Sprinkler Fitter

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: Bilingual
- Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
- Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- Experience: 5 years or more
**Work site environment**:

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

- Various locations
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Institutional
- Residential
**Tasks**:

- Schedule materials, tools and personnel
- Liaise with management, engineers and other trades
- Prepare tenders and quotations
- Instruct apprentices
- 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
- Select, measure, cut, ream and thread pipe, install sprinkler heads and mount prepared pipe in supports
- Service and repair sprinkler system
- Supervise other workers
- Test system for leaks using air or liquid pressure equipment
- 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
- Estimate costs and materials
- Operate CADD and other computer software systems
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Sprinkler System Installer Trade Certification
- Sprinkler System Installer Red Seal Certificate
- Driver's License
- Steamfitter and Pipefitter Trade Certification
- Steamfitter and Pipefitter Red Seal Certificate
**Security and safety**:

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

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

- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Hand-eye co-ordination