Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews – NOC : 7302

Unit Group

7302 Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews

This unit group includes excavating, grading, paving, drilling and blasting contractors who own and operate their own business. This unit group also includes supervisors who supervise and co-ordinate the activities of workers classified in the following unit groups: Crane Operators (7371), Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction (7372), Water Well Drillers (7373), Longshore Workers (7451), Material Handlers (7452), Heavy Equipment Operators (Except Crane) (7521), Public Works Maintenance Equipment Operators and Related Workers (7522), Railway Yard and Track Maintenance Workers (7531), and Public Works and Maintenance Labourers (7621). They are employed in a wide range of establishments; places of employment are indicated in the above unit group descriptions.

Example Titles

excavating contractor

foreman/woman, demolition

foreman/woman, drilling and blasting – construction

foreman/woman, logging road construction

foreman/woman, railway gang

foreman/woman, railway track maintenance

paving contractor

pipeline construction supervisor

road maintenance foreman/woman

section foreman/woman, railway

supervisor, heavy equipment operators

supervisor, oil field construction

supervisor, water well drilling

track foreman/woman – railway

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Main duties

Contractors and supervisors in this unit group perform some or all of the following duties:

Supervise, co-ordinate 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 co-ordinate 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, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of related apprentices, helpers and labourers.

Employment requirements

Completion of secondary school is usually required.
Several years of experience in the occupation supervised is required.
Journeyman/woman trade certification in a relevant trade may be required.

Additional information

There is some mobility between occupations classified in this unit group.

Classified elsewhere

Supervisors of heavy equipment mechanics (in 7301 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades )
Supervisors of logging machinery operators (in 8211 Supervisors, logging and forestry )