Supervisor - Forest Products Processing

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Supervise and co-ordinate the activities of workers in the following groups: Pulping Control Operators, Papermaking and Coating Control Operators, Labourers in Wood, Pulp and Paper Processing, and Machine Operators and Related Workers in Pulp and Paper Production and Wood Processing.

Outlook

Limited

Wage

Low: $20.00
Median: $28.00
High: $51.20

Training

  • 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.

Places of Employment

Pulp and paper companies, paper converting companies, sawmills, planing mills, wood treatment plants, waferboard plants and other wood processing companies

Regulated

No