Precast Concrete Erector

A Precast Concrete Erector:

  • Loads precast units on site
  • Conducts pre-erection surveys
  • Unloads and stores precast units
  • Installs and aligns precast units
  • Installs bolted precast connections
  • Makes welded precast connections
  • Installs dowelled precast connections

Surface Mount Assembler

A Surface Mount Assembler may perform some of all of the following:

  • Solder and manually bond or assemble various electronic components such as transistors, diodes, capacitors, integrated circuits, wires and other electronic parts
  • Install mount, fasten, align and adjust parts, components, to subassemblies and assemblies
  • Set-up, operate and monitor automatic and semi-automatic machines to position, solder/bond and clean prescribed components on printed circuit boards
  • Operate and monitor process equipment including automatic and semi-automatic machines to fabricate electronic components, solder, clean, seal and stamp components and perform other process operations as specified
  • Set-up process equipment and adhere to clean room procedures as required
  • Inspect electronic components and assemblies to ensure correct component selection and placement, wiring and soldering quality, location, breaks in circuitry and line spacing in printed circuit boards and other specified requirements while products are being assembled or fabricated.

Draftsperson – Mechanical

A Draftsperson – Mechanical performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Develops and prepares engineering designs and drawings
  • Operates computer-aided design and graphics drafting stations
  • Develops and prepares drawings of industrial machines, engines, tools, and mechanical equipment
  • Develops and prepares design sketches
  • Completes documentation packages and produces drawing sets
  • Checks and verifies design drawings to conform to specification and design data
  • Writes technical reports
  • Checks prepared contract and tender documents

*IMPORTANT NOTICE*
Please note that this trade has been placed under review for a 3-month period as a result of low activity in the apprenticeship program. To learn more about the review process, please see: STO initiates review of 18 apprenticeship programs – Skilled Trades Ontario.

Hydraulic/Pneumatic Mechanic

A Hydraulic/Pneumatic Mechanic performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Installs, maintains, repairs, rebuilds, or modifies existing hydraulic, pneumatic, or fluid systems, controls, and components;
  • Checks and verifies design drawings to ensure conformity to specification and design data;
  • Develops and prepares sketches;
  • Writes technical reports;
  • Examines drawings to check for errors;
  • Maintains records of repairs completed.

Thin Film Technician

A Thin Film Technician works with:

  • Sperhical precision optics
  • Syncro-speed precision optics
  • Plano precision optics
  • Thin film operation

Draftsperson – Plastic Mould Design

A Draftsperson – Plastic Mould Design performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Develops and prepares engineering designs and drawings
  • Operates computer-aided design and graphics drafting stations
  • Develops and prepares design sketches
  • Completes documentation packages and produces drawing sets
  • Checks and verifies design drawings
  • Writes technical reports
  • Checks prepared contracts and tender documents
  • Designs and produces simple to complex templates and patterns
  • Designs mechanical equipment for mould manufacturing
  • Designs plastic moulds and tooling for mould-making and modifications
  • Designs components parts and attachments

*IMPORTANT NOTICE*
Please note that this trade has been placed under review for a 3-month period as a result of low activity in the apprenticeship program. To learn more about the review process, please see: STO initiates review of 18 apprenticeship programs – Skilled Trades Ontario.

Ironworker – Generalist

An Ironworker — Generalist works with both structural/ornamental and reinforcing steel materials. An Ironworker — Generalist:

  • Installs structural/ornamental steel components
  • Installs precast concrete members and glued laminate timber products
  • Places reinforcing steel in commercial, industrial, institutional and large residential buildings, towers, bridges and stadiums
  • Erects pre-engineered buildings and ornamental ironwork

Red Seal Badge Red Seal trade

Tool and Cutter Grinder

A Tool and Cutter Grinder performs some of the following:

  • Sets up and operates grinder machines such as surface, cylindrical, pedestal, and tool or cutter grinders to shape or sharpen precision cutting tools and cutters.