Address
Form of work
SalaryOverview
Languages
English
Education
- Other trades certificate or diploma
Experience
Experience an asset
Work site environment
- Confined spaces
- Wet/damp
- Outdoors
Work setting
- Various locations
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Residential
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine layout of plumbing system, water supply network and waste and drainage systems
- Install, repair and maintain domestic, commercial or industrial plumbing fixtures and systems
- Instruct apprentices
- Locate and mark positions for pipe connections, passage holes and fixtures in walls and floors
- Cut opening in walls and floors to accommodate pipe and pipe fittings
- Join pipes using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement or soldering, brazing and welding equipment
- Schedule personnel, tools and equipment
- Test pipes for leaks using air and water pressure gauges
- Determine piping system requirements and pipe sizing
- Supervise other workers
- Measure, cut, thread and bend pipes to required shape and size
- Remove rubble and other debris at construction sites
- Load, unload and transport construction materials
- Clean and pile salvaged materials
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Plumber Red Seal Certificate
- Gas Fitter Red Seal Certificate
Additional information
Security and safety
- Basic security clearance
- Driving record check (abstract)
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Handling heavy loads
- Overtime required
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Tight deadlines
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
- Tools
- Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Judgement
- Team player
- Flexibility
- Reliability
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
