Careers in Canadian Fluid Power
What is the CFPA? Canadian Fluid Power Association Manufacturersdistributors related businessesorganizations Manufacturers, distributors and related businesses and organizations, e.g. trade journals, colleges, involved with fluid power in Canada focuses: Our focuses: promotion of fluid power technology, networking, education website Our website:
Which do we mean by Fluid Power? Hydraulics Hydraulics Pneumatics Pneumatics Components Components Systems Systems
Types of Fluid Power components Energy convertors Energy convertors: pumps and compressors Actuators Actuators: Cylinders, motors, rotary actuators Controllers: valves, regulators, electronic controls
Where are the job? INDUSTRIES These have shifted POSITIONS A large variety
Which industries? ALTERNATIVE ENERGY Wind power Wind power Biodiesel Biodiesel Wood pellets Wood pellets Syngas Syngas Solar Solar
Which industries? AEROSPACE Main assembly plants Main assembly plants Engine & parts manufacturers Engine & parts manufacturers Maintenance facilities Maintenance facilities
Which industries? AUTOMOTIVE Main assembly plants Main assembly plants Parts manufacturers Parts manufacturers
Which industries? AGRICULTURE OIL & GAS
Which industries? FORESTRY MINING & METALS
Which industries? FOOD PACKAGING
Which industries? HEALTH CARE
Which types of companies? Manufacturers Manufacturers who make fluid power components and systems Distributors Distributors who sell fluid power components and systems Machine Builders Machine Builders making systems for industry. End Users End Users of fluid power machinery Service Companies Service Companies
Fluid Power Food Chain Manufacturers Distributors End Users Machine Builders Service Contractors Other Resellers
Fluid Power Manufacturers
Manufacturers Research and development of new products Research and development of new products Design of their own production facilities Design of their own production facilities Production maintenance Production maintenance Technical support Technical support Field sales and territory management Field sales and territory management
Distributors Warehousing and reselling of components Warehousing and reselling of components Packaging of components into kits Packaging of components into kits Simple assembly of components Simple assembly of components Manufacturing of systems Manufacturing of systems Engineering services Engineering services Field and bench service Field and bench service
End Users Production engineering Production engineering Maintenance Maintenance
Service Companies
Which kinds of jobs? Engineers Engineers Technicians and Technologists Technicians and Technologists Mechanics Mechanics Sales and Marketing Personnel Sales and Marketing Personnel
Which kinds of jobs? Engineers / Technical Services Designing fluid power components Designing automated production equipment Designing fluid power systems, e.g. hydraulic power units Improving the productivity of large plants
Which kinds of jobs? Technicians and Technologists Operating machines equipped with fluid power systems Manufacturing and testing fluid power components and systems
Which kinds of jobs? Mechanics Assembling and installing fluid power systems and components Troubleshooting and maintaining these systems on machines used in virtually every industry
Which kinds of jobs? Sales and Marketing Personnel Fluid Power sales isn’t about peddling– it’s about problem solving. Inside Sales / Customer Service Outside Sales
Use the CFPA and other Fluid Power Industry resources Fluid power careers
Use the CFPA and other Fluid Power Industry resources
student member Become a student member member company websites Check member company websites for employment opportunities
Thank you