92022 Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing

What this occupation covers

Supervisors in furniture and fixtures manufacturing supervise and coordinate the activities of workers who manufacture furniture and fixtures made of wood or other materials. They are employed in furniture and fixtures manufacturing establishments.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 7 main duties for this code.

• Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of workers who assemble furniture and fixtures of any materials, operate woodworking machines and finish furniture to specified colour or finish
• Establish methods to meet work schedules and co-ordinate work activities with other departments
• Resolve work problems and recommend work measures to improve productivity and product quality
• Requisition materials and supplies
• Train staff in job duties, safety procedures and company policy
• Recommend personnel actions such as hirings and promotions
• Prepare production and other reports.

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 7 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.

• 72311 Cabinetmakers
• 72013 Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades
• 94210 Furniture and fixture assemblers, finishers, refinishers and inspectors
• 92024 Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly
• 94124 Woodworking machine operators

Excluded from this code

• Cabinetmakers (See 72311 Cabinetmakers)
• Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades (See 72013 Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades)
• Furniture and fixture assemblers, finishers, refinishers and inspectors (See 94210 Furniture and fixture assemblers, finishers, refinishers and inspectors)
• Millwork assembly foreman/woman - wood products manufacturing (See 92024 Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly)
• Woodworking machine operators (See 94124 Woodworking machine operators)

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.

buffing and lacquering foreman/woman - furniture and fixtures manufacturing · cabinet assembler and wood furniture maker foreman/woman · chair assembly foreman/woman - furniture and fixtures manufacturing · decorating foreman/woman - furniture and fixtures manufacturing · desk assembly foreman/woman · desk assembly foreman/woman - furniture and fixtures manufacturing · finishing room foreman/woman - furniture and fixtures manufacturing · furniture and fixtures manufacturing supervisor · furniture assembly foreman/woman · furniture assembly foreman/woman - furniture and fixtures manufacturing · furniture components sanding department foreman/woman · furniture finishers foreman/woman - furniture and fixtures manufacturing · furniture finishers supervisor · furniture finishing foreman/woman - furniture and fixtures manufacturing · furniture gluers foreman/woman - furniture and fixtures manufacturing · furniture inspectors foreman/woman · gluing foreman/woman - furniture and fixtures manufacturing · laminating foreman/woman · laminating foreman/woman - furniture and fixtures manufacturing · machining foreman/woman - furniture and fixtures manufacturing · mattress manufacturing foreman/woman · metal furniture assembly foreman/woman · paint department foreman/woman - furniture and fixtures manufacturing · planers, turners, shapers and related wood-machining workers foreman/woman - furniture and fixtures manufacturing

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Experience as a furniture and fixture assembler, woodworking machine operator, cabinetmaker or furniture finisher, is usually required.