Meet three women who have
embarked on careers in the
manufacturing industry. This
program profiles Marnie
Zimmerman, an instrumentation
technician who repairs circuit
boards for air conditioning
systems; Kristina Bouchard, a
machine operator for an aerospace
company; and Darlene Fitzgerald,
a horticulturalist who manages a
large production staff. Remarks from co-workers and supervisors provide
additional layers to the descriptions of each job. View a preview video clip and
read below for descriptions of each segment, or scroll to the bottom to order!
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Marnie Zimmerman is a Service
Technologist at Delta Controls, a company
that designs and manufactures heating,
ventilation and air conditioning control
systems (commonly referred to as HVACR).
Her job is to repair the circuit boards that
come back in from the field.
Marnie attended the Faculty of Science at Simon Fraser University (SFU) for her
first year of post secondary education. She then left SFU to register for a two
year technical program at a technology institute.
The most satisfying part of the job for Marnie is
doing her job quickly and efficiently. This results
in customers that are happy with their service.
The job can be challenging though, especially if
there are a large number of items to be fixed.
“Explore all your options, a technical career can
be just as challenging and satisfying as an academic career.”
In the future, Marnie plans to back to school for a bachelor of technology
degree or engineering degree. Then, she can design systems rather than just
repair them.
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Kristina Bouchard is a machine operator
for Aerospace Hemmingford. The
company manufactures aircraft engine
components. Kristina's job is to machine
various materials (metals). This includes
drilling precise holes, taking excess
material off by milling methods, lathe
work, assembly work and doing set-ups
on machines.
In addition to carpentry and construction, Kristina also has a certification from
Pratt & Whitney to weld. She says that while her job is not physically
demanding, it is mentally challenging. Kristina learns something new every day.
Kristina and her co-workers are always inventing
better ways to complete certain jobs and set-ups.
If she ever had to leave the company, she believes
that she would have many opportunities. Kristina
could be a machine operator for another company,
a full-time welder, or simply go back to carpentry
school. In the future, she hopes to become a tool
room foreperson even though the job appears to be
very stressful.
When asked if she would recommend other women to enter the field, Kristina
replied, "Yes - because it can be a lot of fun. Also, the sooner we women
advance in these fields, the less we will be stereotyped."
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Darlene Fitzgerald is a horticulturist. Her
job involves deciding what is to be planted
and when. She oversees the planting, soil
testing, scheduling of watering and
fertilizing, and monitoring of pruning and
twisting. In addition, she supervises staff
and troubleshoots problems. Her stock
management duties also include the
computer tracking of cuttings and the trials of new plants and ideas.
Darlene thinks her interest in horticulture started in
second grade when her mom encouraged her to grow a School Garden and enter her vegetables and
flowers in the local Agri-Fair. In college the instructor
of her first horticultural course showed her the many
diverse opportunities available in the horticultural
industry.
After graduating from high school, Darlene enrolled in part-time general studies
at the local college while working full time. She completed courses in
Psychology, Computers, Criminology, and Business. Darlene liked business and
computers, but knew she'd hate working behind a desk all day. After taking a
few horticulture courses, she realized horticulture was the perfect mix.
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Developed in 2006 in Canada, the Career Options for Women series is an
outstanding resource for schools wanting to attract women and girls to Science,
Technology and Trades!
Please Note: These videos are an excellent depiction of women in these jobs
and are interspersed with Canadian salary and labor statistics, which are
similar to the numbers in the United States. As there is a no-return policy on
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