Plumber
4 weeks ago
Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
- Plumbing technology/plumber
**Work site environment**:
- Confined spaces
- Wet/damp
**Work setting**:
- Various locations
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Residential
**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
- Estimate costs and materials
- Measure, cut, thread and bend pipes to required shape and size
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:
- Plumber Trade Certification
- Plumber Red Seal Certificate
**Transportation/travel information**:
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:
- Physically demanding
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Overtime required
- Work under pressure
**Own tools/equipment**:
- Tools
- Safety equipment/gear
**Screening questions**:
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
**Health benefits**:
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
**Financial benefits**:
- Mileage paid
**Long term benefits**:
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
**Other benefits**:
- Team building opportunities
