Job details
- JobBank Id: 42302574
- JobSeekr Id: 307518
- Insulation Installer
- North York, ON
- Full time
- Maple Contractors Ltd.
- $31.01
- 35 to 40 hours per week
Overview
Languages
English
Education
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College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years - or equivalent experience
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Noisy
- Dusty
- Hot
Work setting
- Construction
- Maintenance
- Repair
- Commercial
- Installation
- Residential
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
- Select type of insulation required
- Measure and cut insulating materials to required shape and dimensions using hand and power tools
- Apply and secure insulation using spraying, blowing, pasting, strapping, taping and other application and installation methods
- Fit insulation around obstructions and between joists and studs
- Install vapour barriers and fire-retardant materials
- Brush waterproofing cement or other material over insulating materials
- Fabricate and apply removable insulation pads and covers
- Estimate costs and materials
- Operate CADD and other computer software systems
- Assemble, erect and dismantle scaffolding, rigging and hoisting equipment
- Remove asbestos, ceramic fibres, lead and mould and urea-formaldehyde insulation materials from buildings
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Insulator Trade Certification
- Insulator Red Seal Certificate
- Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
- Driver’s License
- CADD Course
- Propane in Construction Record of Training
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
- Insulator (heat and frost) Trade Certification
- Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS) Certificate
- Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
- Hydrogen Sulphide Awareness (H2S) Certificate
Experience and specialization
Area of specialization
- Asbestos abatement and removal
- Refractory insulation
- Custom fabrication and layout
- Spraying and blowing insulation
- Fire stopping and fireproofing
- Industrial noise control
- Acoustical insulation
- Cladding
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Manual dexterity