Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations – 72010
Description
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). They are employed by structural, platework and related metal products fabrication, manufacturing and erecting companies and machine shops. Contractors may be self-employed.
Job Titles
- 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
- 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.
Workplaces
- Machine shops
- Manufacturing companies
- Structural, platework and related metal products fabrication
Skills
- Instructing
- Management of Financial Resources
- Management of Material Resources
- Management of Personnel Resources Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment
Abilities
- Depth Perception
- Perceptual Speed
- Selective Attention
- Auditory Attention Categorization Flexibility
Personal Attributes
- Adaptability
- Analytical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Collaboration
- Independence
Similar Occupations
- 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)
Source: OaSIS
Employment Outlook
The employment outlook will be good for Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations (72010) in Prince Edward Island for the 2022-2024 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
- A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations in Prince Edward Island:
- Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
- Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 48%
- Construction (NAICS 23): 41%
- Other manufacturing (NAICS 313-316, 323-324, 326-327, 331, 334-335, 337, 339): 10%
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: more than 95% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: less than 5% compared to 49% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 38% compared to 11% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor’s: 25% compared to 25% for all occupations
- bachelor’s degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a
Source: Job Bank
Prevailing Wages
| AREA | LOW | MEDIAN | HIGH |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEI | N/A | $34.31 | N/A |
| Canada | $25.28 | $35.00 | $50.00 |
Training
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