Heavy Equipment Operator Supervisors
Job description
These individuals coordinate and supervise crane and heavy equipment operators. They manage their own business in related fields (excavation, earthwork, paving, etc.).
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
- Nontoxic dust
- Hazardous workplaces
- Noise
Main tasks
- Supervise and plan the activities of crane operators and heavy equipment operators.
- 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.
- Draft reports.
Advancement and mobility
- There is some mobility between occupations in this group.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2020 to 2022.- Minimum
- $23.60
- Median
- $35.00
- Maximum
- $48.08
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
- 2.9% Female
- 97.1% Male
- 2.9% Female
- 97.1% 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 2373% of jobs
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NAICS 918% of jobs
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NAICS 48, 496% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 564% of jobs
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NAICS 212% of jobs
-
Others7% of jobs
All of Québec
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NAICS 2373% of jobs
-
NAICS 918% of jobs
-
NAICS 48, 496% of jobs
-
NAICS 55, 564% of jobs
-
NAICS 212% of jobs
-
Others7% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Secondary
AVS in gestion d'une entreprise de la construction
Placement rate: 85.4%
5.4% of graduates pursue further studies
College
ACS in contremaître en infrastructures urbaines
Placement rate: 93.8%
6.3% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
- Several years of experience in the supervised position.
Sometimes required
- A journeyman certificate in an appropriate trade may be required for practical reasons, although it is not mandatory to practise this occupation on construction sites.
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
- Attention to detail
- Availability
- 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 72021
Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews
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Skill type
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Last update: February 14, 2024