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School Subject: Drafting

  • Electrical Mechanics

    Legacy duties

    • Test and observe electrical, electronic and mechanical components and systems using testing and measuring instruments
    • Troubleshoot and repair electric motors, transformers, switchgear, generators and other electro-mechanical equipment
    • Replace or recondition shafts, bearings, commutators and other components
    • Wind, assemble and install various types of coils for electric motors or transformer
    • Perform static or dynamic balancing of armatures or rotors by welding, brazing or soldering electrical connections and by aligning and adjusting parts
    • Test and repair or replace faulty wiring or components in electrical switchgear
    • Test repaired motors, transformers, switchgear or other electrical apparatus to ensure proper performance
    • Perform some machining to recondition or modify shafts, commutators or other parts
    • Perform on-site servicing and repair.
    • Electrical mechanics may specialize in working with certain types of apparatus, such as electric motors or transformers, or in performing certain functions, such as winding coils.

  • Major Electric Appliance Service and Repair Technicians

    Legacy duties

    • Repair major appliances, such as domestic refrigerators and window air conditioners, in customer's home during service calls or in repair shop
    • Consult customer or refer to work order to establish nature of the appliance malfunction
    • Diagnose faults by checking controls, condensers, timer sequences, fans and other components using test equipment such as meters and gauges to measure resistance, current, voltage and pressure
    • Refer to schematic diagrams or product manuals and disassemble appliance using hand tools
    • Replace components and subcomponents and reassemble appliance using hand tools and soldering and brazing equipment
    • Prepare estimates and written accounts of work performed
    • Plan service routes.

  • Cable Television Service and Maintenance Technicians

    Legacy duties

    • Communicate with subscribers and company personnel to determine work assignments
    • Connect, disconnect and relocate cable outlets, install splitters, converters, decoders, satellite and pay TV equipment, and install other cable hardware and systems at subscriber's premises
    • Install cable modems and software to enable Internet access at subscriber's premises
    • Inspect, test and repair cable and satellite television signals and associated equipment at subscriber's premises.
    • Maintain and repair main aerial and underground coaxial and fibre optic cable television transmission lines, trunking and related distribution and interconnecting systems including power supplies and amplifiers
    • Inspect, monitor, test and adjust cable transmission and distribution systems
    • Repair or replace faulty cables, power supplies, amplifiers and other associated transmission and distribution equipment
    • Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures
    • Communicate with other workers to co-ordinate the preparation and completion of work assignments.

  • Mechanical Engineering Technicians

    Legacy duties

    • Assist in preparing conventional and computer-assisted design (CAD) engineering designs, drawings and specifications
    • Carry out a limited range of mechanical tests and analyses of machines, components and materials
    • Assist in the design of moulds, tools, dies, jigs and fixtures for use in manufacturing processes
    • Assist in inspection of mechanical installations and construction projects
    • Participate in the installation, repair and maintenance of machinery and equipment.

  • Urban and Land Use Planners

    Legacy duties

    • Compile and analyze data on demographic, economic, legal, political, cultural, sociological, physical and other factors affecting land use
    • Confer with municipal, provincial and federal authorities, civic leaders, social scientists, lawyers, land developers, the public and special interest groups to formulate and develop land use or community plans
    • Prepare and recommend land development concepts and plans for zoning, subdivisions, transportation, public utilities, community facilities, parks, agricultural and other land uses
    • Prepare plans for environmental protection, such as wildlife preserves, national and provincial parks, and protection of watersheds
    • Present plans to civic, rural and regional authorities and hold public meetings to present plans, proposals or planning studies to the general public and special interest groups
    • Review and evaluate proposals for land use and development plans and prepare recommendations
    • Process application for land development permits and administer land use plans and zoning by-laws
    • Formulate long-range objectives and policies relative to future land use and the protection of the environment
    • Supervise and co-ordinate work of urban planning technicians and technologists.

  • Welders

    Legacy duties

    • Read and interpret blueprints or welding process specifications
    • Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments using processes such as gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), gas metal arc welding (GMAW), flux-cored arc welding (FCAW), plasma arc welding (PAW), shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), oxy-acetylene welding (OAW), resistance welding and submerged arc welding (SAW)
    • Operate manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment
    • Operate brazing and soldering equipment
    • Operate metal shaping machines such as brakes, shears and other metal straightening and bending machines
    • Repair worn parts of metal products by welding on extra layers.
    • Welders may specialize in certain types of welding such as custom fabrication, ship building and repair, aerospace precision welding, pressure vessel welding, pipeline construction welding, structural construction welding, or machinery and equipment repair welding.

  • Structural Metal and Platework Fabricators and Fitters

    Legacy duties

    • Study engineering drawings and blueprints, determine the materials required, and plan the sequence of tasks to cut metal most efficiently
    • Construct patterns and templates as guides for layouts
    • Lay out reference points and patterns on heavy metal according to component specifications
    • Rig, hoist and move materials to storage areas or within worksite
    • Assemble and fit metal sections and plates to form complete units or subunits using tack welding, bolting, riveting or other methods
    • Set up and operate various heavy-duty metal-working machines such as brake presses, shears, cutting torches, grinders and drills, including computer numerical control (CNC) equipment, to bend, cut, form, punch, drill or otherwise form heavy-metal components
    • Install fabricated components in final product.

  • Small Electric Appliance Servicers and Repairers

    Legacy duties

    • Repair small appliances, such as electrical lawn and garden equipment and power tools
    • Consult customer or refer to work order to establish nature of the appliance malfunction
    • Observe operation of appliance and conduct voltage, resistance and other tests using electrical test equipment
    • Refer to schematic drawings or product manuals and replace or repair parts or components using hand tools and soldering equipment
    • Prepare estimates and written accounts of work performed.

  • Sheet Metal Workers

    Legacy duties

    • Read engineering and architectural drawings, sketches and work specifications to be performed, and lay out, measure and mark sheet metal according to drawings or templates
    • Develop patterns for sheet metal using computer-assisted design and drafting (CAD) software package
    • Operate light metalworking machines such as shears, brakes, punches, and drill presses, including computer numerical control (CNC) equipment to cut, bend, punch, drill, shape or straighten sheet metal
    • Operate computerized laser or plasma cutting equipment to cut sheet metal
    • Install and use rigging and hoisting equipment
    • Fit and join sheet metal parts using riveting, welding, soldering and similar equipment to fabricate products such as ventilation shafts, exhaust hoods, eavestroughs, partition frames, air and heat ducts, material handling systems, roof decking and sheet metal buildings
    • Install sheet metal products according to specifications and building codes
    • Grind and buff seams, joints and rough surfaces
    • Inspect product quality and installation to ensure conformance to specifications.
    • Sheet metal workers may specialize in on-site installation or shop manufacture of sheet metal products, or servicing and maintenance of installed equipment and systems.

  • Other Small Engine and Equipment Mechanics

    Legacy duties

    • Review work orders and discuss work to be performed with supervisor
    • Inspect and test engine, motors and other mechanical components using test devices to diagnose and isolate faults
    • Adjust, repair or replace mechanical or electrical system parts and components using hand tools and equipment
    • Test and adjust repaired equipment for proper performance
    • Perform scheduled maintenance service on equipment
    • Advise customers on work performed and general condition of equipment
    • Determine estimates of repair cost.