92015 Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing

What this occupation covers

Supervisors in textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing supervise and coordinate the activities of workers engaged in textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing. They are employed by textile manufacturing companies, tanneries and other manufacturers of fabric, fur and leather products.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 8 main duties for this code.

• Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of production workers who operate machines to process natural, synthetic and hybrid textile fibre, yarn and thread; bleach, dye and finish textiles; operate manufacturing machines to cut, stitch and produce fabric, fur or leather garments and other products; and inspect textile products
• 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
• Prepare production and other reports
• 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 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.

• 22100 Chemical technologists and technicians
• 64200 Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners
• 72400 Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
• 22302 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians

Excluded from this code

• Machine operators and related workers in textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing (See 9413 Machine operators and related workers in textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing)
• Master dyer - textiles (See 22100 Chemical technologists and technicians)
• Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners (See 64200 Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners)
• Textile colour technologist (See 22100 Chemical technologists and technicians)
• Textile machine mechanic (See 72400 Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics)
• Textile technician (See 22302 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians)
• Textile technologist (See 22302 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians)

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.

alterations supervisor - clothing manufacturing · assemblers supervisor - fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing · beam department foreman/woman - hide and pelt processing · bleaching foreman/woman - textiles · boot and shoe foreman/woman · bootmakers and shoemakers foreman/woman · bootmakers foreman/woman · canvas products manufacturing foreman/woman · card room supervisor - textiles · clothing manufacturing foreman/woman · cutter supervisor - fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing · cutting department foreman/woman - fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing · cutting room foreman/woman - fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing · dress repairs foreman/woman - clothing manufacturing · dressmakers supervisor · dressmaking department foreman/woman · dressmaking department supervisor · dye department foreman/woman - textiles · dye foreman/woman - textiles · dye room foreman/woman - textile processing · dye room supervisor - textiles processing · dye room supervisor - textiles · dye room supervisor · dyehouse foreman/woman - hide and pelt processing

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Post-secondary education in textile technology or a related field may be required for some positions in this group.
• Several years of experience as a worker in the unit group being supervised are usually required.
• Experience may be required in a specific process, or with a specific product or type of equipment.