National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 Version 1.0

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9 - Occupations in manufacturing and utilities

This category contains supervisory, production and labouring occupations in manufacturing, processing and utilities.

Occupations in this category are characterized by either technical training or internal progression, and on-the-job training. Process control occupations in this category are increasingly technical and post-secondary training is usually required. For many occupations in this category, workers typically start out as labourers and progress to machine operation occupations through experience. Progression to supervisory positions requires experience in the occupations supervised. Mobility in some of these occupations may be limited by seniority provisions of collective agreements, or may require additional training.

92 - Processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors and central control operators

This major group comprises supervisors and central control operator occupations in processing, manufacturing and utilities which usually require completion of secondary school and several years of experience, and may require a college diploma, some postsecondary education, a licence or certification. This major group includes processing and manufacturing supervisors; assembly and fabrication supervisors; central control and process operators in processing and manufacturing; and utilities equipment operators and controllers.

921 - Supervisors, processing and manufacturing occupations

This minor group includes supervisors in mineral and metal processing; petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities; food, beverage and associated products processing; plastic and rubber products processing; forest products processing; and textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing. They are employed by mineral ore and metal processing plants, cement processing plants, clay, glass and stone processing plants and foundries; petroleum and natural gas processing, pipeline and petrochemical companies, chemical and pharmaceutical companies, electric power utilities, and water and waste treatment utilities; fruit and vegetable processing plants, dairies, flour mills, bakeries, sugar refineries, fish plants, meat plants, breweries and other food, beverage and associated products processing establishments; rubber and plastic products manufacturing companies and in plastic parts divisions of other manufacturing companies; pulp and paper companies, paper converting companies, sawmills, planing mills, wood treatment plants, waferboard plants and other wood processing companies; and textile manufacturing companies, tanneries and other manufacturers of fabric, fur and leather products.

9211 - Supervisors, mineral and metal processing

Supervisors in this unit group supervise and co-ordinate the activities of workers engaged in mineral and metal processing and manufacturing. They are employed in mineral ore and metal processing plants such as copper, lead and zinc refineries, uranium processing plants, steel mills, aluminum plants, precious metal refineries, cement processing plants, clay, glass and stone processing plants and foundries.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • blast furnace foreman/woman
    • brick and tile foreman/woman
    • cement processing supervisor
    • coremaking foreman/woman - foundry
    • die casting supervisor
    • glass cutters supervisor
    • lead refining foreman/woman
    • lime preparation foreman/woman
    • melting and roasting department supervisor
    • ore milling supervisor
    • roll shop operations coach - steel mill
    • steel mill shift co-ordinator

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • Supervisors, mining and quarrying (See 8221 Supervisors, mining and quarrying)
    • Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing (See 9226 Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing)
  • Main duties

    Supervisors, mineral and metal processing, perform some or all of the following duties:

    • Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of workers engaged in the following duties: operating single or multi-function mineral and metal processing machinery and equipment; operating mouldmaking and coremaking machines or manually make moulds and cores; operating glass process control, forming and finishing machines; operating concrete, clay and stone forming and finishing machines; and operating cement process control machines and equipment
    • Establish methods to meet work schedules and co-ordinate work activities with other departments
    • Requisition materials and supplies
    • Resolve work problems and recommend work measures to improve productivity and product quality
    • Train staff 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 is usually required.
    • Post-secondary education in metallurgy, sciences or a related field may be required for some occupations in this unit group.
    • Several years of experience in metal manufacturing or mineral/metal processing environment are usually required.
9212 - Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities

Supervisors in this unit group 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.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • chemical processing supervisor
    • cosmetics processing foreman/woman
    • natural gas plant foreman/woman
    • paint processing foreman/woman
    • petroleum refining supervisor
    • pharmaceuticals production supervisor
    • pipeline operations supervisor
    • power station supervisor
    • sewage treatment plant supervisor
    • specialty chemicals production supervisor
    • water purification plant foreman/woman

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • Supervisors of telecommunications workers, power utility electricians and power line workers (See 7202 Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations)
  • Main duties

    Supervisors in this unit group perform 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.
9213 - Supervisors, food and beverage processing

Supervisors in this unit group supervise and co-ordinate the activities of workers who operate processing and packaging machines, and workers who grade food and beverage products. They are employed in fruit and vegetable processing plants, dairies, flour mills, bakeries, sugar refineries, fish plants, meat plants, breweries and other food and beverage processing establishments.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • bottling supervisor - food and beverage processing
    • brewer supervisor
    • fish processing supervisor
    • flour milling team supervisor
    • food product testers supervisor
    • HACCP co-ordinator
    • meat packing supervisor
    • packaging supervisor - food and beverage processing
    • poultry graders foreman/woman
    • production supervisor - food and beverage processing
    • tobacco processing supervisor
    • vegetable packing supervisor

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • Fish and seafood plant workers (See 9463 Fish and seafood plant workers)
    • Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers (See 9462 Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers)
    • Managers of food and beverage processing (See 0911 Manufacturing managers)
    • Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing (See 9461 Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing)
    • Supervisors of meat and fish inspectors (See 2222 Agricultural and fish products inspectors)
  • Main duties

    Supervisors in this unit group perform some or all of the following duties:

    • Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of workers who process, package, test and grade food and beverage products
    • 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 staff in job duties, safety procedures and company policy
    • Recommend personnel actions such as hirings and promotions
    • Prepare production and other reports.
    • Hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) co-ordinators identify, evaluate, control and prevent hazards at all stages of the food production process.
  • Employment requirements

