Job ID: 47291

Job Category: Trades

Division & Section: Corporate Real Estate Management, FM Client Buildings

Work Location: 65 Front St. W., Union Station

Job Type & Duration: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: $41.24 per hour

Hours & Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 40 hours per week

Affiliation: L416 Outside

Number of Positions Open: 1

Posting Period: 26-Nov-2024 to 2-Jan-2025

Major Responsibilities:

• Performs skilled and semi-skilled maintenance and inspection tasks in the installation, maintenance, upgrade, testing and repair of heating (including gas flare), ventilation, pool mechanical systems, refrigerating and air conditioning systems, and all related equipment.
• Prepares layouts, and reviews diagrams and project designs to interpret them into new installations.
• Ensures systems perform as designed, and selects the various types of refrigerants, oils and lubricants suitable for usage in refrigeration and air conditioning systems. Cleans systems and performs related tests as required.
• Performs inspections, testing and maintenance work, and overhauls pumps, compressors, fans, heat exchangers and all related equipment; start-up and shut-down of refrigeration and air conditioning systems to ensure all safety controls are operating and in good condition. 
• Purchases material and equipment for installation projects, and deals directly with suppliers and manufacturers in the ordering and purchasing of parts.
• Engages in ongoing learning to keep up to date with health and safety, gas codes, TSSA and changes to the heating and air conditioning industry.
• Provides work direction and training to other staff. Communicates related activities verbally and in writing, including the preparation of reports, details of work, data logging, documentation, etc.
• Uses electric arc and oxy-acetylene welding and cutting equipment, including brazing and soldering.
• Performs a variety of skilled work not requiring the services of other licensed trades.
• Utilizes a variety of tools/equipment, and is responsible for their maintenance.
• Travels to various work locations.
• Works at heights as required.
• Performs other related work as assigned.

Key Qualifications:

Your application must describe your qualifications as they relate to: 

1. Possession of and ability to maintain a valid Certificate of Qualification as a Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic in accordance with the regulations enforced in the Province of Ontario (Regulation 1076). 
2. Possession of Ozone Depletion Prevention Card.
3. Extensive experience in purging and charging of refrigeration systems with refrigerants, performing leak detection tests, and starting-up and shutting-down of refrigerating and air conditioning system.
4. Experience in the use, calibration and testing of instruments, gauges and electro-mechanical and pneumatic controls used in HVAC systems. 
5. Experience in electric arc and oxy-acetylene cutting and welding, brazing and soldering. 
6. Experience with materials, components and joining methods suitable for the installation and repair of piping used in refrigeration systems. 
7. Experience in workshop and plumbing practices as well as the operation of machine tools and instruments used in electromechanical work. 
8. Experience in the selection of refrigerants, oils and lubricants, suitable for usage with refrigeration and air conditioning systems.
9. Thorough knowledge and experience in the maintenance of machinery and equipment, such as air compressors, pumps, fans, heat exchangers, valves and gauges. This includes preventive and predictive maintenance methods used to achieve reliable and economical operation of the facility. 
10. Possession of and ability to maintain a valid Province of Ontario, Class “G” Driver’s License, and qualification for the City’s equipment operating permits and requirements.
11. Possession of a G1 Gas Fitter certification.

You must also have: 

• Thorough knowledge of the principles of heating, ventilation, refrigeration and air conditioning, and extensive experience in control and automation of multiple HVAC systems. Knowledge of electricity in its single and 3-phase form, as applied to motors, solenoid valves, etc. Experience in connecting and disconnecting electric power lines to equipment after following safety lock-out procedures.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical, mechanical and instrumentation drawings, and the ability to produce sketches and working drawings. Extensive experience in setting up and aligning equipment according to specifications and drawings.

How to Apply:

For more information on this and other opportunities with the City of Toronto, visit us online at https://jobs.toronto.ca/jobsatcity/. To apply online, submit your resume through the job portal, quoting Job ID 47291, by Thursday, January 2, 2025.

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