Job description Production Machine Shop Foreman/woman in the Swift Current–Moose Jaw Region

Find out what work is like for a production machine shop foreman/woman in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations (NOC 72010).

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

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 (72100), Tool and die makers (72101), Sheet metal workers (72102), Boilermakers (72103), Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters (72104), Ironworkers (72105), Welders and related machine operators (72106) and Machining tool operators (94106). They are employed by structural, platework and related metal products fabrication, manufacturing and erecting companies and machine shops. Contractors may be self-employed.

Work week duration

Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations usually work more than 40 hours per week.
More than 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • 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.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Standing
  • Bending or twisting the body
  • Making repetitive motions
  • Handling material manually
  • Walking and running

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations are employed and some of their main characteristics:

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

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Sound and noise
  • Indoors, environmentally controlled
  • Extreme temperatures
  • Indoors, not environmentally controlled
  • Hazardous equipment, machinery, tools
  • Skin injury
  • Standard safety equipment

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Close (at arm’s length)

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 72010), and a list of similar occupations:

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Similar occupations

This section lists other occupations that are part of the same broad occupational category as Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations in the National Occupational Classification (NOC). These occupations involve similar core qualifications but involve different responsibilities. To see more similar occupations, use the Job Transition Tool.

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

Labour Market Information Survey
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