Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
3 years to less than 5 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
- Noisy
Work setting
- Various locations
- Commercial
- Industrial
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Schedule materials, tools and personnel
- Liaise with management, engineers and other trades
- Prepare tenders and quotations
- 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
- Test system for leaks using air or liquid pressure equipment
- Cut openings for pipe in walls, floors and ceilings using hand or power tools or machines
- Install supports, valves, piping and control systems
- Measure, cut, thread and bend pipes to required shape and size
- Remove and replace worn components and reactivate system
- Select type and size of pipe required
- Test system for leaks using testing equipment
- Weld, braze, cement, solder and thread joints to join pipes and fabricate sections of piping system
- Estimate costs and materials
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Sprinkler System Installer Trade Certification
- Sprinkler System Installer Red Seal Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- Driver's License
- Propane in Construction Record of Training
- Steamfitter and Pipefitter Trade Certification
- Steamfitter and Pipefitter Red Seal Certificate
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
- Confined Space Entry Training
- Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
- Willing to travel
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Tight deadlines
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Hand-eye co-ordination
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Team player
Benefits
Other benefits
- Learning/training paid by employer