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- Foundry workers
Skill Paths for Foundry workers
The following occupations share matching job skills with Foundry workers and may be of interest:
Motor vehicle assemblers assemble and install prefabricated motor vehicle parts and components to form subassemblies and finished motor vehicles. Motor vehicle inspectors and testers inspect and test parts, subassemblies, accessories and finished products to ensure proper performance and conformity to quality standards. They are employed in plants which manufacture automobiles, vans and light trucks.
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Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics repair, maintain, calibrate, adjust, and install industrial measuring and controlling instrumentation. They are employed by pulp and paper processing companies, nuclear and hydro power generating companies, mining, petrochemical and natural gas companies, industrial instrument and other manufacturing companies, and by industrial instrument servicing establishments. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.
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- Attention to Detail
- Cleanliness
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Installation
- Interpersonal Skills
- Leadership
- Operations
- Organization
- Organizational Skills
- Planning
- Presentations
- Preventive Maintenance
- Problem Solving
- Punctual
- Standard Operating Procedure
- Team Oriented
- Teamwork
- Work Independently
- Work Order
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Material handlers handle, move, load and unload materials by hand or using a variety of material handling equipment. They are employed by transportation, storage and moving companies, and by a variety of manufacturing and processing companies and retail and wholesale warehouses.
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Professionals in business management consulting occupations provide services to management such as analyzing the structure, operations, managerial methods or functions of an organization in order to propose, plan and implement improvements. They are employed by management consulting firms and throughout the public and private sectors or are self-employed.
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- Attention to Detail
- Calibration
- Computer Literacy
- Development Planning
- Interpersonal Skills
- Leadership
- Literacy
- Operations
- Oral Communication
- Orator
- Organization
- Planning
- Problem Solving
- Public Speaking
- Quality Assurance
- Quality Management
- Research
- Service Delivery
- Technical Writing
- Work Independently
- Writing
- Written Communication
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Carpenters construct, erect, install, maintain and repair structures and components of structures made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel and other materials. They are employed by construction companies, carpentry contractors, and maintenance departments of factories, plants and other establishments, or they may be self-employed. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.
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- Attention to Detail
- Customer Experience
- Customer Service
- Decision-Making
- Detail Oriented
- Hardworking
- Innovation
- Installation
- Interpersonal Skills
- Leadership
- Mitigation
- Oral Communication
- Organization
- Planning
- Punctual
- Quality Control
- Reliability
- Restoration
- Taping
- Teamwork
- Time Management
- Training And Development
- Trustworthy
- Unloading
- Work Independently
- Workmanship
- Written Communication
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Heavy equipment operators operate heavy equipment used in the construction and maintenance of roads, bridges, airports, gas and oil pipelines, tunnels, buildings and other structures; in surface mining and quarrying activities; and in material handling work. They are employed by construction companies, heavy equipment contractors, public works departments and pipeline, logging, cargo-handling and other companies. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.
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- Carpentry
- Checklists
- Commissioning
- Construction
- Demolition
- Environmental Stewardship
- First Aid
- Haul Trucks
- Infrastructure
- Management
- Mechanical Aptitude
- Property Maintenance
- Public Transport
- Public Works
- Residential Construction
- Safety Standards
- Safety Training
- Sustainability
- Water Distribution
- Water Services
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Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians provide technical support and services or may work independently in mechanical engineering fields such as the design, development, maintenance and testing of machines, components, tools, heating and ventilating systems, geothermal power plants, power generation and power conversion plants, manufacturing plants and equipment. They are employed by consulting engineering, manufacturing and processing companies, institutions and government departments.
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- Complex Problem Solving
- Conflict Resolution
- Creativity
- Customer Service
- Diagnostic Skills
- Enforcement
- Feasibility Studies
- Installation
- Interpersonal Skills
- Operations
- Organization
- Organizational Skills
- People Management
- Problem Solving
- Process Optimization
- Program Management
- Project Management
- Punctual
- Quality Management
- Service Provider
- Teamwork
- Technical Documentation
- Technical Support
- Time Management
- Written Communication
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Mechanical engineers research, design and develop machinery and systems for heating, ventilating and air conditioning, power generation, transportation, processing and manufacturing. They also perform duties related to the evaluation, installation, operation and maintenance of mechanical systems. They are employed by consulting firms, by power-generating utilities and in a wide range of manufacturing, processing and transportation industries, or they may be self-employed.
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- Complex Problem Solving
- Conflict Resolution
- Creativity
- Customer Service
- Diagnostic Skills
- Enforcement
- Feasibility Studies
- Installation
- Interpersonal Skills
- Operations
- Organization
- Organizational Skills
- People Management
- Problem Solving
- Process Optimization
- Program Management
- Project Management
- Punctual
- Quality Management
- Service Provider
- Teamwork
- Technical Documentation
- Technical Support
- Time Management
- Written Communication
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Plastics processing machine operators set up and operate plastic mixing, calendering, extruding and moulding processing machines used in the manufacture of plastic parts and plastic products. They are employed by plastic products manufacturing companies.
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- Accounting
- Automotive Industry
- Bookkeeping
- Checklists
- Composite Materials
- Compression
- Control Operation
- Data Entry
- Electric Meters
- Fluent French
- Injection Molding
- Injection Molding Machines
- Layered Process Audit
- Management
- Mechanical Aptitude
- Molding
- Original Equipment Manufacturer
- Plumbing
- Robotics
- Safety Standards
- Safety Training
- Secondary Education
- Soldering
- Subsidies
- Turing Machine
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Skill Gaps
- Attention to Detail
- Cleanliness
- Continuous Learning
- Customer Service
- Decision-Making
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Hardworking
- Heavy Lift
- Innovation
- Installation
- Interpersonal Skills
- Leadership
- Operations
- Organization
- Planning
- Problem Solving
- Punctual
- Quality Control
- Reliability
- Requisition
- Risk Management
- Rotation
- Selective Catalytic Reduction
- Team Oriented
- Teamwork
- Time Management
- Tooling
- Work Independently
- Workmanship
- Writing
- Written Communication
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Tool and die makers make, repair and modify custom-made, prototype or special tools, dies, jigs, fixtures and gauges using various metals, alloys and plastics which require precise dimensions. They are employed primarily in manufacturing industries such as automobile, aircraft, metal fabrication, electrical machinery and plastics, and in tool and die, mould making and machine shops. This unit group also includes metal patternmakers and metal mould makers. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.
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Skill Gaps
- Attention to Detail
- Cleanliness
- Continuous Learning
- Creativity
- Critical Thinking
- Customer Service
- Decision-Making
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Interpersonal Skills
- Leadership
- Machine Operation
- Oral Communication
- Organizational Skills
- Performance Appraisal
- Polishing
- Preventive Maintenance
- Procurement
- Professional Technical Training
- Program Management
- Project Management
- Punctual
- Punctuality
- Relationship Building
- Self-Sufficiency
- Teamwork
- Time Management
- Timelines
- Tooling
- Verbal Communication Skills
- Written Communication