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72021.00 – Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews

Contractors and supervisors of heavy equipment operator crews supervise and coordinate the activities of workers classified in the following unit groups: Crane operators (72500), Water well drillers (72501), Heavy equipment operators (73400), Drillers and blasters – surface mining, quarrying and construction (73402), Railway yard and track maintenance workers (74200), Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers (74205), Longshore workers (75100), Material handlers (75101), and Public works and maintenance labourers (75212).

Overview

Example job titles

  • Demolition foreman/woman
  • Drilling and blasting foreman/woman - construction
  • Excavating contractor
  • Heavy equipment operators supervisor
  • Logging road construction foreman/woman
  • Oil field construction supervisor
  • Paving contractor
  • Pipeline construction supervisor
  • Railway gang foreman/woman
  • Railway section foreman/woman
  • Railway track maintenance foreman/woman
  • Road maintenance foreman/woman
  • Track foreman/woman - railway
  • Water well drilling supervisor

Core competencies

  • Management of Personnel Resources to ensure effective coordination of workforce and to provide proper training to maintain safety and productivity standards on construction sites or industrial projects
  • Time Management to meet project timelines and deadlines by optimizing resource allocation, planning for equipment maintenance and responding promptly to changing site conditions
  • Multitasking to execute various tasks simultaneously, such as coordinating equipment operation, ensuring safety protocols are followed and communicating with team members
  • Problem Identification to promptly recognize and address issues, such as equipment malfunctions, site obstacles or safety hazards
  • Collaboration to work closely with other project supervisors, managers and team members in order to ensure objectives are met
  • Knowledge in Business Management to understand managing operations of heavy equipment crews, including scheduling, resource allocation and team coordination, as well as ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Supervise, coordinate and schedule the activities of workers who operate cranes and construction, paving, drilling, railway maintenance and other similar heavy equipment
  • Establish methods to meet work schedules and coordinate work activities with other project supervisors or managers
  • Requisition materials and supplies
  • Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve productivity
  • Train or arrange for training of workers
  • Recommend personnel actions such as hirings and promotions
  • Prepare production and other reports
  • May manage the operations of own company
  • May also supervise, coordinate and schedule the activities of related apprentices, helpers and labourers.

Additional information

  • There is some mobility between occupations classified in this unit group.
  • Small businesses' contractors may execute tasks within their trade area of expertise, which is generally not the case for supervisors or contractors associated with a medium or large business.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Supervisors, logging and forestry (82010)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

7 – Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations

TEER

2 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years; or supervisory occupations

Major group

72 – Technical trades and transportation officers and controllers

Sub-major group

720 – Technical trades contractors and supervisors

Minor group

7202 – Contractors and supervisors, technical maintenance trades and heavy equipment and transport operators

Unit group

72021 – Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews

Occupational profile

72021.00 – Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews

O*NET in-it

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