7331 – Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics
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.
Profile
Index of titles
Example titles
Coal furnace installer
Coal furnace installer-mechanic
Forced air furnace installer (except gas)
Furnace installer and repairer (except gas)
Furnace maintenance mechanic (except gas)
Furnace mechanic (except gas)
Furnace repairer (except gas)
Furnace repairman/woman (except gas)
Heating mechanic
Heating service mechanic
Heating system mechanic
Heating systems installer
Heating systems servicer
Heating systems technician
Heating technician
Oil and solid fuel heating mechanic
Oil burner apprentice
Oil burner installer
Oil burner installer and repairer
Oil burner maintainer
Oil burner mechanic
Oil burner mechanic apprentice
Oil burner repairer
Oil burner servicer
Oil burner technician
Oil furnace installer
Residential oil burner installer and servicer
Residential oil burner mechanic
Solid fuel heater installer
Solid fuel heating installer
Stoker erector
Wood burner installer
Wood burner maintainer
Wood furnace installer
Wood-burning appliance installer
Wood-burning system installer
Main duties
This group performs 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 and training courses or a vocational program is usually required.
Completion of a three- to four-year apprenticeship program or a combination of over four years of work experience and 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.
Exclusions
Gas fitters (7253)
Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics (7313)
Supervisors of oil and solid fuel heating mechanics (in 7301 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades)