School Subject: Math

  • Upholsterers

    Legacy duties

    • Discuss upholstery fabric, colour, and style with customers and provide cost estimate for upholstering furniture or other items
    • Lay out, measure and cut upholstery materials according to sketches or design specifications
    • Replace worn-out webbing, springs and other furniture parts using hand and power tools
    • Operate sewing machines or sew upholstery materials by hand to seam cushions and join sections of covering materials
    • Install padding and underlays and fasten covering materials to furniture frames
    • Tack, glue or sew ornamental trim, braids or buttons on upholstered items
    • Lay out, cut, fabricate and install upholstery in aircrafts, motor vehicles, railway cars, boats and ships
    • May repair furniture frames and refinish wood surfaces
    • May make upholstery patterns from sketches, customer descriptions or blueprints
    • May install, fabricate, maintain and repair interior components of aircraft, such as seats, coverings, drapes, cargo nets, flooring, closets, bins and panels.
  • Watch Repairers

    Legacy duties

    • Fabricate or fit parts to make watches and clocks
    • Examine clocks and watches, disassemble and check for defective and misaligned parts or rust
    • Replace or repair worn or broken parts
    • Test, adjust and regulate timepiece movements
    • Clean all parts using special cleaning and rinsing solutions and ultrasonic or mechanical cleaning machines to remove dirt and dried lubricants
    • May supervise other watch repairers.
  • Water Plant Operators

    Legacy duties

    • Operate and monitor computerized control systems and related equipment in water filtration and treatment plants to regulate the treatment and distribution of water
    • Read flow meters, gauges and other recording instruments to measure water output and consumption levels, bacterial content, chlorine and fluoride levels
    • Monitor and inspect plant equipment and systems to detect equipment malfunctions and to ensure plant systems are operating normally
    • Collect and test water samples for chemical and bacterial content
    • Analyze test results and instrument readings and make adjustments to plant equipment and systems as required
    • Perform security checks in plant and on grounds
    • Respond to customer complaints on water quality problems
    • Complete and maintain plant logs and reports
    • May perform minor maintenance or assist skilled tradespersons with installation and repair of plant machinery
    • May measure, mix and transport chemicals to maintain feed stocks.
  • Waste Plant Operators

    Legacy duties

    • Operate and monitor computerized control systems and related equipment in wastewater treatment, sewage treatment and liquid waste plants to regulate the flow of sewage through settling, aeration and digestion tanks, and to treat and dispose of sewage and wastes
    • Patrol plant to check pumps, motors, filters, chlorinators and other plant equipment, monitor and read gauges, meters and other recording instruments to detect equipment malfunctions and ensure plant systems and equipment are operating within prescribed limits
    • Collect waste and sewage samples, test and analyze results and make adjustments to plant equipment and systems as required
    • Perform security checks in plant and on grounds
    • Complete and maintain plant logs and reports
    • May perform minor maintenance or assist skilled tradespersons with installation and repair of plant machinery.
  • Telephone Installers and Repairers

    Legacy duties

    • Install, arrange, remove and maintain telephone equipment, wiring and associated hardware
    • Test installed telephone systems to locate transmission faults
    • Repair or replace defective and damaged telephones, wire and associated equipment.
  • Telecommunications Equipment Technicians

    Legacy duties

    • Install, remove and maintain various telecommunications equipment and related systems such as telex and facsimile machines, teletypewriters, mobile radios, cellular telephones, pagers and other related telecommunications equipment
    • Configure operating systems and install software for access to the Internet
    • Inspect and test operation of telecommunications equipment
    • Diagnose and locate equipment faults, and adjust, replace or repair telecommunications equipment.
  • Taxi and Limousine Drivers

    Legacy duties

    • Pick up passengers and drive them to destinations in taxicabs or limousines
    • Assist passengers with luggage and in boarding vehicles
    • Collect flat-rate or taximeter fares
    • Record transactions
    • Maintain contact with taxi dispatch unit.
  • 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.
  • Supervisors, Electronics Manufacturing

    Legacy duties

    • Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of workers who assemble, fabricate, inspect and test electronic and electromechanical assemblies, subassemblies, parts and components
    • Establish methods to meet work schedules and co-ordinate work activities with other departments
    • Resolve work problems and recommend work measures to improve productivity
    • Requisition materials and supplies
    • Train workers in job duties, safety procedures and company policies and recommend personnel actions such as hirings and promotions
    • Ensure safety rules and regulations are followed
    • Prepare production and other reports
    • May set up machines and equipment
    • Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of related helpers and labourers.
  • 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.