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Miscellaneous Manufacturing Supervisors

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  • Job description
  • Hourly wage
  • Job prospects for 2021-2025
  • Sectors of activity
  • Training and requirements
  • Main skills and characteristics
  • Personality profiles (RIASEC)
  • Additional information

Job description

These individuals supervise and coordinate personnel who assemble, manufacture, and inspect jewellery, carpentry products, sporting goods, etc.

Environment

  • Controlled ambient temperature

Main tasks

  • Supervise, coordinate, and plan the activities of personnel who assemble, manufacture, and inspect jewellery, carpentry products, sporting goods, etc.
  • 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.
  • Adjust machinery and equipment, as required.

Hourly wage

Not available.

Job prospects for 2021-2025

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Job prospects for 2021-2025

Job prospects

All of Québec

Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available

All of Québec

Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available

Total jobs for 2020

All of Québec

1,500

All of Québec

na

Gender distribution

All of Québec

Not available.
20.8% Female
79.2% Male

Not available.
  • 20.8% Female
  • 79.2% Male

Job types

All of Québec

Not available.
Full time
Part time

Not available.
  • Full time
  • Part time

Yearly wage on 2015

All of Québec

$52,000

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.
  1. Miscellaneous Manufacturing
    NAICS 339
    40% of jobs
  2. Wood Product Manufacturing
    NAICS 321
    9% of jobs
  3. Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
    NAICS 332
    7% of jobs
  4. Machinery Manufacturing
    NAICS 333
    6% of jobs
  5. Wholesale Trade
    NAICS 41
    6% of jobs
  6. Others
    32% of jobs

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Miscellaneous Manufacturing
    NAICS 339
    40% of jobs
  2. Wood Product Manufacturing
    NAICS 321
    9% of jobs
  3. Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
    NAICS 332
    7% of jobs
  4. Machinery Manufacturing
    NAICS 333
    6% of jobs
  5. Wholesale Trade
    NAICS 41
    6% of jobs
  6. Others
    32% of jobs

Training and requirements

Formation

Most training programs are offered in French only.

College

DCS in technologie du génie des matériaux composites This hyperlink will open in a new window.
Code : 241C0

Placement rate: 47.1%

52.9% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation
DCS in technologie du génie industriel This hyperlink will open in a new window.
Code : 235B0

Placement rate: 47.2%

52.8% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation

Also required

  • Several years of experience as a Fitter or Controller, in the same company.

Sometimes required

  • Membership in the Ordre des technologues professionnels du Québec (OTPQ [Quebec Order of Professional Technologists]) may be required or an asset.
  • Knowledge of the principles of value-added production may be required or an asset.

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
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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
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Knowledge and attributes

  • Leadership
  • Focussed on results
  • Knowledge of personnel and human resource management
  • Autonomy
  • Capacity to influence and mobilize
  • Capacity to work in a team
  • Capacity to delegate
  • Rigour
  • Respect others
  • 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.
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.
Additional information

Note about CNP

Occupational information is provided based on the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016. The 5-digit code of the NOC 2021 is shown in parentheses for information purposes only for occupations that correspond to those of NOC 2016.

Official name of the NOC 9227 (92024)

Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly

Job titles

  • Wood products forewoman
  • Jewellery manufacturing foreman/woman
  • Optical instrument manufacturing foreman
  • Door and sash assembly foreman
  • Sporting goods manufacturing supervisor
  • Lamp shade fabrication foreman/woman
  • Sporting equipment manufacturing foreman/woman
  • Candle making foreman/woman
  • Brush making foreman
  • Cutlery manufacturing foreman
  • Toy manufacturing forewoman
  • Spikemaking foreman/woman
  • Wooden truss making forewoman - manufacturing
  • Musical instrument manufacturing foreman/woman
  • Hand tools manufacturing foreman
  • Jewellery repairing foreman - manufacturing
  • Clock and watch inspection foreman
  • Mirror silvering foreman
  • Toy assembly forewoman
  • Firearms assembly foreman
  • Scale assembly foreman/woman
  • Fibreglass boat assembly foreman/woman
  • Bicycle assembly foreman/woman
  • Baby carriage assembly foreman
  • Prefab housing assembly foreman/woman
  • Photographic equipment assembly foreman
  • Millwork assembly foreman/woman
  • Thermostat assembly foreman/woman
  • Bicycle assembly forewoman
  • Clock and watch assembly foreman/woman
  • Controlling and recording instruments assembly foreman
  • Precision instrument and related equipment assembly foreman/woman
  • Optical instrument assembly foreman
  • Sash and door shop foreman/woman
  • Woodenware assembler foreman/woman
  • Wooden box maker forewoman
  • Lens grinder and polisher foreman/woman
  • Bench assemblers foreman - wood products manufacturing
  • Prefab housing assembler forewoman
  • Millwork assemblers foreman/woman - wood products manufacturing
  • Woodenware assembler forewoman
  • Prefab housing assembler foreman/woman
  • Wooden barrel maker forewoman
  • Clock and watch assembly repairers foreman
  • Jewellery and silverware manufacturing worker foreman/woman
  • Clock and watch assembly repairers supervisor
  • Toy manufacturing supervisor
  • Lens manufacturing (non-prescription) supervisor
  • Silverware manufacturing supervisor
  • Sports equipment assembly supervisor
  • Bicycle assembly supervisor
  • Jewellery assembly supervisor
  • Millwork assembly supervisor
  • Clock and watch assembly supervisor
More Less job titles

Skill type

Manufacturing and utilities

Related occupations

  • Other labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities
  • Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors
  • Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing

See also

  • Glossary (PDF 229 Kb)
  • Québec emploi This hyperlink will open in a new window.

See also

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Last update: December 22, 2022

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