refrigeration technician

Minimum Education Requirements

• Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
• Experience: Experience an asset

Work Setting

• On-site customer service
• Various locations

Key Responsibilities

• Measure and lay out reference points for installation
• Assemble and install refrigeration or air conditioning components
• Coach and instruct apprentices
• Measure, cut and connect piping using welding and brazing equipment
• Provide customer service
• Start up system and test for leaks using testing devices
• Perform maintenance such as recharging system with refrigerant, checking and testing regulators or calibrating system
• Handle, recover and store refrigerants
• Repair and replace parts and components for entire refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation or heat pump systems
• Supervise other workers
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
• Measure and mark sheet metal according to template
• Inspect products to ensure quality and conformity to specification
• Grind and buff seams, joints and rough surfaces
• Cut materials using power tools or by hand
• Fit and join sheet metal parts
• Install sheet metal products according to specifications and building codes

Certificates, Licences, Memberships, and Courses

• Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic Trade Certification
• Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic Red Seal Certificate
• Ozone Depletion Prevention (ODP) Certificate
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Type of Service and Repair

• Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system

Specialization or Experience

• Dust and fume collection system

Security and Safety

• Bondable
• Basic security clearance
• Criminal record check
• Driver's validity licence check

Transportation / Travel Information

• Valid driver's licence
• Own transportation
• Own vehicle
• Vehicle supplied by employer

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Handling heavy loads
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Fast-paced environment
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Overtime required

Own Tools / Equipment

• Tools
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Safety glasses / goggles
• Gloves

Personal Suitability

• Punctuality
• Accurate
• Client focus
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player
• Organized

Other Benefits

• Travel insurance
• Wellness program
• Paramedical services coverage
• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)