9212 – Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities
Supervisors in petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities supervise and co-ordinate the activities of workers in the following unit groups: Petroleum, gas and chemical process operators (9232), Power engineers and power systems operators (9241), Water and waste treatment plant operators (9243), Chemical plant machine operators (9421) and Labourers in chemical products processing and utilities (9613). They are employed by petroleum and natural gas processing, pipeline and petrochemical companies, chemical and pharmaceutical companies, electric power utilities, water and waste treatment utilities and in a range of other industries and institutions.
Profile
Index of titles
Example titles
By-products extraction foreman/woman – chemical processing
Chemical processing plant foreman/woman
Chemical processing supervisor
Chemical unit foreman/woman
Chief power engineer
Chief stationary engineer
Chief substation operator
Chlorine plant foreman/woman
Coating and calendering worker foreman/woman – chemical processing
Compost facility supervisor
Compressor station foreman/woman
Continuous process foreman/woman – chemical processing
Cosmetics processing foreman/woman
Crushing and grinding worker foreman/woman – chemicals and related materials
Detergent and remover manufacturing foreman/woman
Distillation foreman/woman – chemical processing
Evaporator foreman/woman – chemical processing
Foreman/woman – petroleum, gas and chemical processing
Gas distribution foreman/woman
Gas field supervisor
Gas plant foreman/woman
Gas transmission supervisor
Grinding and packing foreman/woman – chemical processing
Head refrigerating engineer
Heating plant foreman/woman
Hydro-electric station chief operator
Incinerator foreman/woman
Ink preparation foreman/woman – chemical processing
Landfill supervisor
Lead collections operator – water treatment
Natural gas plant foreman/woman
Oven foreman/woman – chemical processing
Paint making foreman/woman
Paint processing foreman/woman
Petroleum processing foreman/woman
Petroleum processing shift supervisor
Petroleum refining supervisor
Pharmaceutical compounding foreman/woman
Pharmaceuticals production supervisor
Pilot plant foreman/woman – chemical processing
Pipeline foreman/woman
Pipeline operations supervisor
Power engineer foreman/woman
Power plant chief substation operator
Power plant foreman/woman
Power station operators foreman/woman
Power station shift supervisor
Power station supervisor
Pumping and blending foreman/woman – chemical processing
Pumping and pipeline equipment operators foreman/woman
Pumping station foreman/woman
Refinery unit foreman/woman
Refrigeration plant foreman/woman
Sanitary service foreman/woman
Sewage disposal foreman/woman
Sewage treatment plant supervisor
Sewer services foreman/woman
Specialty chemicals production supervisor
Stationary engineer foreman/woman
Stationary engineers supervisor
Steam engineers foreman/woman
Steam plant engineers foreman/woman
Steam plant foreman/woman
Viscose filtration foreman/woman – chemical processing
Waste treatment supervisor
Water and sanitation-utilities equipment operating occupations foreman/woman
Water and sewer foreman/woman
Water filtration plant supervisor
Water pollution control foreman/woman
Water purification plant foreman/woman
Water treatment chief operator
Water treatment lead operator
Water treatment operations supervisor
Water treatment plant foreman/woman
Water treatment plant superintendent
Water treatment plant supervisor
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of workers who operate petroleum refineries, chemical plants, water and waste treatment plants and equipment, pipelines, heating plants and power stations and systems
Identify, investigate, correct and document potential environmental and safety problems
Establish methods to meet work schedules and co-ordinate work activities with other departments
Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
Provide information for maintenance plans to ensure that maintenance and production objectives are met
Requisition materials and supplies
Train staff in job duties, safety procedures and company policy
Recommend personnel actions such as hirings and promotions
Prepare production and other reports and develop and manage operating budget for area of responsibility
May also supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of trades workers, labourers or other workers.
Employment requirements
Completion of secondary school is required.
Post-secondary education in chemical processing or sciences may be required for some occupations in this unit group.
Several years of experience as a senior operator in the same company or plant are usually required.
Some occupations in this unit group may require a specific licence or certification, such as a power engineer licence, refrigeration certification or wastewater treatment certification.
Solid waste, landfill or compost facility operator certification may be required.
Additional information
There is some mobility between occupations with similar technological or licensing requirements within this group.
Exclusions
Supervisors of telecommunications workers, power utility electricians and power line workers (in 7202 Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations)