Skills Maintenance Labourer - Public Works near Moose Jaw (SK)

National Occupational Classification update

We have updated this page to reflect the transition to the 2021 version of the National Occupational Classification (NOC). This means that the occupation "maintenance labourer - public works" was moved from the group Public works and maintenance labourers (NOC 7621) to the group Public works and maintenance labourers (NOC 75212).

Find out what skills you typically need to work as a maintenance labourer - public works in Canada. These skills are applicable to all Public works and maintenance labourers (NOC 75212).

Tasks

  • Clean and maintain sidewalks, streets, roads and public grounds
  • Spread sand or salt on sidewalks for snow or ice control
  • Dig ditches and trenches
  • Operate various equipment and machinery
  • Collect money from coin boxes of parking meters
  • Collect and load refuse on garbage trucks
  • Assist equipment operators to secure attachments to equipment or truck
  • Assist in routine maintenance and repair of equipment
  • Assist skilled tradespersons
  • Load and unload trucks with supplies and equipment
  • Shovel cement and other materials into cement mixers, spread concrete and asphalt on road surfaces using shovels, rakes and hand tampers
  • Sweep debris and remove snow from streets, sidewalks, building grounds and other areas, and load snow and debris into carts or trucks

Skills and Knowledge Checklist

The following skills and knowledge are usually required in this occupation.

    Skills

    Analysis

    Examining and evaluating information.
  • Service and Care Help -
    • Cleaning and House/Shop Keeping

    Service and Care

    Taking care of the needs of people and animals.
    • Cleaning and House/Shop Keeping

      Providing cleaning and janitorial services.

  • Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles Help -
    • Mechanical Installing, Maintaining and Repairing
    • Operating Mobile Equipment
    • Operating Stationary Industrial Equipment

    Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles

    Working with and/or repairing vehicles, machinery or stationary equipment.
    • Mechanical Installing, Maintaining and Repairing

      Installing equipment or machines and/or using tools and devices to maintain and repair them.

    • Operating Mobile Equipment

      Controlling the operation of machinery, equipment or vehicles.

    • Operating Stationary Industrial Equipment

      Operating and monitoring various types of mechanically-controlled or computer-controlled industrial machinery, equipment or systems.

    Management

    Taking charge of the direction and resources of an organization.

    Communication

    Using communication skills to share information, advise and influence.

    Information Handling

    Creating and using systems for the storage and retrieval of knowledge and data.
  • Handling Goods and Materials Help -
    • Loading and Unloading

    Handling Goods and Materials

    Working with goods and materials manually or with machines.
    • Loading and Unloading

      Moving goods or materials, by hand or with the aid of equipment.

    Creative Expression

    Using various materials and formats to create work that is intended to be artistically satisfying, entertaining, instructive or functional.

    Building

    Working with materials to construct, renovate and maintain structures.

    Working with Technological Equipment and Machinery

    Working with technical equipment, instruments, machinery and other systems.

    Knowledge

    Social Sciences and Arts

    Knowledge related to culture, origins and patterns of human activity, and the development and expression of thought.

    Mathematics and Science

    Knowledge related to specialized areas of research such as measurement, living organisms, physical substances, and properties and relationships of quantity, space, and matter.

    Manufacturing and Production

    Knowledge related to the delivery of a series of operations in large-scale production or processing of goods or crops, according to safety and quality standards.
  • Law and Public Safety Help -
    • Public Safety and Security

    Law and Public Safety

    Knowledge related to the provision and enforcement of laws and regulations that safeguard the effective functioning of a democratic society.
    • Public Safety and Security

      Knowledge of public safety and security operations and systems, of policy, regulations and procedures for the protection of people, data and property.

    Business, Finance and Management

    Knowledge related to organization and control of business activities.
  • Engineering and Technology Help -
    • Building and Construction

    Engineering and Technology

    Knowledge related to the design, building, use or repair of machinery, equipment, systems, and structures.
    • Building and Construction

      Knowledge of materials, methods, tools and equipment involved in the construction and repair of buildings or other structures such as highways, roads, mines or products.

    Education and Training

    Knowledge related to the theory and practice of teaching, and the methods used in the design, delivery and evaluation of the provision of knowledge or information.

    Communications and Transportation

    Knowledge related to the provision and transmission of systems of communication and entertainment and the delivery of consumer goods or services.

    Health Services

    Knowledge related to the provision of medical science and technology for the physical and mental well-being of others.
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