Job description Foreman/woman, Heavy-duty Equipment Operators in Nunavut

Find out what work is like for a foreman/woman, heavy-duty equipment operators in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews (NOC 72021).

Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews

Description

Contractors and supervisors of heavy equipment operator crews supervise and coordinate the activities of workers classified in the following unit groups: Crane operators (72500), Water well drillers (72501), Heavy equipment operators (73400), Drillers and blasters – surface mining, quarrying and construction (73402), Railway yard and track maintenance workers (74200), Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers (74205), Longshore workers (75100), Material handlers (75101), and Public works and maintenance labourers (75212). They are employed in a wide range of establishments; places of employment are indicated in the above unit group descriptions. Contractors may be self-employed.

Work week duration

Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews 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, heavy equipment operator crews have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Supervise, coordinate and schedule the activities of workers who operate cranes and construction, paving, drilling, railway maintenance and other similar heavy equipment
  • Establish methods to meet work schedules and coordinate work activities with other project supervisors or managers
  • Requisition materials and supplies
  • Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve productivity
  • Train or arrange for training of workers
  • Recommend personnel actions such as hirings and promotions
  • Prepare production and other reports
  • May manage the operations of own company
  • May also supervise, coordinate and schedule the activities of related apprentices, 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, heavy equipment operator crews are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Mining, quarrying and construction companies
  • Drilling and blasting contractors
  • Water well drilling contractors
  • Self-employment
  • Industrial companies
  • Transportation, storage and moving companies
  • Marine cargo handling companies
  • Heavy equipment contractors
  • Public works departments in all levels of government
  • Shipping lines
  • Railway companies
  • Governments
  • Shipping agencies
  • Private contractors under contract with government public works departments
  • Mining companies
  • Public works departments
  • Retail and wholesale warehouses
  • Cargo handlers
  • Railway transport companies
  • Pipeline, logging and cargo handling companies
  • Private contractors under contract to governments
  • Municipal, provincial and territorial, and federal public works departments
  • Construction companies
  • Manufacturing and processing companies

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Outside, exposed to weather
  • Indoors, environmentally controlled
  • Dangerous chemical substances
  • Extreme temperatures
  • Hazardous conditions
  • Vibration
  • In an enclosed vehicle or equipment
  • Indoors, not environmentally controlled
  • Hazardous equipment, machinery, tools

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 72021), and a list of similar occupations:

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Similar occupations

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Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

Labour Market Information Survey
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