This minor group comprises utilities equipment operators and controllers, including power engineers and power systems operators, and water and waste treatment plant operators. They are employed by power generation plants, electrical power utilities, manufacturing plants, hospitals, universities and government and commercial establishments; and municipal governments, industrial facilities, composting plants and other waste management facilities.
92100 - Power engineers and power systems operators
NOC : 92100
Power engineers operate and maintain reactors, turbines, boilers, generators, stationary engines and auxiliary equipment to generate electrical power and to provide heat, light, refrigeration and other utility services for commercial, institutional and industrial buildings and other work sites. Power systems operators monitor and operate switchboards and related equipment in electrical control centres to control the distribution of electrical power in transmission networks. They are employed by power generation plants, electrical power utilities, manufacturing plants, hospitals, universities and government and commercial establishments. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.
92101 - Water and waste treatment plant operators
NOC : 92101
Water treatment plant operators monitor and operate computerized control systems and related equipment in water filtration and treatment plants to regulate the treatment and distribution of water. Liquid waste plant operators monitor and operate computerized control systems and related equipment in wastewater, sewage treatment and liquid waste plants to regulate the treatment and disposal of sewage and wastes. They are employed by municipal governments and industrial facilities. This unit group also includes waste treatment plant operators in composting plants and other waste management facilities.