Textile Products Manufacturing Supervisors
Job description
These individuals supervise and coordinate personnel who process and manufacture various products (textiles, fur, leather, etc.). They are employed by:
- Tanneries
- Textile manufacturers
- Manufacturers of fabric, fur, and leather products
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Nontoxic dust
- Noise
Main tasks
- Supervise, coordinate, and plan the activities of personnel who process and manufacture textile products, fabrics, fur, and leather.
- Establish work methods to meet deadlines and coordinate work with other sections.
- Order equipment and supplies.
- Solve work-related problems and recommend measures to increase productivity.
- Manage and train staff.
- Ensure compliance with occupational safety standards.
- Draft reports.
- Adjust machinery and equipment, as required.
Advancement and mobility
- There is some mobility among workers in this group.
- Experience leads to management positions.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
500
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 48.4% Female
- 51.6% Male
Not available.
- 48.4% Female
- 51.6% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$45,600
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- None
All of Québec
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 313, 314, 315, 31675% of jobs
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NAICS 418% of jobs
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NAICS 816% of jobs
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NAICS 3393% of jobs
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NAICS 3263% of jobs
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Others5% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 313, 314, 315, 31675% of jobs
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NAICS 418% of jobs
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NAICS 816% of jobs
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NAICS 3393% of jobs
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NAICS 3263% of jobs
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Others5% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
College
Sometimes required
- Several years of supervised experience as a worker in the occupation are usually required.
- Experience in the use of a particular process, product, or type of equipment may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Active listening
- Oral expression
- Reading comprehension
- Coordination
- Human resource management
- Time management
- Critical thought
- Judgment and decision-making
- Information processing
- Result evaluation
- Social perception
- Written expression
- Persuasion
- Solving complex problems
- Quality control analysis
- Active learning
- Teaching
- Negotiation
- Learning strategies
- Monitoring operations
- Operation analysis
- Systems evaluation
Abilities
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Deductive reasoning
- Awareness of issues
- Written comprehension
- Speech clarity
- Speech recognition
- Inductive reasoning
- Written expression
- Classification
- Information organization
- Near vision
- Idea generation
- Originality
- Perception speed
- Distance vision
- Selective attention
- Time sharing
- Processing flexibility
- Hand-arm stability
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to work under pressure
- Critical thinking
- Leadership
- Focussed on results
- Perseverance
- Capacity to influence and mobilize
- Capacity to delegate
- Knowledge of production and treatment
- Commitment
- Sense of initiative
Interests
- Direct, organize, and manage
- Make, build, install
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 92015
Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing
Job titles
- Textile processing foreman/woman
- Production foreman/woman - fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
- Textile processing supervisor
- Hide tanning supervisor
- Weaving supervisor
- Foreman/woman - textile processing
- Fur dressing foreman/woman
- Luggage assembly foreman/woman - fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
- Inspection foreman/woman - textile processing
- Woven fabric inspection foreman/woman - textile processing
- Fur products manufacturing foreman/woman
- Canvas products manufacturing foreman/woman
- Suitmaking foreman/woman
- Clothing manufacturing foreman/woman
- Upholstery-cutting and sewing foreman/woman
- Footwear manufacturing foreman/woman
- Leather products manufacturing foreman/woman
- Glove manufacturing foreman/woman
- Handbag manufacturing foreman/woman
- Footwear finishing foreman/woman
- Spun yarn preparation foreman/woman
- Production foreman/woman - fur products manufacturing
- Bleaching foreman/woman - textiles
- Quality control foreman/woman - textiles
- Leather finishing foreman/woman - hide and pelt processing
- Quilting foreman/woman - textile processing
- Twisting foreman/woman - textiles
- Weaving foreman/woman
- Layout and marking foreman/woman - fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
- Wool sorting and grading foreman/woman
- Knitting foreman/woman
- Dress repairs foreman/woman - clothing manufacturing
- Latex carpet-backing department foreman/woman
- Finishing department foreman/woman - textile processing
- Beam department foreman/woman - hide and pelt processing
- Fur hatmaking department foreman/woman
- Dressmaking department foreman/woman
- Cutting department foreman/woman - fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
- Fabric-cutting department foreman/woman
- Spinning room foreman/woman - textiles
- Finishing department foreman/woman - fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
- Hat trimming department foreman/woman
- Stitching department foreman/woman - fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
- Preparation department foreman/woman - textiles
- Hide-house foreman/woman - hide and pelt processing
- Dye department foreman/woman - textiles
- Dyehouse foreman/woman - hide and pelt processing
- Sewing machine operators foreman/woman - fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
- Bootmakers foreman/woman
- Boot and shoe foreman/woman
- Hat and cap makers foreman/woman
- Millinery foreman/woman - fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
- Inspector, grader, sampler and tester foreman/woman - fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
- Furriers foreman/woman
- Glove makers foreman/woman
- Stitchers foreman/woman - fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
- Upholsterers foreman/woman - fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
- Sample room foreman/woman - fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
- Leather products sample room foreman/woman
- Cutting room foreman/woman - fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
- Felt hat finishing room foreman/woman
- Dye foreman/woman - textiles
- Weave room foreman/woman - textile processing
- Tannery foreman/woman
- Wool sorter and grader foreman/woman - textile processing
- Weaving inspector foreman/woman - textile processing
- Hosiery foreman/woman
- Assemblers supervisor - fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
- Sewing machine operator supervisor - fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
- Embroidery supervisor - fabric products
- Cutter supervisor - fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
- Dressmakers supervisor
- Furriers supervisor
- Hat dyer supervisor
- Tufted-carpet weaver supervisor
- Finishing department supervisor - textile processing
- Dressmaking department supervisor
- Stitching department supervisor
- Dye room supervisor
- Weaving room supervisor - textiles
- Card room supervisor - textiles
- Finishing supervisor - textiles
- Fur dressing supervisor
- Spun yarn preparation supervisor - textile processing
- Weave room supervisor
- Tannery supervisor - hide and pelt processing
- Dyeing supervisor - textiles
- Alterations supervisor - clothing manufacturing
- Spinning supervisor - textiles
- Tufting supervisor - textiles
- Knitting supervisor
Skill type
Manufacturing and utilities
Related occupations
- Chemical technologists and technicians
- Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
- Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
- Industrial sewing machine operators
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- Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners
- Textile fibre and yarn, hide and pelt processing machine operators and workers
- Weavers, knitters and other fabric making occupations
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