refrigeration technician

Overview Languages

English

Education

• Other trades certificate or diploma

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Responsibilities Tasks

• Install and overhaul heating systems
• Install refrigeration systems
• Install ventilation, air handling and air conditioning systems
• Interpret blueprints or other instructions to plan methods or sequences of operation
• Maintain and repair equipment in refrigerated trucks
• Prepare tenders and quotations
• Read blueprints or other instructions to determine work requirements
• Troubleshoot heating systems
• Troubleshoot ventilation, air handling, refrigeration and air conditioning systems
• Assemble and install refrigeration or air conditioning components
• 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

Credentials Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic Trade Certification
• Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic Red Seal Certificate

Experience and specialization Air conditioning and refrigeration systems

• Rooftop (self-contained)
• Heat pump
• Air motioning and circulation
• Built up (split system)
• Ventilation

Additional information Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Attention to detail

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Reliability
• Team player