Job Training Opportunities

Heavy Truck and Tractor Trailer Drivers: Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment works well.  

•      Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from the loading crew and checking that vehicle and loading equipment are properly positioned.

•      You will be entrusted with the responsibility of collecting delivery instructions from appropriate sources, and it will be your duty to verify these instructions and routes.

Surveying and Mapping Technicians – Operate surveying instruments such as prisms, theodolites, and distance–measuring equipment.

•      Perform calculations to determine earth curvature, atmospheric impacts on measurements, traverse closures and adjustments, and placement of markers.

•      Check all layers of maps to ensure accuracy, identifying and making errors and corrections.

•      Using plotters, determine scales, line sizes, or colors to be used for hard copies of computerized maps.

Tasks Occupational Health and Safety Technicians are responsible for include, but are not limited to:  

•  Test workplaces for environmental hazards, such as radiation, chemical hazards, or excessive noise.

•  Verify availability or monitor use of safety equipment.  

•  Supply, operate, or maintain personal protective equipment.  

•  Evaluate situations when a worker refuses to work because of danger or potential harm.

Tasks Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers are responsible for include, but are not limited to:  

•  Supervise, coordinate, or schedule the activities of construction or extractive workers.  

•  Read specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures.  

•  Inspect work progress, equipment, or construction sites to verify safety and meet specifications.

•  Locate, measure, and mark site locations or placement of structures or equipment.

Tasks Supervisors of Installers, Mechanics and Repairers are responsible for include, but are not limited to:  

•        Determine schedules, sequences, and assignments for work activities based on work priority, equipment quantity, and personnel skill.

•        Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.  

•        Monitor tool and part inventories and the condition of shops to ensure adequate working conditions.  

•        Investigate accidents or injuries and prepare reports of findings.

Tasks Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers are responsible for include, but are not limited to:  

•  Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.  

•  Direct employees engaged in the production of goods.  

•  Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.  

•  Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.

Tasks Production, Planning and Expediting Clerks are responsible for include, but are not limited to:

•  Examine materials or products and monitor work processes to assess conformance to standards

•  Review production schedules or work orders to determine personnel or materials requirements.  

•  Confer with department supervisors to assess progress.

•  Revise production schedules due to design changes, labor/material shortages or other interruptions.

Tasks Carpenters are responsible for include, but are not limited to:  

•  Measure materials or distances using a square, measuring tape, or rule to lay out work.  

•  Study blueprints and diagrams to determine the dimensions of the structure or form to be constructed.  

•  Cut boards, timbers, or plywood to the required size using a handsaw, power saw, or woodworking machine.  

•  Mark cutting lines on materials using a pencil and scriber.

Tasks Construction Laborers are responsible for include, but are not limited to:  

•  Control traffic passing near, in, or around work zones.  

•  Prepare construction sites to eliminate hazards.  

•  Signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, or adjustment of equipment or materials.

•  Read plans, instructions, or specifications to determine work activities.

Tasks Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators are responsible for include, but are not limited to:  

•  Operate machines to spread, smooth, level, or steel reinforced stone, concrete, or asphalt on road beds.  

•  Observe the distribution of paving material to adjust machine settings or material flow and indicate low spots for workers to add material.

•  Control traffic.  

•  Light burners or start heating units of machines and regulate screed temperatures and asphalt flow rates.

Tasks Operating Engineers are responsible for include, but are not limited to:  

•  Learn and follow safety regulations.  

•  Take actions to avoid potential hazards or obstructions, such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, or falling objects.  

•  Locate underground services, such as pipes or wires, before beginning work.  

•  Monitor operations to ensure that health and safety standards are met.

Tasks Pipe Layers are responsible for include, but are not limited to:  

•  Check slopes for conformance to requirements using levels or lasers.  

•  Cover pipes with earth or other materials.  

•  Connect pipe pieces and seal joints using welding equipment, cement, or glue.  

•  Cut pipes to required lengths.

Tasks Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters are responsible for include, but are not limited to:  

•  Plan pipe system layout, installation, or repair according to specifications.  

•  Inspect, examine, or test installed systems or pipe lines using pressure gauge, hydrostatic testing, observation, or other methods.  

