9227 – Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly
Supervisors in other products manufacturing and assembly supervise and co-ordinate the activities of workers who assemble, fabricate and inspect a variety of products not elsewhere classified, such as jewellery, clocks and watches, millwork, sporting goods, toys and other miscellaneous products. They are employed in a wide variety of manufacturing companies.
Profile
Index of titles
Example titles
Baby carriage assembly foreman/woman
Bench assemblers foreman/woman – wood products manufacturing
Bicycle assembly foreman/woman
Bicycle assembly supervisor
Brush making foreman/woman
Candle making foreman/woman
Clock and watch assembly foreman/woman
Clock and watch assembly repairers foreman/woman
Clock and watch assembly repairers supervisor
Clock and watch assembly supervisor
Clock and watch inspection foreman/woman
Controlling and recording instruments assembly foreman/woman
Cooper foreman/woman
Cutlery manufacturing foreman/woman
Door and sash assembly foreman/woman
Fibreglass boat assembly foreman/woman
Fibreglass boat foreman/woman
Firearms assembly foreman/woman
Hand tools manufacturing foreman/woman
Jewellery and silverware manufacturing worker foreman/woman
Jewellery assembly supervisor
Jewellery manufacturing foreman/woman
Jewellery repairing foreman/woman – manufacturing
Lamp shade fabrication foreman/woman
Lens grinder and polisher foreman/woman
Lens manufacturing (non-prescription) supervisor
Millwork assemblers foreman/woman – wood products manufacturing
Millwork assembly foreman/woman
Millwork assembly foreman/woman – wood products manufacturing
Millwork assembly supervisor
Mirror silvering foreman/woman
Musical instrument manufacturing foreman/woman
Optical instrument assembly foreman/woman
Optical instrument manufacturing foreman/woman
Photographic equipment assembly foreman/woman
Precision instrument and related equipment assembly foreman/woman
Prefab house assembly foreman/woman
Prefab housing assembler foreman/woman
Prefab housing assembly foreman/woman
Prefabricated joinery assemblers foreman/woman – wood products manufacturing
Prefabricated joinery assembly foreman/woman – wood products manufacturing
Prefabricated joinery assembly supervisor
Sash and door shop foreman/woman
Scale assembly foreman/woman
Silverware manufacturing supervisor
Spikemaking foreman/woman
Sporting equipment manufacturing foreman/woman
Sporting goods manufacturing supervisor
Sports equipment assembly supervisor
Thermostat assembly foreman/woman
Toy assembly foreman/woman
Toy manufacturing foreman/woman
Toy manufacturing supervisor
Wood products foreman/woman
Wooden barrel maker foreman/woman
Wooden box maker foreman/woman
Wooden truss making foreman/woman – manufacturing
Woodenware assembler foreman/woman
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule activities of workers who assemble, fabricate and inspect products, such as jewellery, clocks, watches, bicycles, millwork, sporting goods and toys
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
Requisition materials and supplies
Train workers in job duties, safety procedures and company policies
Recommend personnel actions such as hirings and promotions
Prepare production and other reports
May set up machines and equipment.
Employment requirements
Completion of secondary school may be required.
Several years of experience as an assembler or inspector in the same company are usually required.
Additional information
There is little mobility between different types of supervisors in this unit group.
Exclusions
Other labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities (9619)
Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors (9537)
Supervisors of woodworking machine operators (in 9224 Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing)