How to become a supervisor or General foreman
Official title: Supervisor/General foreman (precision/handicraft/printing and related trades)
Also called: Ceramics manufacturing general foreman, Ceramics manufacturing supervisor, Glass products manufacturing general foreman, Glass products manufacturing supervisor, Jewellery manufacturing general foreman, Jewellery manufacturing supervisor, Pottery and bricks manufacturing general foreman, Pottery and bricks manufacturing supervisor, Precision instrument manufacturing general foreman, Precision instrument manufacturing supervisor, Ceramics manufacturing supervisor, Glass products manufacturing supervisor
Supervisor/General foreman (precision/handicraft/printing and related trades) supervises production activities within a distinct unit of an establishment in which precision instruments, musical instruments, jewellery, pottery and glass products are fabricated, or within a unit specialising in typesetting and related work in a printing establishment, and control and coordinate 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 Precision Engineering. Peernovo matched these from course names; ITE does not publish which jobs each course leads to.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $56,868 a year. The middle half earn $40,140 to $77,868 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).
How much does a supervisor or General foreman earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $56,868 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $40,140 to $77,868.
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