•  Measure, cut, thread, or bend pipe using hand or power tools or machines.  

•  Study plans and inspect structures to assess needs and plan installation around obstructions.

Tasks Construction and Building Inspectors are responsible for include, but are not limited to:  

• Issue violations and stop-work orders, conferring with violators to recommend rectifications.  

• Inspect highways, buildings, wiring, plumbing, electrical circuits, sewers, or foundations for structural quality, general safety, or code conformance, thereby maintaining the high quality of construction.  

• Approve plans that meet required specifications. • Review plans, site layouts, or construction methods to ensure legal and safety requirements compliance.

Tasks Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics are responsible for include, but are not limited to:

•   Repair and replace damaged or worn parts.  

•   Dismantle and reassemble heavy equipment using hoists and hand tools.  

•   Operate and inspect machines or heavy equipment to diagnose defects.  

•   Test mechanical products and equipment after repair or assembly to ensure proper performance and compliance with manufacturers' specifications.

Tasks Industrial Machinery Mechanics are responsible for include, but are not limited to:  

•  Disassemble machinery or equipment to remove parts and make repairs.  

•  Repair or replace broken or malfunctioning components of machinery or equipment.  

•  Repair or maintain the operating condition of industrial production or processing machinery or equipment.  

•  Examine parts for defects, such as breakage or excessive wear.

Tasks Electrical Power-line Installers and Repairers are responsible for include, but are not limited to:  

•  Adhere to safety practices and procedures, such as checking equipment regularly and erecting barriers.

•  Test conductors to identify corresponding conductors and to prevent incorrect connections.  

Open switches or attach grounding devices to remove electrical hazards from disturbed or fallen lines or to facilitate repairs.

•  Climb poles or use truck-mounted buckets to access equipment.

Tasks Telecommunications Line Installers are responsible for include, but are not limited to:  

•  Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, or repair audio and visual electronic reception equipment or accessories.  

•  Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.  

•  Splice cables using hand tools, epoxy, or mechanical equipment.  

•  Measure signal strength at utility poles using electronic test equipment.

Tasks General Maintenance and Repair Workers are responsible for include, but are not limited to:  

•  Use tools ranging from standard hand and power tools to precision measuring instruments and electrical and electronic testing devices.  

•  Perform routine maintenance so machines run smoothly or building systems operate efficiently.  

•  Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.  

•  Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them.

Tasks Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Worker Helpers are responsible for include, but are not limited to:  

•       Transfer equipment and supplies to workstations.  

•       Disassemble broken or defective equipment to facilitate repair and reassemble equipment.  

•       Install or replace machinery, equipment, parts, and instruments using hand or power tools.  

•       Examine and test machinery, equipment, components, and parts for defects to ensure proper functioning.

As a Machinist, you will be responsible for a wide range of tasks, demonstrating your diverse skills and knowledge in the field. These tasks include, but are not limited to:  

• Calculate dimensions or tolerances using instruments such as micrometers or vernier calipers. • Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.  

• Set up, adjust, or operate basic or specialized machine tools for precision machining operations.

• Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.

Tasks Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers are responsible for include, but are not limited to:  

•  Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.  

•  Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies before assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers.  

•  Melt and apply solder along adjoining edges of work pieces to solder joints, using soldering irons, gas torches, or electric-ultrasonic equipment, always adhering to strict safety measures.  

Heat soldering irons to specified temperatures for soldering, using gas flames or electric current.

Tasks Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders are responsible for include, but are not limited to:  

•  Inspect coated or plated areas for defects such as air bubbles or uneven coverage.  

•  Immerse objects to be coated or plated into cleaning solutions or spray objects with conductive solutions to prepare them for plating.  

•  Immerse workpieces in coating solutions or liquid metal or plastic for specified times.  

•  Set up, operate, or tend plating or coating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metals to protect or decorate surfaces.

Tasks Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operator are responsible for include, but are not limited to:  

•  Monitor meters and pressure gauges to determine consumption rates, temperatures, and pressures.  

•  Adjust valves and equipment to obtain specified performance.  

•  Read gas meters and maintain records of the amounts of gas received and dispensed from holders.  

•  Operate power-driven pumps that transfer liquids, semi-liquids, gases, or powdered materials.