Mechanical Contractors and Supervisors
Job description
These individuals coordinate and supervise workers who repair and maintain mechanical systems (heating systems, machinery, vehicles, appliances, etc.). They manage their own businesses.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
Main tasks
- Supervise and plan the activities of workers who repair and maintain mechanical systems.
- Establish work methods to meet deadlines and coordinate work with other sections.
- Order equipment and supplies.
- Resolve work-related problems and recommend measures to increase productivity.
- Manage staff and ensure their training.
- Ensure compliance with occupational safety standards.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2020 to 2022.- Minimum
- $21.00
- Median
- $32.00
- Maximum
- $48.00
Job prospects for 2023-2027
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Job prospects for 2023-2027
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2022
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 13.9% Female
- 86.1% Male
- 13.9% Female
- 86.1% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
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NAICS 8128% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 4519% of jobs
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NAICS 2312% of jobs
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NAICS 417% of jobs
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NAICS 48, 496% of jobs
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Others28% of jobs
All of Québec
-
NAICS 8128% of jobs
-
NAICS 44, 4519% of jobs
-
NAICS 2312% of jobs
-
NAICS 417% of jobs
-
NAICS 48, 496% of jobs
-
Others28% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Secondary
DVS in mécanique automobile
Placement rate: 78.7%
16.3% of graduates pursue further studies
DVS in mécanique d'engins de chantier
Placement rate: 88.6%
8.1% of graduates pursue further studies
DVS in mécanique de véhicules lourds routiers
Placement rate: 87.4%
10.6% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
- A journeyman certificate in a corresponding trade.
Sometimes required
- Several years of experience as a skilled worker in a related trade are usually required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Coordination
- Active listening
- Critical thought
- Oral expression
- Reading comprehension
- Human resource management
- Time management
- Result evaluation
- Social perception
- Persuasion
- Quality control analysis
- Active learning
- Teaching
- Judgment and decision-making
- Solving complex problems
- Information processing
- Written expression
- Negotiation
- Service oriented
- Equipment selection
Abilities
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Awareness of issues
- Information organization
- Near vision
- Deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning
- Written comprehension
- Written expression
- Speech recognition
- Visualization
- Selective attention
- Speech clarity
- Classification
- Distance vision
- Limb coordination
- Manual dexterity
- Idea generation
- Originality
- Time sharing
- Colour perception and distinction
- Control accuracy
- Perception speed
- Hand-arm stability
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to work under pressure
- Leadership
- Autonomy
- Capacity to influence and mobilize
- Capacity to delegate
- Knowledge of mathematics
- Rigour
- Availability
- Knowledge of buildings and construction
- Knowledge of mechanics
Interests
- Direct, organize, and manage
- Work in transportation and maintenance
- Make, build, install
- Self-employment
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.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Official name of the NOC 72020
Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades
Job titles
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- Boat engine repair foreman/woman
- Motor vehicle engine repair foreman/woman
- Electric motor repair foreman/woman
- Small engine repair foreman/woman
- Railway car repair foreman/woman
- Aircraft engine overhaul foreman/woman
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- Heavy farm equipment assembly foreman/woman
- Heavy construction equipment assembly foreman/woman
- Machinery assembly foreman/woman
- Heavy agricultural machinery assembly foreman/woman
- Industrial machinery assembly foreman/woman
- Heavy machinery assembly foreman/woman
- Textile machinery assembly foreman/woman
- Railway rolling stock assembly foreman/woman
- Heavy equipment assembly foreman/woman
- Aircraft engine assembly foreman/woman
- Turbine assembly foreman/woman
- Machine fitters foreman/woman
- Aircraft engine fitters foreman/woman
- Automotive body shop foreman/woman
- Locomotive erecting shop foreman/woman
- Electric motor shop foreman/woman
- Household appliance repair shop foreman/woman
- Hydraulic unit repair shop foreman/woman
- Appliance repair shop foreman/woman
- Aircraft hydraulics repair shop foreman/woman
- Meter shop foreman/woman
- Small-engine repair shop foreman/woman
- Transformer repair shop foreman/woman
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- Aircraft mechanics foreman/woman
- Elevator mechanic foreman/woman
- Automobile mechanics foreman/woman
- Production machinery maintenance mechanics foreman/woman
- Heavy equipment mechanic foreman/woman
- Industrial mechanics foreman/woman
- Oil burner mechanics foreman/woman
- Millwright foreman/woman
- Printing machine mechanics foreman/woman
- Industrial machinery mechanics foreman/woman
- Textile machine mechanics foreman/woman
- Motorcycle mechanics foreman/woman
- Printing press and machine mechanics foreman/woman
- Heating systems mechanics foreman/woman
- Aircraft mechanical systems mechanics foreman/woman
- Motor vehicle mechanics foreman/woman
- Heating, ventilating and air conditioning (hvac) mechanics foreman/woman
- Air conditioning mechanics foreman/woman
- Air conditioning and refrigeration mechanic foreman/woman
- Refrigeration mechanics foreman/woman
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- Assembly mechanics foreman/woman
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- Motor vehicle mechanics and repairers foreman/woman
- Aircraft engine assemblers foreman/woman
- Ground crew foreman/woman - aircraft maintenance
- Printer repairers foreman/woman
- Printing machine repairers foreman/woman
- Office machine repairers foreman/woman
- Rail transport equipment repairers foreman/woman
- Railway car repairer foreman/woman
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- Aircraft maintenance mechanics foreman/woman - aircraft mechanical systems
- Air conditioning and refrigeration foreman/woman
- Elevator construction foreman/woman
- Electromechanical foreman/woman
- Refrigeration foreman/woman
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- Air conditioning contractor
- Air conditioning and refrigeration contractor
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- Refrigeration contractor
- Appliance repair contractor
- Heating systems contractor
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- Automotive service mechanics supervisor
- Heavy equipment mechanics supervisor
- Textile machine mechanics supervisor
- Motor vehicle mechanics supervisor
- Industrial mechanics supervisor
- Railway car repairer supervisor
- Aircraft maintenance engineers (ame) supervisor
- Carhouse supervisor - railway transportation
- Automotive testing shop supervisor
- Automotive body repair shop supervisor
- Electrical appliance repair shop supervisor
- Appliance repair shop supervisor
- Small-equipment repair shop supervisor
- Small-machines repair shop supervisor
- Small-engine repair shop supervisor
- Motor vehicle repair shop supervisor
- Automotive repair and service shop supervisor
- Garage supervisor
- Aircraft maintenance supervisor - aircraft mechanical systems
- Processing and packaging equipment maintenance supervisor
- Aircraft mechanical systems maintenance supervisor
- Railway car maintenance supervisor
- Aircraft servicing supervisor
- Mechanical maintenance supervisor - manufacturing
- Production machinery maintenance mechanic supervisor
- Production equipment maintenance mechanic supervisor
- Aircraft maintenance service supervisor
- Aircraft mechanical systems maintenance service supervisor
- Elevators maintenance service supervisor
- Railway equipment department supervisor
Skill type
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Last update: February 14, 2024