insulation installer

Education:

No degree, certificate or diploma.

Work site environment:

• Noisy.
• Odours.
• Dusty.
• Hot.
• Confined spaces.
• Outdoors.

Work setting:

Construction. Relocation costs not covered by employer. Commercial. Residential.

Tasks:

• 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.
• Assemble, erect and dismantle scaffolding, rigging and hoisting equipment.

Area of specialization:

• Spraying and blowing insulation.
• Fire stopping and fireproofing.
• Acoustical insulation.

Security and safety:

Driver's validity licence check.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Physically demanding.
• Handling heavy loads.
• Standing for extended periods.
• Bending, crouching, kneeling.
• Manual dexterity.

Own tools/equipment:

Steel-toed safety boots.

Employment terms options:

• Evening.
• Shift.
• Morning.

Experience:

No experience (will train).

Employment terms options:

Day. Overtime available.

Financial benefits:

Bonus.

Other benefits:

Learning/training paid by employer.

Support for persons with disabilities:

• Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.).
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities.
• Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities .

Support for newcomers and refugees:

• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.).
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) .
• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition.

Support for youths:

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.

Support for Veterans:

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans .

Support for Indigenous people:

Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .

Support for mature workers:

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination .
• Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers .
• Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.) .

Supports for visible minorities:

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.