Refrigeration And Air Conditioning Mechanic Apprentice

Employment Information

  • Post ID: 829474573
  • Posted Date: Feb 19, 2025
  • Closing Date: Apr 29, 2025
  • Company: VEP Mechanical Ltd
  • Category: Automotive & Mechanical
  • Business Location:Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Total Views: 203
  • Duration: 0 calendar days (1 business days)
  • Last Updated: 22 hours ago
  • Job URL: https://tribaljobs.ca/jobs/829474573/nova-scotia/dartmouth/refrigeration-and-air-conditioning-mechanic-apprentice/
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Job Details

  • Experience: Not required
  • Opening Positions: 4
  • Remuneration: $28.00 to $40.00 per hour (To be negotiated) / 40 hours per week
  • Commencement Date: As soon as possible
  • Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
  • How to apply: email to [email protected]

Job Description

Tasks

  • 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
  • Interpret gas codes
  • 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
  • Instruct apprentices
  • 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

Experience and specialization

Type of service and repair

  • Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system

Specialization or experience

  • Custom sheet metal items
  • Air volume (VAC)
  • Dust and fume collection system
  • Humidifier system

Credentials

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

Apprenticeship training

  • Pre-apprenticeship training
  • Level one apprenticeship training
  • Level two apprenticeship training

Benefits

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other benefits

  • Travel insurance
  • Wellness program