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  • Chemists

    Legacy duties

    • Analyze, synthesize, purify, modify and characterize chemical or biochemical compounds
    • Develop and conduct programs of analysis to ensure quality control of raw materials, chemical intermediates or final products
    • Conduct programs of sample and data collection and analysis to identify and quantify environmental toxicants
    • Conduct research to develop new chemical formulations and processes and devise new technical applications of industrial chemicals and compounds
    • Conduct research to discover, develop and refine, and evaluate new products
    • Conduct fundamental and applied research into the synthesis and properties of chemical compounds and the mechanisms of chemical reactions
    • Investigate chemical aspects of the mechanisms of drug action, the diagnosis and treatment of disease, organ function and the assessment of health
    • Participate in interdisciplinary research and development projects working with chemical engineers, biologists, microbiologists, agronomists, geologists or other professionals
    • Act as technical consultant in a particular field of expertise
    • May participate in the commercialization of new products
    • May supervise other chemists and chemical technicians and technologists.

  • Civil Engineers

    Legacy duties

    • Confer with clients and other members of the engineering team and conduct research to determine project requirements
    • Plan and design major civil projects such as buildings, roads, bridges, dams, water and waste management systems and structural steel fabrications
    • Develop construction specifications and procedures
    • Evaluate and recommend appropriate building and construction materials
    • Interpret, review and approve survey and civil design work
    • Conduct field services for civil works
    • Ensure construction plans meet guidelines and specifications of building codes and other regulations
    • Establish and monitor construction work schedules
    • Conduct feasibility studies, economic analyses, municipal and regional traffic studies, environmental impact studies or other investigations
    • Monitor air, water and soil quality and develop procedures to clean up contaminated sites
    • Conduct technical analyses of survey and field data for development of topographic, soil, hydrological or other information and prepare reports
    • Act as project or site supervisor for land survey or construction work
    • Prepare contract documents and review and evaluate tenders for construction projects
    • Supervise technicians, technologists and other engineers and review and approve designs, calculations and cost estimates.

  • Chemical Engineers

    Legacy duties

    • Conduct economic and technical feasibility studies in areas related to chemical, petroleum, pulp and paper, food or other processing industries
    • Conduct research into the development or improvement of chemical engineering processes, reactions and materials
    • Evaluate chemical process technology and equipment and determine production specifications
    • Design and test chemical processing and associated plants and equipment
    • Oversee the construction, modification, operation and maintenance of pilot plants, processing units or processing plants
    • Establish and conduct quality control programs, operating procedures and control strategies to ensure consistency and adherence to standards for raw materials, products and waste products or emissions
    • Prepare contract documents and evaluate tenders for the process aspects of industrial construction
    • Supervise technicians, technologists and other engineers
    • May work in an administrative capacity, for example, in the development of guidelines and specifications for the handling of dangerous chemicals, environmental protection, or standards for foods, materials and consumer goods.
    • Chemical engineers may specialize in the products and processes of a particular industry such as pulp and paper manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, energy processing, plastics, metal extraction and refining, or adhesives and coatings production. They may also specialize in areas that are in various industries such as process control, pollution control or fermentation processes.

  • Chemical Technicians

    Legacy duties

    • Assist in setting up and conducting chemical experiments, tests and analyses
    • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus and prepare solutions of gas and liquid, reagents and sample formulations
    • Compile records for analytical studies
    • Assist in developing and conducting programs of sampling and analysis to maintain quality standards
    • Carry out a limited range of other technical functions in support of chemical research, tests and analyses, and environmental air and water quality monitoring and protection
    • Assist in the design and fabrication of experimental apparatus.

  • Chemical Plant Machine Operators

    Legacy duties

    • Monitor meters, gauges and electronic instrumentation on one or more chemical or formulation units, such as mixers, kettles, blenders, dryers, tabletting, encapsulation, granulation and coating machines
    • Measure, weigh and load chemical ingredients following formulation cards
    • Start up, shut down, troubleshoot and clean equipment
    • Adjust processing machines and equipment
    • Monitor reaction processes and transfers of products in conformance with safety procedures
    • Take samples and perform routine chemical and physical tests of products
    • Record production data
    • May operate equipment from a control room or from control consoles located near the production units.

  • Broadcast Technicians

    Legacy duties

    • Monitor broadcast quality of live and taped radio and television programs
    • Operate and monitor radio and television broadcasting systems to broadcast, receive signals and to regulate clarity and range of sounds and colours of recordings or broadcasts
    • Operate broadcast equipment to produce audio and video streaming broadcasts for the Internet
    • Make emergency repairs to equipment and substitute programs in case of signal failure
    • Maintain, install and troubleshoot a wide variety of broadcast hardware and software
    • Set up and operate consoles to pick up and select feed sources from different locations and to air radio or television programs and commercials
    • May supervise other broadcast technicians.

  • Butchers, Meat Cutters and Fishmongers – Retail and Wholesale

    Legacy duties

    • Cut, trim, and otherwise prepare standard cuts of meat, poultry, fish and shellfish for sale at self-serve counters or according to customers' orders
    • Grind meats and slice cooked meats using powered grinders and slicing machines
    • Prepare special displays of meat, poultry, fish and shellfish
    • Shape, lace and tie roasts and other meats, poultry or fish and may wrap prepared meats, poultry, fish and shellfish
    • Manage inventory, keep records of sales and determine amount, product line and freshness of products according to company and customer requirements
    • Ensure food storage conditions are adequate
    • May supervise other butchers, or meat cutters or fishmongers.

  • Cashiers

    Legacy duties

    • Greet customers
    • Establish or identify price of goods, services or admission and tabulate total payment required using electronic or other cash register, optical price scanner or other equipment
    • Weigh produce and bulk foods
    • Receive and process payments by cash, cheque, credit card or automatic debit
    • Wrap or place merchandise in bags
    • Provide information to customers
    • Assist sports spectators and theatre patrons with seat selection
    • Calculate foreign currency exchange
    • Calculate total payments received at end of work shift and reconcile with total sales
    • May accept reservations and take-out orders
    • May also stock shelves and clean check-out counter area.

  • Bus and Streetcar Drivers

    Legacy duties

    • Drive buses or streetcars to transport passengers along established routes to local destinations
    • Drive buses to transport passengers and goods to intercity or long distance destinations
    • Drive sightseeing tour buses to transport passengers locally or over long distances, and may provide information on points of interest during trip
    • Drive buses equipped for wheelchair accessibility, and aid passengers in boarding
    • Provide passengers with information on fares, schedules and stops
    • Collect fares, issue transfers, check bus passes and record transactions
    • Report delays, mechanical problems and accidents
    • May load and unload passengers' luggage.

  • Chauffeurs

    Legacy duties

    • Pick up or meet employer according to request, appointment or schedule
    • Drive employer to destinations in automobile or limousine
    • Perform business and personal errands for employer such as delivering and picking up mail, business documents and parcels
    • Clean and make minor repairs to vehicle or take vehicle for servicing.