Maintenance Pipefitter

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English or French
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

- At heights
- Confined spaces
- Noisy
**Work setting**:

- Various locations
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Institutional
**Tasks**:

- 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
- Test system for leaks using air or liquid pressure equipment
- 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
- 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
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
- Driver's License
- Propane in Construction Record of Training
- Steamfitter and Pipefitter Trade Certification
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
- Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS) Certificate
- Confined Space Entry Training
- Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
**Security and safety**:

- Driver's validity licence check
- Criminal record check
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Tools
- Steel-toed safety boots
**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Judgement
- Team player
**Health benefits**:

- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
**Long term benefits**:

- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)