Common use of Mechanical Tradesperson Clause in Contracts

Mechanical Tradesperson. Special Class A Mechanical Tradesperson who is mainly engaged in any combination of installing, repairing and maintaining, testing, modifying, commissioning or fault finding on complex machinery and equipment and who, in the course of such work, is required to read and understand complex plans and drawings, the performance of which work requires the use of additional knowledge as herein defined. For the purpose of this definition ‘additional knowledge’ means knowledge in excess of that gained by the satisfactory completion of the appropriate technical college trade course which has been acquired by the tradesperson by virtue of their: (1) Having had a minimum of two (2) years on the job experience as a tradesperson working under minimum supervision and technical guidance; or (2) Having satisfactorily completed a prescribed post trades course or the achievement to the satisfaction of the employer of a comparable standard of skill and knowledge by other means including in-plant training or on the job experience referred to in (1) above. For the purpose of this definition ‘mainly engaged’ means regularly over a period or intermittently during a week.