Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Supervisors
Job description
These individuals supervise and coordinate personnel involved in the production of motor vehicles.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
Main tasks
- Supervise, coordinate, and plan the activities of personnel responsible for the production of motor vehicles.
- 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
- 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
Good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
300
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 12.5% Female
- 87.5% Male
Not available.
- 12.5% Female
- 87.5% 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
$62,800
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
Not available.
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NAICS 336 [excluding 3364]96% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 454% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 454% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 454% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 454% of jobs
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Others0% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 336 [excluding 3364]96% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 454% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 454% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 454% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 454% of jobs
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Others0% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
College
DCS in technologie du génie des matériaux composites
Code : 241C0
Placement rate: 50%
50% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in technologie du génie industriel
Code : 235B0
Placement rate: 41.3%
58.7% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
- Several years of experience in a motor vehicle manufacturing plant are required.
Sometimes required
- Knowledge of the existing computerized system is often required.
- Experience in a management position may be required or may be an asset.
- Post-secondary education in Engineering, Science, Business or related field is usually 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
- Leadership
- Focussed on results
- Autonomy
- Capacity to influence and mobilize
- Knowledge of customer and personalized services
- Capacity to work in a team
- Respect standards and regulations
- Respect others
- Spoken bilingualism (French and English)
- Knowledge of mechanics
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.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
Official name of the NOC 92020
Supervisors, motor vehicle assembling
Job titles
- Foreman/woman - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Production line foreman/woman - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Automobile assembly foreman/woman
- Area coordinator - motor vehicle assembly
- Motor vehicle assembly zone supervisor
- Motor vehicle inspection and testing foreman/woman - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Motor vehicle manufacturing foreman/woman
- Assembly foreman/woman - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Motor vehicle assembly foreman/woman
- Paint department foreman/woman - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Assembly coordinator - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Motor vehicle assembly coordinator
- Area coordinator - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Motor vehicle assembly general supervisor
- General assembly supervisor - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Trim and hardware supervisor - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Body shop supervisor - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Paint shop supervisor - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Assembly supervisor - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Motor vehicle assembly supervisor
- Final-assembly supervisor - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Assembly zone supervisor - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Chassis assembly supervisor - motor vehicle manufacturing
- Engine dress supervisor - motor vehicle manufacturing
Skill type
Manufacturing and utilities
Last update: January 29, 2026
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