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GENERAL TECHNICIAN [4 records]

Record 1 2022-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Management Operations
CONT

Administrative technician... Under general supervision, performs a variety of technical and paraprofessional duties in support of contract, budget, and administrative functions in the assigned department or division; assists management and professional personnel in researching, compiling and reviewing information...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Opérations de la gestion
CONT

Les techniciennes et techniciens en administration exercent leur profession dans tous les secteurs d'activité […] Ces personnes accomplissent des tâches techniques relatives à la planification, à l'organisation, à la coordination, à la communication, à l'analyse et au contrôle des activités de l'organisation afin d'assurer son bon fonctionnement et son développement, et de contribuer à l'atteinte des objectifs fixés.

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Production Management
  • Industrial Design
CONT

The manufacturing technician operates production equipment, as well as assembles applicable components. Manufacturing technicians must closely follow guidelines, blueprints, and/or diagrams of the products being manufactured... Manufacturing technicians may need to work directly with customers and are expected to implement process improvements to help reduce cost and improve the quality of manufactured products. They often work closely with design and manufacturing engineers on projects and most often report to the senior manager of plant operations, as well as technical services supervisors. Strong support skills are essential in this position, as manufacturing technicians must monitor and assist technicians and general workers in the manufacturing department, particularly in troubleshooting potential equipment failures, damages, and issues with production batches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Gestion de la production
  • Dessin industriel

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Heating
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
OBS

The group and sub-group codes used by the Public Service Commission for this position title(refrigeration technician) are :(GL(general labour and trades)-MAN(manipulating).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Chauffage
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
OBS

Les codes du groupe et du sous-groupe utilisés par la Commission de la Fonction publique pour ce titre de poste (technicien en réfrigération) sont : GL (manœuvres et hommes de métier) - MAN (manipulation).

Key term(s)
  • technicienne frigoriste
  • technicienne en réfrigération

Spanish

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Record 4 2014-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Patents (Law)
CONT

The test for obviousness is essentially whether or not an unimaginative skilled technician would, in the light of the state of the art and common general knowledge at the claim date, be led directly and without difficulty to the invention covered by the claim i. e. subject matter defined by the claim.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Brevets d'invention (Droit)
CONT

Le test de l'évidence consiste principalement à déterminer si un technicien peu imaginatif ayant des connaissances générales ordinaires pourrait, en consultant l'état de la technique, aboutir directement et sans difficulté à l'invention couverte par la revendication, c.-à-d. la matière définie par celle-ci.

Spanish

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