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Industrial assembly supervisor

Latest available data: December 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Assembly chargehand Assembly co-ordinator Assembly controller Assembly foreman Assembly forewoman Assembly line supervisor Assembly overseer Assembly planner Assembly team leader Goods compliance supervisor Goods production supervisor Industrial assembly supervisor Production assembly supervisor Quality control supervisor Quality supervisor

Industrial assembly supervisors are in charge of organizing, planning and coordinating assembly operations. They keep track of all the work activities and manage the process for efficient functioning in order to tackle problems such as production loss. They answer to the industrial production and the manufacturing manager.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Co-ordinating and supervising the activities of process control technicians, machine operators, assemblers and other manufacturing labourers;
(b) Organizing and planning the daily work with regard to plans, economy, staff and environment;
(c) Preparing cost estimates, records and reports;
(d) Identifying shortage of staff or components;
(e) Ensuring safety of workers;
(f) Instructing and training new staff.

Knowledge

  • Management and administration
  • Computer use
  • Wholesale and retail sales
  • Building and civil engineering
  • Fashion, interior and industrial design

Digital competencies

  • Developing operational policies and procedures
  • Planning events and programmes
  • Collaborating and liaising
  • Directing operational activities
  • Planning production processes

Digital competencies

  • Managing, gathering and storing digital data
  • Using digital tools to control machinery

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Leading others
  • Taking a proactive approach
  • Supporting others
  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Technicians and associate professionals

Science and engineering associate professionals

Mining, manufacturing and construction supervisors

Manufacturing supervisors

Other occupations of the professional group

Related training

Higher education
  • Industrial Organization Engineering Bachelor
  • Industrial Technology Engineering Bachelor
  • Industrial and Automated Electronic Engineering Bachelor
  • Mechatronics Engineering Bachelor
Vocational training
  • Electrotechnical and automated systems HVET
  • Industrial Mechatronics HVET
Certificates of professionalism
  • Planning, Management and Execution of Maintenance and Supervision of the Assembly of Fluid Distribution Networks and Systems CP3
  • Control of execution of building works CP3
  • Control of execution of civil works CP3
  • Production in metal constructions CP3

Legend by training level:

Bachelor's degree and Master's degree
HVET: Higher Vocational Education and Training, IVET: Initial Vocational Education and Training, IQP: Initial Qualification Programme
Certificates of professionalism 1, 2, or 3

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Manufacturing supervisors

974

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

41,73%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

47,08% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

79,37%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

7,47%

Part-time contracts

1,07% Turnover index

24

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-8%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Science and engineering associate professionals

69%

31%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Science and engineering associate professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Mining, manufacturing and construction supervisors

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Manufacturing supervisors

No experience
6%
Less than 1 year
39%
Between 1 and 2 years
11%
Between 2 and 4 years
28%
Between 4 and 8 years
7%
More than 8 years
9%
Manufacturing
22%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
18%
Administrative and support service activities
16%
Education
9%
Information and communication
8%
Others
27%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.