Job description Airborne Electronic Sensor Operator in the Vancouver Island and Coast Region

Find out what work is like for an airborne electronic sensor operator in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Other religious occupations (NOC 43204).

Operations Members of the Canadian Armed Forces

Description

Operations members of the Canadian Armed Forces provide operational support to soldiers including the proper functioning and testing of military equipment such as vehicles, ships and weapons. They follow the military and strategic policies established by the leadership of the Canadian Army, the Royal Canadian Airforce and the Royal Canadian Navy.

Work week duration

Operations Members of the Canadian Armed Forces usually work between 35 to 40 hours per week.
Between 35 to 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Operations Members of the Canadian Armed Forces have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Analyze equipment and system performance on all combat information equipment
  • Maintain and operate engineering equipment, including weapons, vehicles, heavy equipment and supplies
  • Inspect motors in operation, road test motor vehicles, and test automotive systems and components using computerized diagnostic and other testing devices to diagnose and isolate faults
  • Configure and operate intelligence, surveillance and recognizance systems
  • Oversee the construction of tools and devices to enable infantry soldiers to cross natural and man-made obstacles and break through enemy defenses
  • Operate weapons and missile related equipment for defense.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Handling material manually
  • Standing
  • Making repetitive motions
  • Sitting

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Operations Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Armed forces

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Outside, exposed to weather
  • Indoors, environmentally controlled
  • Hazardous conditions
  • Skin injury
  • Specialized safety equipment

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Somewhat close (e.g. share office)

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 43204), and a list of similar occupations:

  • airborne electronic sensor operator
  • assault pioneer
  • combat engineer
  • naval combat information operator
  • sonar operator

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

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