90010 Manufacturing managers

What this occupation covers

Manufacturing managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of a manufacturing establishment or of a production department within a manufacturing establishment, under the direction of a general manager or other senior manager. They are employed by manufacturing companies.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 8 main duties for this code.

• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of a manufacturing establishment or the operations or production department of a manufacturing establishment
• Develop and implement plans to efficiently use materials, labour and equipment to meet production targets
• Plan and manage the establishment of departmental budget
• Develop production schedules and maintain an inventory of raw materials and finished products
• Plan and implement changes to machinery and equipment, production systems and methods of work
• Direct quality control inspection system and develop production reporting procedures
• Develop equipment maintenance schedules and recommend the replacement of machines
• Hire, supervise and train or oversee training of employees in the use of new equipment or production techniques.

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 8 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.

• 70012 Facility operation and maintenance managers
• 70020 Managers in transportation
• 00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities
• 90011 Utilities managers

Excluded from this code

• Facility operation and maintenance managers (See 70012 Facility operation and maintenance managers)
• Managers in transportation (See 70020 Managers in transportation)
• Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities (See 00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities)
• Utilities managers (See 90011 Utilities managers)

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.

assistant vice-president - goods production, utilities and transport · automobile interior fittings production manager · automobile production manager · brewmaster · business manager - manufacturing · cannery manager · clothing factory manager · container manufacturing manager · dairy plant manager · director of operations - manufacturing · distillery manager · enologist · factory superintendent · field director - manufacturing · fish-processing plant manager · flour mill manager · food and beverage production manager · food production manager · food-processing plant manager · foundry manager · furniture factory manager · industrial and manufacturing production manager · logistics manager - manufacturing · lumber mill manager

Employment requirements

• Completion of a college or university program in engineering or business administration is usually required.
• Five to ten years of supervisory experience in manufacturing are required.