School Subject: Math

  • Machine Operators and Inspectors, Electrical Apparatus Manufacturing

    Legacy duties

    • Operate machinery to assemble, test or package dry cell batteries
    • Position lead acid storage batteries on assembly line and insert battery contents into casing
    • Operate machinery, such as pasting and stacking machines, to fabricate plates for lead acid storage batteries
    • Load machinery with glass tubes, bulbs and other parts used to produce incandescent, fluorescent and other types of light bulbs and tubes, and remove and pack finished product
    • Operate or feed machinery and equipment to produce electrical wiring devices such as fuses, plugs, caps, sockets, connectors and switches
    • Operate equipment to apply protective coatings to items such as freezer cabinets, small electric motors or transformer assemblies
    • Perform minor repairs to items rejected from production line
    • Set up and adjust production machinery and equipment for operation.
    • Check in-process and completed production items for visual or mechanical defects or operate testing equipment to maintain quality of products
    • Identify and mark acceptable and defective assemblies and return faulty assemblies to production for repair
    • Collect, record and summarize inspection results.
  • 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.
  • Printing Machine Operators

    Legacy duties

    • Review work order to determine job specifications, such as ink colour and quantity required
    • Set up and make adjustments to printing machine, such as filling ink or paint reservoirs and loading stock
    • Input codes and key in programming data on console keyboard of computerized machines
    • Operate and monitor printing machines during print run and make adjustments as required
    • Clean machines and replace worn parts.
  • Camera, Platemaking and Other Prepress Occupations

    Legacy duties

    • Graphic arts camera operators set up and adjust black and white or colour separation process cameras to convert graphic art and photographs into film for assembly and exposure onto printing plates or cylinders.
    • Cylinder preparers grind and polish press cylinders, expose and lay down carbon tissue, and etch or engrave cylinders using hand tools, etching machines, photogravure or laser processes to produce cylinders for gravure presses.
    • Film strippers and assemblers assemble and position, either using automated equipment or by hand, pieces of film containing all parts of a printing job to produce flats or composite negatives for preparing printing plates or cylinders.
    • Platemakers operate vacuum frames, plate processors and step and repeat machines to produce printing plates for various types of presses.
    • Prepress technicians operate various computer-controlled studio systems to perform colour separation, retouching and editing that allow changes to be made to a colour negative for printing purposes, plan page layouts and electronically alter shape, size and positions of illustrations and text.
    • Scanner operators operate computerized scanning machines or digital cameras to make colour separations and corrections from colour copy or transparencies for use in preparing film, digital files, printing plates or cylinders.
    • Proofmakers operate computerized equipment to prepare film, laser or dylux proofs for quality control purposes or for customers' review.
  • Inspectors

    Legacy duties

    • Inspect electronic components and assemblies to ensure correct component selection and placement, wiring and soldering quality, proper pin insertions, location and diameter of plated holes, breaks in circuitry and line spacing in printed circuit board and other specified requirements while products are being assembled or fabricated
    • Check final assembly for finish, labelling and packaging methods
    • Check mechanical dimensions and perform "go-no-go" electrical tests
    • Identify and mark acceptable and defective assemblies and return faulty assemblies to production for repair
    • Collect, record and summarize inspection results
    • Investigate equipment malfunction and instruct on proper operation.
  • 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.