Job description General Manager - Goods Production, Utilities, Transportation And Construction in Canada

Find out what work is like for a general manager - goods production, utilities, transportation and construction in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities (NOC 00015).

Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities

Description

Senior managers in construction, transportation, production and utilities plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate, through middle managers, the overall operations of goods production, utility, transportation and construction companies. They formulate policies which establish the direction to be taken by these companies, either alone or in conjunction with other members of a board of directors. They work in establishments throughout the following industries: fishing, forestry, logging and agriculture; mining, oil and gas extraction; construction; transportation and warehousing; printing; manufacturing; and utilities or they may own and operate their own business.

Work week duration

Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities usually work less than 35 hours per week.
Less than 35 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Establish objectives for the company and formulate or approve policies and programs
  • Authorize and organize the establishment of major departments and associated senior staff positions
  • Allocate material, human and financial resources to implement company policies and programs; establish financial and administrative controls; formulate and approve promotional campaigns; and approve overall personnel planning
  • Select middle managers, directors or other executive staff
  • Coordinate the work of regions, divisions or departments
  • Represent the company, or delegate representatives to act on behalf of the company, in negotiations or other official functions.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Standing
  • Making repetitive motions
  • Walking and running
  • Keeping or regaining balance
  • Bending or twisting the body

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • National, provincial and local sporting commissions, organizations and leagues

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Indoors, environmentally controlled
  • Specialized safety equipment
  • Outside, exposed to weather
  • Extreme temperatures
  • Sound and noise

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Close (at arm’s length)

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

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  • petroleum production company regional vice-president
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Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Similar occupations

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Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

Labour Market Information Survey
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