insulator
Your tasks
- Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements .
- 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.
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications.
Types of systems
- Steam and condensate process lines.
- Turbines.
- Vessels and boilers.
- Towers and heat exchangers.
- Plumbing, cold water and drain lines.
- Ventilation and exhaust.
- Stacks and furnace flues.
- Hot water system and equipment.
- Air conditioning system.
Area of specialization
- Asbestos encapsulation and enclosure.
- Cryogenic insulation.
- Refractory insulation.
- Custom fabrication and layout.
- Industrial noise control.
- Cladding.
Requirements
Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Driver's License.
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate.
- Fall Arrest Protection Training Course.
Security and safety
- Bondable.
- Basic security clearance.
- Criminal record check.
- Driver's validity licence check.
Transportation/travel information Valid driver's licence.
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Manual dexterity.
Own tools/equipment
- Tools.
- Safety equipment/gear.
- Steel-toed safety boots.
- Hard hat.
- Gloves.
- Mask.
- Safety harness.
3 years to less than 5 years.
What we offer
As per collective agreement.
Other
Work site environment
- Noisy.
- Odours.
- Dusty.
- Hot.
- Cold/refrigerated.
- Confined spaces.
- Outdoors.
Work setting Construction.