Sector: Construction

A Cement (Concrete) Finisher installs concrete structures including interior floors and exterior pavements using a variety of methods of construction to produce a variety of finishes, colours and textures in all types of residential, institutional, commercial and industrial buildings. Specifically, a Cement (Concrete) Finisher:

• prepares, forms, reinforces, places, levels, finishes, cures and joints all types of concrete flatwork
• operates a variety of powered equipment including ride-on finishing machines and laser guided screeds
• specializes in the application of all horizontal concrete surface finishes ranging from traditional trowel finishes to exposed aggregate, imprinted, pigmented, stained and dyed and polished concrete using a wide range of specialty liquid and cementitious materials systems
• repairs and restores existing concrete surfaces and structures

 Red Seal trade

A Heavy Equipment Operator — Tractor Loader Backhoe operates a tractor loader backhoe, its attachments and ground engaging equipment in various types of projects across multiple industries, such as road construction and maintenance, mining, quarrying, land clearing, forestry, logging, as well as gas and oil. Specifically, a Heavy Equipment Operator — Tractor Loader Backhoe:

• inspects, maintains, transports and operates this equipment and attachments
• performs pre-operational inspections, safety and operational checks and preventative maintenance
• monitors equipment performance, loads and unloads, transports and cleans, oils and refills equipment
• reads and interprets government legislation, site plans and manufacturers’ manuals (i.e. survey indicators)
• installs, operates and removes attachments (i.e. quick attach, buckets, bucket thumbs, quick couplers, splitters, grapples, teeth and adapters)
• performs operations such as excavating, grading, ramp building, stockpiling, backfilling and towing ensuring maximum productivity
• clears ice and snow, checks grades, performs cut and fil operations, backfills trenches and excavations, stockpiles and places materials, excavates trenches and ditches, loads trucks, lifts materials, performs clean-up operations, performs logging and surface mining operations, and perform demolitions.
• communicates through various techniques including hand signals

 Red Seal trade

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