7331 Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics

Category: Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations

Major Group 73 : Maintenance and equipment operation trades

 

 

Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics install and maintain oil, coal and wood heating systems in residential and commercial buildings. They are employed by heating systems installation and service companies.

Example Titles

furnace installer and repairer (except gas)
heating service mechanic
heating systems technician
oil burner installer
oil burner mechanic
oil burner mechanic apprentice
wood burner installer

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Main duties

Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics perform some or all of the following duties:

• Read and interpret drawings or specifications to determine work to be performed

• Lay out oil burner heating system components and assemble components using hand and power tools

• Install oil burner components such as thermostats, motors, piping and safety devices, and connect to fuel supply, ventilation and electrical system

• Test installed unit and adjust controls for proper functioning

• Troubleshoot and repair malfunctioning oil burners, and their components and controls

• Install, maintain and repair coal and wood heating systems

• Perform scheduled maintenance service on oil and solid fuel heating systems.

 

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.

• Completion of a three- to four-year apprenticeship program
  or
  A combination of over four years of work experience in the trade and some college or industry courses in heating systems installation and repair is usually required for trade certification.

• Oil heat system technician trade certification is compulsory in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and is available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, British Columbia, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

• Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified oil heat system technicians upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

Additional information

• The Red Seal endorsement allows for interprovincial mobility.
• Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.

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