72020 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades

What this occupation covers

Contractors and supervisors in mechanic trades supervise and coordinate the activities of workers classified in unit groups within the following minor groups: Machinery and transportation equipment mechanics (except motor vehicle) (7240), Automotive service technicians (7241) and Small motor, engine and equipment mechanics and related repairers (including electrical components) (7242). They are employed in a wide range of establishments; places of employment are indicated in the unit group descriptions of the above minor groups. Contractors may be self-employed.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 11 main duties for this code.

• 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
• 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.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 11 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 72011 Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations

Excluded from this code

• Industrial electricians foreman/woman (See 72011 Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

air conditioning and refrigeration contractor · air conditioning and refrigeration foreman/woman · air conditioning and refrigeration mechanic foreman/woman · air conditioning contractor · air conditioning mechanics foreman/woman · aircraft engine assemblers foreman/woman · aircraft engine assembly foreman/woman · aircraft engine fitters foreman/woman · aircraft engine overhaul foreman/woman · aircraft engine repair foreman/woman · aircraft hydraulics repair shop foreman/woman · aircraft maintenance chief · aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) chief · aircraft maintenance engineers (AME) supervisor · aircraft maintenance mechanics foreman/woman - aircraft mechanical systems · aircraft maintenance service supervisor · aircraft maintenance supervisor - aircraft mechanical systems · aircraft mechanical systems maintenance service supervisor · aircraft mechanical systems maintenance supervisor · aircraft mechanical systems mechanics foreman/woman · aircraft mechanics and inspectors foreman/woman · aircraft mechanics and inspectors foreman/woman - mechanical systems · aircraft mechanics and repairers foreman/woman - mechanical systems · aircraft mechanics foreman/woman

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Several years of experience as a qualified tradesperson in a relevant trade are usually required.
• Journeyman/woman trade certification in a relevant trade is required.