Apprentice Plumber

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: Will train
**Asset languages**:

- Mandarin
**Work setting**:

- Various locations
- Residential
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Construction site
**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
- Test pipes for leaks using air and water pressure gauges
- Determine piping system requirements and pipe sizing
- Measure, cut, thread and bend pipes to required shape and size
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Driver's License (Class 3 or D)
**Apprenticeship training**:

- Pre-apprenticeship training
- Level one apprenticeship training
- Level two apprenticeship training
- Level three apprenticeship training
- Level four apprenticeship training
- Level five apprenticeship training
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Valid driver's licence
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Physically demanding
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Team player
**Screening questions**:

- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
**Workplace information**:

- On the road job
**Financial benefits**:

- Bonus
**Other benefits**:

- Learning/training paid by employer
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Team building opportunities
- Transportation provided by employer
- Parking available