off. It's just too heavy to let anyone pick off...especially if they only been up once...The best way to obtain the position is to stay a loader, and just let them know you want to be backup...take the sort test if they allow you..get the dollar..and if any of the pick off's are ansent..you will get to go up...