Sheet Metal Worker Supervisors

Job description

These individuals plan, coordinate, and oversee the activities of sheet metal workers. They manage staff who shape metal parts and ensure their training. They prepare sheet metal templates using computer-aided design and drafting software. They inspect and verify the quality and compliance of the installations and final products. They work for:

Metallurgical plants
Service businesses
Construction companies

Environment

Controlled ambient temperature
Equipment, machinery, tools
Odours
Noise
Fire, steam, hot surfaces
Electricity
Falling objects

Main tasks

Order material and supplies.
Read and understand technical and architectural drawings.
Solve problems related to the work of sheet metal workers.
Recommend measures to increase productivity and meet production deadlines.
Establish efficient work methods to coordinate the work to be completed with other workers in the plant or business.
Ensure compliance with occupational safety standards.
Program computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools.
Draft reports describing the work accomplished and the tasks that remain.

Training and requirements

Formation

Also required

Many years of experience as a Sheet Metal Worker.
A journeyman competency certificate (JCC) as a Sheet Metal Worker.

Main skills and characteristics

Skills

Data collection
Active listening
Critical thought
Coordination
Result evaluation

Human resource management
Time management
Quality control analysis
Reading comprehension
Information processing
Oral expression
Social perception
Judgment and decision-making
Teaching
Solving complex problems
Systems evaluation
Monitoring operations
System analysis
Active learning
Operations and control
Equipment selection
Learning strategies
Operation analysis
Persuasion
Equipment maintenance
Written expression
Material resource management
Mathematics
Technological design
Troubleshooting
Repair
Science

More Less skills

Abilities

Oral comprehension
Information organization
Awareness of issues
Deductive reasoning
Verbal skills

Inductive reasoning
Near vision
Selective attention
Written comprehension
Visualization
Manual dexterity
Time sharing
Classification
Speech recognition
Limb coordination
Speech clarity
Control accuracy
Depth perception
Digital dexterity
Memorization
Hand-arm stability
Peripheral vision
Overall coordination of the body
Written expression
Colour perception and distinction
Hearing sensitivity
Basic numeracy
Idea generation
Mathematical reasoning
Perception speed
Auditory attention
Sound origin identification
Reaction time
Processing flexibility
Endurance
Distance vision
Dynamic physical flexibility
Spatial orientation
Overall balance of the body
Information processing speed

More Less abilities

Knowledge and attributes

Critical thinking
Sense of responsibility
Capacity to adapt
Capacity to work in a team
Capacity to delegate
Rigour
Attention to detail
Desire to upgrade one’s competencies
Sense of observation
Commitment to quality
Knowledge of mechanics

Interests

Direct, organize, and manage
Draft, communicate, and inform
Work in transportation and maintenance
Create, design
Make, build, install
Work manually
Exercer une activité sportive ou physique
Teach or educate

Personality profiles (RIASEC)

Enterprising: People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Realistic: People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
Investigative: People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.

Additional information

Appellation d’emploi liée (à traduire)

Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations (CNP 72010)

Skill type

Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations

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