Sector: Construction

A Concrete Pump Operator inspects, prepares, operates, controls, and cleans various concrete pumps including those found in vechicles and their various related attachments/ components. Concrete pumps may be truck mounted, stationary, trailer-mounted as well as tower concrete placing booms. Specifically, a Concrete Pump Operator:

• co-ordinates the placement of concrete through a pump at the work site
• operates the vehicle and loads and unloads concrete pumps and attachments
• sets up the concrete pumps and components and concrete delivery system, operates high pressure pumps and separate placing booms
• performs pre-operational inspections, safety and operational checks and preventative maintenance
• operates concrete pumps and related components
• monitors equipment performance and the movement of the concrete to the pour location
• resolves issues related to the movement of pumpable concrete
• maintains the equipment, cleans concrete pumps and components
• reads and interprets government legislation, site plans and manufacturers’ manuals (i.e. survey indicators)
• communicates through various techniques including hand signals

A Construction Boilermaker builds, installs, erects, tests, maintains and repairs all types of boilers, tanks and pressure vessels, and performs all types of structural and plate work on dust, air, gas, steam, oil, water and other liquid-tight pressure vessels. Specifically, a Construction Boilermaker:

• works from fabrication drawings (prints) to fabricate components from steel or other materials
• uses various metal forming machines such as rotary shears, punch pressess and bending rolls
• tests boiler systems for leaks, defects and other deficiencies to ensure they are operating safely and efficiently
• attaches rigging and works with hoisting devices to lift components into place

 Red Seal trade

A Restoration Mason:

• Prepares mortars
• Cuts out and fills joints
• Repairs or resets bricks, stone and terra cotta blocks in ashlar, rubble and brickwork.
• Drills, grouts and pins fractured stones
• Resets copings
• Caries out washing and mechanical or chemical cleaning

A Construction Craft Worker works on a wide variety of structures, such as residential, industrial, commercial, and institutional sites as well as hydroelectric dams, roadways, bridges, tunnels, mining and railways. They may also work on utility, landscape and pipeline projects. Specifically, a Construction Craft Worker:

• is responsible for site preparation and cleanup, setting up and removing access equipment and working on concrete, masonry, steel, wood and pre-cast erecting projects
• handles materials and equipment and perform demolition, excavation and compaction activities
• is responsible for site security
• may specialize in operating off-road vehicles, drilling and blasting, scaling, sandblasting, high pressure washing, diving, tunnelling and performing emergency rescue

 Red Seal trade

A Roofer installs, repairs and replaces flat and sloped roofs involving a variety of materials with different application methods including shingles, slate, shakes, and roofing tiles on sloped roofs and membrane systems. Specifically, a Roofer:

• installs, repairs and replaces flat and sloped roof systems
• works with membrane roofing systems
• installs, replaces and repairs shingles, slate, shakes and roofing tiles on sloped roofs, green roofs and solar panels
• waterproofs and damp-proofs roof systems

 Red Seal trade

A Construction Millwright lays out, receives and installs machinery, mechanical equipment and other automated and robotic systems. They work in the construction, commercial, manufacturing, and industrial industries; they often work in close association with people in other trades, such as instrument mechanics, ironworkers, pipefitters and electricians. Specifically, a Construction Millwright:

• interprets drawings and performs mathematical calculations
• uses hand and power tools
• operates forklifts, booms, low capacity cranes, and other equipments
• selects and uses materials and fasteners
• welds, brazes, solders, rigs and hoists
• installs material handling systems
• installs, and commissions machinery and automated robotic systems
• installs bearings, seals and packing, pipe systems and valves, fans and blowers, electric and electronic controls, pneumatic and hydraulic systems