Pipefitter-steamfitter

Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 60 hours per week
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: Experience an asset
**Work site environment**:

- Dangerous
- At heights
- Confined spaces
- Wet/damp
- Noisy
**Work setting**:

- Various locations
- Industrial
- Unions
**Tasks**:

- Liaise with management, engineers and other trades
- Clean and maintain pipe units and fittings and flush system
- 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
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Driver's License
- Steamfitter and Pipefitter Trade Certification
- Steamfitter and Pipefitter Red Seal Certificate
- Confined Space Entry Training
- Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
**Security and safety**:

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

- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
**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
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Judgement
- Team player
**Financial benefits**:

- As per collective agreement