How to become a supervisor or General foreman
Official title: Supervisor/General foreman (food processing/woodworking/garment/leather and related trades)
Also called: Furniture and related products manufacturing supervisor, Leather goods making general foreman, Leather goods making supervisor, Shoemaking general foreman, Shoemaking supervisor, Tobacco products manufacturing general foreman, Tobacco products manufacturing supervisor, Section Head/Team Leader/Line Operator, Supervisor/Production Planner, Furniture and related products manufacturing supervisor, Leather goods making general foreman, Shoemaking supervisor
Supervisor/General foreman (food processing/woodworking/garment/leather and related trades) supervises production activities within a distinct unit of an establishment in which specific knowledge and skills are used for processing foodstuffs and beverages, preparation of fibres, treatment of wood, manufacture of wooden furniture, fur articles, made-to-order garments, footwear and leather goods, and controls and coordinates the activities of workers in various occupations.
Main tasks
- Interpreting specifications and job orders
- Determining sequence of operations and use of equipment
- Estimating manpower requirements
- Assigning duties to workers
- Analysing and resolving work problems
- Coordinating the work of one or more units with other units
- Recommending or initiating personnel action
- Supervising co-workers and helping them in their work
Ways in
- Polytechnic or ITE: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec). Related ITE courses: Higher Nitec in Applied Food Science. Peernovo matched these from course names; ITE does not publish which jobs each course leads to.; Polytechnic diploma. Related diplomas: Diploma in Food Science & Nutrition (Nanyang Polytechnic); Diploma in Food & Beverage Business (Nanyang Polytechnic). Peernovo matched these from course names; polytechnics do not publish which jobs each course leads to.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $46,332 a year. The middle half earn $41,388 to $48,000 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a supervisor or General foreman?
Ways in include: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec); Polytechnic diploma.
How much does a supervisor or General foreman earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $46,332 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $41,388 to $48,000.
Will AI change the work of a supervisor or General foreman?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026