Variant of NOC 2016 Version 1.0 - Highly aggregated data

• d - Administration and administrative support
• 12 - Administrative and financial supervisors and administrative occupations
• 121 - Administrative services supervisors

1214 - Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations

Supervisors in this unit group supervise and co-ordinate the activities of workers in the following unit groups: Mail, Postal and Related Workers (1511), Letter Carriers (1512) and Couriers, Messengers and Door-to-Door Distributors (1513). They are employed by Canada Post Corporation, courier companies, governments and large corporations.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • courier service supervisor
  • letter carriers supervisor
  • mail and postal clerks supervisor
  • mail room supervisor
  • messenger service supervisor
  • postal station supervisor
  • postmaster/mistress

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • Postal and courier services managers (See 0132 Postal and courier services managers)
  • Shipping and receiving supervisors (See 1215 Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations)

• Main duties

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

  • Co-ordinate, assign and review the work of postal clerks, letter carriers and couriers engaged in the collecting, sorting and delivering of mail, parcels and other material
  • Establish work schedules and procedures and co-ordinate activities with other work units or departments
  • Resolve work-related problems and prepare and submit progress and other reports
  • Train workers in job duties, safety procedures and company policies
  • Requisition supplies and materials
  • Ensure smooth operation of computer systems and equipment and arrange for maintenance and repair work
  • May perform the same duties as workers supervised.

• Employment requirements

  • Completion of secondary school is required.
  • Several years of experience in the occupation supervised are usually required.