Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Prepare production and other reports

• May manage the operations of their own companies

• May also supervise, coordinate and schedule the activities of related apprentices, helpers and labourers

• Small businesses' contractors may execute tasks within their trade area of expertise, which is generally not the case for supervisors or contractors associated with a medium or large business.

• Supervise, coordinate and schedule the activities of workers who repair and maintain aircraft, railway locomotives and cars, industrial machinery and equipment, construction and other heavy equipment, textile equipment, printing machines, heating equipment and furnaces, transformers and other electrical equipment, motor vehicles, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment, electric appliances and other equipment, such as motorcycles, outboard motors and snowmobiles

• Establish methods to meet work schedules and coordinate work activities with other departments

• Requisition materials and supplies

• Resolve work problems and recommend work measures to improve productivity

• Train or arrange for training of workers

• Recommend personnel actions such as hiring and promotions

• Ensure that standards for safe working conditions are observed