92023
Canada Moderate
Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing
Supervisors in other mechanical and metal products manufacturing supervise and coordinate the activities of workers who fabricate, assemble and inspect mechanical and metal products, such as aircraft and aircraft parts, heavy trucks, buses, trailers, motor vehicle engines, transmissions, heating equipment, commercial refrigeration and similar metal products. They are employed by a wide variety of manufacturing companies.
Employment Outlooks
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Salary Information
National wage data for this occupation
Entry-level
CA$26.92
/hr
Typical
CA$36.00
/hr
Experienced
CA$50.00
/hr
Average: CA$37.55/hr
96.6% of workers in this occupation receive non-wage benefits
Source: Job Bank Canada. Wages may vary by region and experience.
Examples
Illustrative Examples
- aircraft assembly foreman/woman
- engine assembly foreman/woman (except aircraft)
- helicopter assembly foreman/woman
- metalworking machine operators foreman/woman
- mobile home assembly foreman/woman
- shipyard painter foreman/woman
- snowmobile assembly supervisor
- truck trailer assembly foreman/woman
All Examples
- galvanizing foreman/woman
- garden tractor assembly foreman/woman
- vending machine assembly foreman/woman
- agricultural equipment assembly foreman/woman
- aircraft assembly foreman/woman
- aircraft assembly inspection foreman/woman
- aircraft assembly supervisor
- aircraft fuselage assembly foreman/woman
- aircraft hydraulic equipment installation foreman/woman
- aircraft painter foreman/woman
- aircraft parts etching foreman/woman
- aircraft rigging foreman/woman
- assembly foreman/woman, helicopters
- ball and roller-bearings assembly foreman/woman
- construction machinery assembly foreman/woman
- diesel engine assembly foreman/woman
- electroplating foreman/woman
- electroplating supervisor
- engine accessories assembly foreman/woman (except aircraft)
- engine assembly foreman/woman (except aircraft)
- engine assembly supervisor (except aircraft)
- engine guard assembly foreman/woman (except aircraft)
- engine rebuilding shop foreman/woman (except aircraft)
- engine testing foreman/woman (except aircraft)
- farm implements assembly foreman/woman
- farm machinery inspection foreman/woman
- forge shop foreman/woman - metal products manufacturing
- forgers foreman/woman - metal products manufacturing
- forging-machine operator foreman/woman
- helicopter assembly foreman/woman
- helicopter assembly supervisor
- hoisting-and-lifting equipment assembly foreman/woman
- house trailer assembly foreman/woman
- industrial truck assembly foreman/woman
- light agricultural and farm equipment assembly foreman/woman
- light agricultural machinery assembly foreman/woman
- light construction machinery assembly foreman/woman
- light industrial, farm and construction machinery assembly foreman/woman
- light material-handling equipment assembly foreman/woman
- material-handling equipment assembly foreman/woman
- metal buffers foreman/woman
- metal buffing foreman/woman
- metal products inspection and testing foreman/woman
- metalworking machine operators foreman/woman
- mobile home assembly foreman/woman
- mobile home assembly supervisor
- motor home assembly foreman/woman
- outboard motor assembly foreman/woman
- paint department foreman/woman - aircraft manufacturing
- paint department foreman/woman - heavy equipment manufacturing
- paint department foreman/woman - heavy truck, bus and trailer manufacturing
- paint department foreman/woman - machinery manufacturing
- paint department foreman/woman - metal products manufacturing
- paint department foreman/woman - railway rolling stock manufacturing
- paint department foreman/woman - shipbuilding
- paint department foreman/woman - transport equipment manufacturing (except motor vehicles)
- painters foreman/woman - metal products manufacturing
- power transmission assembly foreman/woman
- printing equipment assembly foreman/woman
- rototiller assembly foreman/woman
- shipbuilding supervisor
- shipyard painter foreman/woman
- small engine assembly foreman/woman
- small engine assembly supervisor
- snowblower tractor assembly foreman/woman
- snowmobile assembly foreman/woman
- snowmobile assembly supervisor
- spacecraft subassembly foreman/woman
- tractor-trailer assembly foreman/woman
- tractor-trailer assembly supervisor
- trailer assembly foreman/woman
- transmission-rebuilding shop foreman/woman
- truck assembly foreman/woman
- truck trailer assembly foreman/woman
- truck trailer assembly supervisor
Main Duties
Main Duties
- This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule activities of workers who assemble and inspect products such as aircraft, buses, heavy trucks, transmissions, automobile engines and refrigeration and heating equipment
- Establish methods to meet work schedules and co-ordinate work activities with other departments
- Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
- Requisition materials and supplies
- Train staff in job duties, safety procedures and company policies
- Recommend personnel actions such as hirings and promotions
- Prepare production and other reports
- May set up machines and equipment.
Requirements
Employment Requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Post-secondary education may be required for some occupations in this group.
- Several years of experience as an assembler or inspector in the same company are usually required.