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Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations

OaSIS code 72010.00

Contractors and supervisors in machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations supervise and coordinate the activities of workers classified in the following unit groups: Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors (72.100), Tool and die makers (72.101), Sheet metal workers (72.102), Boilermakers (72.103), Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters (72.104), Ironworkers (72.105), Welders and related machine operators (72.106) and Machining tool operators (94.106).

Overview

Also known as

  • Automotive machine shop foreman/woman
  • Blacksmith foreman/woman
  • Boilermaker foreman/woman
  • Boilermaker supervisor
  • Ironwork contractor
  • Ironworkers foreman/woman
  • Machine shop supervisor
  • Machinists foreman/woman
  • Machinists supervisor
  • Maintenance machine shop foreman/woman
  • Metal mould and metal patternmakers supervisor
  • Sheet metal workers supervisor
  • Structural metal fitter supervisor
  • Tool and die inspectors supervisor
  • Tool and die makers foreman/woman
  • Welder supervisor

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Supervise, coordinate and schedule the activities of workers who shape, form and join metal parts or products to specified dimensions, machine metal into parts, products, tools and dies or moulds with precise measurements and erect light and heavy metal products and structures
  • Establish methods to meet work schedules and coordinate work activities with other departments
  • Requisition materials and supplies
  • Resolve work problems and recommend work measures to improve productivity
  • Train or arrange for training of workers
  • Recommend personnel actions such as hirings and promotions
  • Ensure standards for safe working conditions are observed
  • Prepare production and other reports
  • Set up machines and equipment and write programs for computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools
  • May manage the operations of their own companies
  • May also supervise, coordinate and schedule the activities of related apprentices, machine operators, helpers and labourers.

Additional information

  • 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, motor vehicle assembling (92020)
  • Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing (92023)
  • Computer numerically controlled coordinate measuring machine (CNC/CMM) programmer; Computer-assisted design/computer-assisted manufacturing (CAD/CAM) programmer (in 22302.01 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists)

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

7201 – Contractors and supervisors, technical industrial, electrical and construction trades and related workers

Unit group

72010 – Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations

Occupational profile

72010.00 – Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations

Work characteristics

Work characteristics gathers the various components describing the work environment of each occupation, such as employers, work activities, and the work context. Each category displays up to 10 descriptors in descending order based, firstly, on their attributed ratings by the level of complexity (for Work Activities) or other measurement dimensions (for Work Context), and secondly, in alphabetical order. The whole list of descriptors and their ratings can be expanded at the bottom of each page.

Work Activities

Proficiency or complexity level
Communicating with Coworkers
4 - High Level
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
4 - High Level
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance
4 - High Level
Judging Quality
4 - High Level
Supervising Subordinates
4 - High Level

Work Context

Structural Job Characteristics

Structured versus Unstructured Work
Degree of freedom to determine tasks and priorities
3 - Moderate amount of freedom
Work Week Duration
Worked hours in a typical week
3 - More than 40 hours

Physical Work Environment

Physical Proximity
Physical distance from others
4 - Close (at arm’s length)

Physical Demands

Sitting
Duration
2 - Less than half the time
Standing
Duration
4 - More than half the time
Bending or Twisting the Body
Duration
3 - About half the time

Interpersonal Relations

Contact with Others
Frequency
5 - Every day, almost continuously
Duration
5 - All the time, or almost all the time
Work with Work Group or Team
Importance
4 - Highly important
Frequency
4 - Every day, a few times per day

Workplaces/employers

  • Machine shops
  • Manufacturing companies
  • Structural, platework and related metal products fabrication

Skills and abilities

This section displays the various competencies required for an occupation. Each category displays up to 10 descriptors in descending order based, firstly, on their attributed ratings by the level of proficiency (for Skills and Abilities) or importance (for Personal Attributes) and secondly, in alphabetical order. The whole list of descriptors and their ratings can be expanded at the bottom of each page.

Abilities

Proficiency or complexity level
Depth Perception
4 - High Level
Perceptual Speed
4 - High Level
Selective Attention
4 - High Level
Auditory Attention
3 - Moderate Level
Categorization Flexibility
3 - Moderate Level

Skills

Proficiency or complexity level
Instructing
4 - High Level
Management of Financial Resources
4 - High Level
Management of Material Resources
4 - High Level
Management of Personnel Resources
4 - High Level
Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment
4 - High Level

Personal Attributes

Importance
Adaptability
4 - Highly important
Analytical Thinking
4 - Highly important
Attention to Detail
4 - Highly important
Collaboration
4 - Highly important
Independence
4 - Highly important