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A "Parts Technician" is involved in ordering, warehousing, maintaining inventory control and sales of parts. They are responsible for identifying parts and equipment, searching for parts, shipping and receiving parts, providing customer service and advice, and maintaining records. 

A Parts Technician works in various industries such as automotive service, commercial transport, heavy duty equipment, small engine repair, aeronautics, agricultural equipment, marine equipment, the mining sector, and the forestry sector. The work environment for Parts Technicians is generally indoors in a warehouse and/or at a service counter. Some parts people may perform deliveries of parts to their customers. Parts Technicians generally work in teams that include retail service staff, sales staff, and service technicians.

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A "Parts Technician 2" is involved in ordering, warehousing, maintaining inventory control and sales of parts. They are responsible for identifying parts and equipment, searching for parts, shipping and receiving parts, providing customer service and advice, and maintaining records. 

A Parts Technician works in various industries such as automotive service, commercial transport, heavy duty equipment, small engine repair, aeronautics, agricultural equipment, marine equipment, the mining sector, and the forestry sector. The work environment for Parts Technicians is generally indoors in a warehouse and/or at a service counter. Some parts people may perform deliveries of parts to their customers. Parts Technicians generally work in teams that include retail service staff, sales staff, and service technicians.

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Heavy Duty Equipment Technicians maintain, manufacture, overhaul, recondition and repair equipment powered by internal combustion engines or electricity. This can include graders, loaders, shovels, off-highway tractors, off-highway trucks, forklifts, wheeled and tracked vehicles of all types used in construction, logging, sawmill, manufacturing, mining and other similar industry.

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Machinists turn blocks of metal into complex, intricate parts for other products. They fit and assemble metal parts and sub-assemblies, ensuring the parts in these products meet exacting standards in size, strength and hardness. They also set up and operate all machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, saws, grinding machines, drilling and boring machines, shapers, planers, precision measuring tools, hand and power tools, and the related attachments and accessories including C.N.C. machining, selection, use and maintenance of cutting tools. 

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Railway Car Technicians inspect, repair, replace and recondition mechanical or structural components and systems of freight cars and passenger coaches. They must have a mechanical aptitude and hands-on skills and be able to use many different types of power, pneumatic, and hydraulic tools or equipment. They work for railway companies or rail car repair facilities. 

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Heavy Equipment Operators operate heavy machinery such as heavy articulating rock trucks, loaders, excavators, backhoes, dozers and graders. These machines are used universally for all manner of heavy construction including earth moving, road building, mining, forestry, and mega projects. Heavy Equipment Operators may also be responsible for the basic maintenance of equipment, safety around equipment and the compliance of markers, grades and stakes.

“Aircraft Structural Technician” means a person who selects, measures, shears, cuts, bends, forms, heat treats, seals, fabricates, fits, inspects, paints and refinishes parts and components to drawing specifications; drills, countersinks, dimples, reams and taps holes for bolting, screws, riveting, and installation of special fasteners; assembles parts and components and sub-assemblies using special jigs and fixtures; uses special tools and tooling for installation of bolts, rivets, screws and special fasteners; installs completed components in aircraft and inspects and verifies the installation and operation of the components using test and measuring equipment as required; reworks and/or replaces components to rectify damaged or malfunctioning components.

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Aircraft Maintenance Technicians perform a broad range of tasks. They inspect and troubleshoot aircraft, including airframe structures, engines and systems. They disassemble and remove defective parts, while also assembling and installing replacements. They also interpret technical manuals, drawings and blueprints, test aircraft systems, record problems and action taken to rectify them, and maintain an accurate statement of maintenance history.

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Transport Trailer Technicians maintain, rebuild, overhaul, recondition, and do diagnostic and troubleshooting and repair of commercial trailers.

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Industrial Electricians inspect, install, test, troubleshoot, repair, and service industrial electrical equipment and associated electrical and electronic controls. Service includes calibration and preventative/predictive maintenance. They are employed by maintenance departments of plants, mines, smelters, oil and gas operations, mills, shipyards, utility companies, manufacturing facilities and other industrial establishments. Some are employed by electrical contractors