92014 Supervisors, forest products processing

What this occupation covers

Supervisors in forest products processing supervise and coordinate the activities of workers engaged in pulp and paper production and wood processing and manufacturing. They are employed by pulp and paper companies, paper converting companies, sawmills, planing mills, wood treatment plants, waferboard plants and other wood processing companies.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 10 main duties for this code.

• Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of workers who operate pulp and paper mills, paper converting mills, sawmills, planing mills, plywood, waferboard and other wood and paper products mills
• Ensure that systems and equipment are operating efficiently and that proper maintenance and repairs are performed
• Establish methods to meet work schedules and co-ordinate work activities with other departments
• Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
• Requisition materials and supplies
• Train staff in job duties, safety procedures and company policies
• Recommend personnel actions such as hirings and promotions and administer the collective agreement
• Prepare production and other reports
• Monitor safety conditions
• May set up machines and equipment.

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 10 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.

• 90010 Manufacturing managers

Excluded from this code

• Manufacturing managers (See 90010 Manufacturing 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.

beater room foreman/woman - pulp and paper · bleach plant foreman/woman - pulp and paper · box making foreman/woman - paper converting · coating room foreman/woman - pulp and paper · core room foreman/woman - pulp and paper · coremaking foreman/woman - paper converting · forest products processing supervisor · lumber grading foreman/woman - wood processing · moulded pulp products foreman/woman · operating team supervisor - pulp and paper · paper coating supervisor - pulp and paper · paper converting supervisor · paper foreman/woman - pulp and paper · paper inspectors foreman/woman - pulp and paper · paper machine foreman/woman - pulp and paper · paper machine foreman/woman · paper mill foreman/woman · paper mill supervisor · paper mill workers foreman/woman · paper product fabricating and assembling foreman/woman · paper products makers foreman/woman - paper converting · papermaking and finishing foreman/woman · particleboard foreman/woman · particleboard making foreman/woman

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is required.
• A college diploma in pulp and paper technology or a related discipline may be required for some pulp and paper supervisor positions.
• Several years of some combination of formal and on-the-job training are provided.
• Several years of experience in the most senior occupation supervised are often required.
• Certificates, such as lumber grading and industrial first aid, and a competency certificate in natural gas may be required.