Job description Air Weapons Systems Technician in Nova Scotia
Find out what work is like for a foreman/woman, paving in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Non-commissioned ranks of the Canadian Armed Forces (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 between 35 to 40 hours per week.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
- Handling material manually
- Standing
- Bending or twisting the body
- Making repetitive motions
- Walking and running
Workplaces and employers
Here are the typical workplaces where Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews are employed and some of their main characteristics:
- The Royal Canadian Airforce
- The Canadian Army
- The Royal Canadian Navy
Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment
- Standard safety equipment
- Outside, exposed to weather
- Sound and noise
- Indoors, environmentally controlled
- Dangerous chemical substances
- Hazardous conditions
- Hazardous equipment, machinery, tools
- Indoors, not environmentally controlled
- In an enclosed vehicle or equipment
Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others
- Close (at arm’s length)
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:
Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification
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