Address
Form of work
SalaryOverview
Languages
English
Education
- Other trades certificate or diploma
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
On the road job
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Work site environment
- At heights
- Confined spaces
- Wet/damp
Work setting
- Various locations
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Institutional
- Residential
- Willing to relocate
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Liaise with management, engineers and other trades
- Instruct apprentices
- Connect piping systems to water mains, supply tanks, pumps, compressors and control equipment
- Install clamps, brackets and hangers to support piping system and sprinkler and fire protection equipment, using hand and power tools
- Installs valves, alarms and associated equipment
- Join pipes and piping sections using soldering and welding equipment
- Select, measure, cut, ream and thread pipe, install sprinkler heads and mount prepared pipe in supports
- Service and repair sprinkler system
- Supervise other workers
- Test system for leaks using air or liquid pressure equipment
- Clean and maintain pipe units and fittings and flush system
- Cut openings for pipe in walls, floors and ceilings using hand or power tools or machines
- Install supports, valves, piping and control systems
- Remove and replace worn components and reactivate system
- Test system for leaks using testing equipment
- Weld, braze, cement, solder and thread joints to join pipes and fabricate sections of piping system
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
Supervision
- 1 to 2 people
- 3-4 people
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Sprinkler System Installer Trade Certification
- Driver's License
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
- Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
- Willing to travel
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Own tools/equipment
- Tools
- Safety equipment/gear
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Excellent oral communication
- Team player
- Reliability
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement
Other benefits
- Team building opportunities
