Career Profiles

Support Employees

Ensuring customers are happy with product quality and installation!

Support Employees can include crane and forklift operators, heavy truck drivers, and installers. They making sure that the equipment works and is used properly and safely. They look after deliveries and installation of the finished product.

Salaries range from $21,000 to $50,000 per year depending on the job. The work week is usually 40 hours. They often work with others on and off-site.

Support Employees may have post-secondary education and training. They may also have apprenticeship training. Opportunities for advancement and promotion will depend on further training and experience. The most essential skills are oral communication and working with others.

Requires: No Grade 12, Production Experience

Shipper-Receiver, Upholsterer and Quality Inspector

Tom Thongvankham is a man of many talents. As an employee at Pulse Furniture Design, a small company in Winnipeg, Tom does everything from upholstery and quality inspection to shipping and receiving. Tom is a high school graduate who launched his career in the advanced wood processing sector in the furniture industry. Tom understands the importance of doing the job right the first time. He has been fortunate to work with supervisors who have taught him about quality and doing the job properly. Tom is sensitive to the fact that it takes three times the amount of work to do things over. He likes to get it right the first time.

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