School Subject: Industrial Arts

  • Construction Managers

    Legacy duties

    • Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate construction projects from start to finish according to schedule, specifications and budget
    • Prepare and submit construction project budget estimates
    • Plan and prepare construction schedules and milestones and monitor progress against established schedules
    • Prepare contracts and negotiate revisions, changes and additions to contractual agreements with architects, consultants, clients, suppliers and subcontractors
    • Develop and implement quality control programs
    • Represent company on matters such as business services and union contracts negotiation
    • Prepare progress reports and issue progress schedules to clients
    • Direct the purchase of building materials and land acquisitions
    • Hire and supervise the activities of subcontractors and subordinate staff.
  • Manufacturing Managers

    Legacy duties

    • Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of a manufacturing establishment or the operations or production department of a manufacturing establishment
    • Develop and implement plans to efficiently use materials, labour and equipment to meet production targets
    • Plan and manage the establishment of departmental budget
    • Develop production schedules and maintain an inventory of raw materials and finished products
    • Plan and implement changes to machinery and equipment, production systems and methods of work
    • Direct quality control inspection system and develop production reporting procedures
    • Develop equipment maintenance schedules and recommend the replacement of machines
    • Hire, supervise and train or oversee training of employees in the use of new equipment or production techniques.
  • Utilities Managers

    Legacy duties

    • Water supply managers manage water filtration, purification processes and pumping operations, schedule and oversee the maintenance of plant equipment and prepare reports on water supply and water quality.
    • Electrical power distribution managers manage the operations of electrical power distribution systems including generating stations, transmission stations and distribution networks. They may also plan and direct the distribution activities of a municipal electrical power establishment.
    • Natural gas supply managers manage the delivery of gas to consumers, monitor supply inventories and control the recording of injections and withdrawals.
    • Petroleum product distribution managers plan and direct the distribution of heating oil products to retail distributors and regional storage sites.
    • Water pollution control managers manage the operations of a sewage treatment plant, schedule and direct maintenance of plant equipment, and prepare reports on water quality.
    • Waste systems managers manage solid or liquid waste collection and disposal systems, train drivers in how to handle waste and ensure safe operation of disposal facilities.
  • Boat Inspectors

    Legacy duties

    • Inspect assembled boats for defects and conformance to quality standards
    • Mark defects to be repaired
    • Make minor adjustments and repairs
    • Record information on products inspected.
  • Painters and Coaters – Industrial

    Legacy duties

    • Select appropriate paint or mix paints using automated paint mixing equipment according to a pre-determined formula
    • Tend or operate equipment to clean, wash, strip, sand, remove corrosion, fill dents or otherwise prepare items for application of paint, lacquer or other protective or decorative coatings
    • Tend or operate automated spray paint, dip or flow coating equipment or other mechanized painting or product coating application equipment
    • Operate hand-held spray guns to spray paint or coat stationary items or items on moving conveyor system with protective or decorative coatings
    • Paint small items and apply touch-ups using paint brushes
    • Clean and maintain painting and coating, ventilation, compressed air and personal protective equipment
    • May prepare and apply stencils, computer-generated decals or other decorative items on finished products.
  • Labourers in Wood, Pulp and Paper Processing

    Legacy duties

    • Feed logs onto conveyor and into hopper of grinding machine and align logs manually, using crowbar, picaroon or other tools and equipment
    • Load wood chips, pulpwood, sulphur and other processing materials onto conveyors or processing tanks, remove recyclable paper and pulp from pulp and papermaking machines and transport recyclable paper and pulp to plant processing machines and equipment using forklift or other powered equipment
    • Sort, pile and transport lumber, veneer sheets, panelboards and similar wood products during various stages of wood processing, manually or with powered equipment
    • Remove scrap lumber and wood chips for reprocessing using forklift or other powered equipment
    • Feed conveyors, saws, drying machines and other equipment to process lumber, shingles, veneer, plywood and similar wood products
    • Clean wood processing machines and equipment and work areas using shovels, hoses and other tools
    • Assist other wood processing workers to operate, maintain and repair various machines and equipment and carry out other wood processing activities.