Contractors and supervisors of heavy equipment operator crews supervise and co-ordinate the activities of workers classified in the following unit groups: Crane operators (NOC 7371), Drillers and blasters – surface mining, quarrying and construction (NOC 7372), Water well drillers (NOC 7373), Longshore workers (NOC 7451), Material handlers (NOC 7452), Heavy equipment operators (except crane) (NOC 7521), Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers (NOC 7522), Railway yard and track maintenance workers (NOC 7531), and Public works and maintenance labourers (NOC 7621).

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  
• Several years of experience in the occupation supervised is required.
  
• Journeyman/woman trade certification in a relevant trade may be required.