    • Completion of secondary school is usually required.
    • Post-secondary education in microbiology or chemistry may be required for some positions in this group.
    • Several years of experience in the food or beverage processing industry are required.
    • Hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) co-ordinators require HACCP certification and several years of experience in quality assurance of food production.
9214 - Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing

Supervisors in this unit group supervise and co-ordinate the activities of workers who operate processing machines and who fabricate, assemble and inspect rubber or plastic products. They are employed by rubber and plastic products manufacturing companies and in plastic parts divisions of other manufacturing companies.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • blow moulding foreman/woman - rubber and plastic manufacturing
    • calendering foreman/woman - rubber and plastic manufacturing
    • injection moulding foreman/woman - rubber and plastic manufacturing
    • injection moulding supervisor - plastic products manufacturing
    • plastic products manufacturing supervisor
    • rubber products manufacturing supervisor
    • tire building supervisor

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • Labourers in rubber and plastic products manufacturing (See 9615 Labourers in rubber and plastic products manufacturing)
    • Plastic products assemblers, finishers and inspectors (See 9535 Plastic products assemblers, finishers and inspectors)
    • Plastics processing machine operators (See 9422 Plastics processing machine operators)
    • Rubber processing machine operators and related workers (See 9423 Rubber processing machine operators and related workers)
  • Main duties

    Supervisors in this unit group perform some or all of the following duties:

    • Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of production workers who operate processing machines and who fabricate, assemble, finish or inspect plastic or rubber parts and products
    • 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 staff 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 is usually required.
    • Post-secondary education in sciences or plastics technology may be required for some positions in this group.
    • Several years of experience as a machine operator or an assembler in rubber or plastic products manufacturing is usually required.
9215 - Supervisors, forest products processing

Supervisors in this unit group supervise and co-ordinate the activities of workers engaged in pulp and paper production and wood processing and manufacturing. They are employed by pulp and paper companies, paper converting companies, sawmills, planing mills, wood treatment plants, waferboard plants and other wood processing companies.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • coating room foreman/woman - pulp and paper
    • lumber grading foreman/woman - wood processing
    • paper converting supervisor
    • paper machine foreman/woman
    • paper mill foreman/woman
    • plywood making foreman/woman
    • pulp mill foreman/woman
    • sawmill foreman/woman
    • shift operating supervisor - pulp and paper
    • shingle mill foreman/woman
    • tour foreman/woman - pulp and paper
    • waferboard foreman/woman
    • wood-treating plant foreman/woman

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • Manufacturing managers (See 0911 Manufacturing managers)
  • Main duties

    Supervisors in this unit group perform some or all of the following duties:

    • Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of workers who operate pulp and paper mills, paper converting mills, sawmills, planing mills, plywood, waferboard and other wood and paper products mills
    • Ensure that systems and equipment are operating efficiently and that proper maintenance and repairs are performed
    • 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 staff in job duties, safety procedures and company policies
    • Recommend personnel actions such as hirings and promotions and administer the collective agreement
    • Prepare production and other reports
    • Monitor safety conditions
    • May set up machines and equipment.
  • Employment requirements

    • Completion of secondary school is required.
    • A college diploma in pulp and paper technology or a related discipline may be required for some pulp and paper supervisor positions.
    • Several years of some combination of formal and on-the-job training are provided.
    • Several years of experience in the most senior occupation supervised are often required.
    • Certificates, such as lumber grading and industrial first aid, and a competency certificate in natural gas may be required.
  • Additional information

    • Mobility is possible between positions employing similar technology or producing similar products.
    • Progression to managerial positions is possible with experience.
9217 - Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing

Supervisors in this unit group supervise and co-ordinate the activities of workers engaged in textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing. They are employed by textile manufacturing companies, tanneries and other manufacturers of fabric, fur and leather products.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • boot and shoe foreman/woman
    • canvas products manufacturing foreman/woman
    • dye room supervisor
    • embroidery supervisor - fabric products
    • fabric-cutting department foreman/woman
    • finishing supervisor - textiles
    • foreman/woman - textile processing
    • fur dressing foreman/woman
    • hat and cap makers foreman/woman
    • knitting supervisor
    • sample room foreman/woman - leather products
    • sewing machine operators supervisor
    • stitching department supervisor
    • tannery foreman/woman

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • Machine operators and related workers in textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing (See 944 Machine operators and related workers in textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing)
    • Master dyers and textile colour technologists (See 2211 Chemical technologists and technicians)
    • Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners (See 6342 Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners)
    • Technologists and technicians in textile manufacturing (See 2233 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians)
    • Textile machinery mechanics (See 7311 Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics)
  • Main duties

    Supervisors in this unit group perform some or all of the following duties:

    • Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of production workers who operate machines to process natural, synthetic and hybrid textile fibre, yarn and thread; bleach, dye and finish textiles; operate manufacturing machines to cut, stitch and produce fabric, fur or leather garments and other products; and inspect textiles products
    • 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 staff 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 is usually required.
    • Post-secondary education in textile technology or a related field may be required for some positions in this group.
    • Several years of experience as a worker in the unit group being supervised are usually required.
    • Experience may be required in a specific process, or with a specific product or type of equipment.
  • Additional information

    • There is some mobility among supervisory positions in this group.
    • Progression to managerial positions is possible with experience.
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