HVAC Technician - CUPE Local

Sheppard Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario M2N 6E8 Tel.(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..org

HVAC Technician - CUPE LOCAL 4400

The Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) is proud to be a significant part of the fabric of publicly funded Catholic education in the province of Ontario. We serve approximately 84,000 students in nearly 200 Catholic schools in the City of Toronto and represent close to 475,000 Catholic school supporters.

At the TCDSB, we grow in knowledge, with justice and hope. The TCDSB is an inclusive Catholic learning community that nurtures faith development and academic excellence through the love of God, neighbor, and self.

We fully engage students in learning that supports their academic, spiritual, socio-emotional, and physical growth and development. At TCDSB, we have a long and distinguished history of providing excellence in Catholic education for the Toronto community.

The Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations our Catholic values, and the Board's Pastoral Plans are foundational to our exemplary approach to teaching and learning in the 21st Century.

With a staff of 14,000, the TCDSB is a dynamic school board and is seeking a full-time HVAC
Technician within the Facilities
Support Services Operations & Maintenance
East/West department.

We are an inclusive employer. All interested applicants are welcome to apply.

• Hours of work will fall within the day shift band (7:00 am to 4:00 pm) and may change consistent with the collective agreement. Hours to be confirmed upon hire.
• Flexible home base, to be determined by management, based on system needs
• Written and practical tests will be facilitated to short-listed candidates

Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor for their assigned area:

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on all HVAC/R systems including:
• Boilers, furnaces, unit heaters, make-up air units
• Chillers, cooling towers, heat pumps
• Rooftop units, split systems, VRF/VRV systems
• Exhaust, supply, and ventilation systems
• Install, troubleshoot, repair, and replace heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration equipment
• Assemble, install, and service refrigeration and air-conditioning components and controls
• Commission HVAC/R systems and perform functional performance testing
• Measure, cut, connect, weld, and braze piping and tubing as required
• Test systems for leaks, evacuate systems, and charge with refrigerants in accordance with regulations
• Handle, recover, recycle, and store refrigerants in compliance with ODP and environmental requirements
• Install, calibrate, troubleshoot, and repair HVAC control systems, including interface with the Building Automation System (BAS)
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, electronic, and control-related faults
• Maintain accurate records including work orders, inspections, maintenance logs, refrigerant usage, and vehicle records
• Maintain a complete set of personal tools as required by the trade
• Ensure safe operation, care, and storage of Board-supplied tools and vehicles
• The use of proper personal protective equipment (PPE) is required at all times
• Perform other related duties as assigned

• Minimum five (5) years' experience maintaining and servicing HVAC and refrigeration systems, including boiler, chiller, air-conditioning, and gas-fired equipment
• Experience working in institutional, commercial, or large-scale facilities is considered an asset
• Experience with energy-efficient systems, heat recovery, and low-GWP refrigerants is considered an asset
• Experience with variable frequency drives (VFDs) and modern HVAC control strategies is an asset
• Strong mechanical and technical aptitude
• Working knowledge of electrical systems, motors, and controls
• Ability to read schematics and plans wiring diagrams, and…