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Refrigeration And Air Conditioning Mechanic

Employer

Build for Queen

Date Posted

October 01, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Calgary, AB
  • Earnings $38.00 to $40.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 30 to 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Oct 15, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Build for Queen

Languages

English

Education

Other trades certificate or diploma

Tasks

  • Measure and lay out reference points for installation
  • Prepare tenders and quotations
  • Assemble and install refrigeration or air conditioning components
  • Coach and instruct apprentices
  • Measure, cut and connect piping using welding and brazing equipment
  • 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
  • Interpret gas codes
  • Handle, recover and store refrigerants
  • Repair and replace parts and components for entire refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation or heat pump systems

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic Trade Certification

Control systems

  • Computerized monitoring
  • Electrical devices
  • Electronic and solid state
  • Pneumatic devices
  • On-board diagnostics
  • Direct digital control system
  • Programmable logic controller (PLC)

Air conditioning and refrigeration systems

  • Rooftop (self-contained)
  • Air motioning and circulation
  • Built up (split system)
  • Humidification and de-humidification system
  • Ventilation
  • Cooling tower

Transportation/travel information

Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Flexibility
  • Reliability

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
  • Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

Support for Indigenous people

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers

Supports for visible minorities

Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Refrigeration And Air Conditioning Mechanic is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanics
OBJECTIVE

Interest in precision working to measure and cut piping and to measure and lay out reference points for installation

METHODICAL

Interest in recharging systems with refrigerant, checking and testing regulators and calibrating systems; and in performing routine maintenance and servicing

INNOVATIVE

Interest in analyzing information to repair and replace parts and components for entire refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation and heat-pump systems; and in installing, troubleshooting and overhauling entire heating, ventilation, air handling, refrigeration and air conditioning systems

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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