Journeyman/woman Plumber

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 50 hours per week
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: 5 years or more
- Plumbing technology/plumber
- or equivalent experience
- ** Tasks**:

- Install domestic, commercial or industrial plumbing fixtures and systems
- Repair domestic, commercial or industrial plumbing fixtures and systems
- Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine layout of plumbing system, water supply network and waste and drainage 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
- Supervise other workers
- Measure, cut, thread and bend pipes to required shape and size
- Remove rubble and other debris at construction sites
- Perform routine maintenance work
- Load, unload and transport construction materials
- Help with the installation, the assembly, and repairs to equipment
- Make adjustments and minor repairs to heating, cooling, ventilation, plumbing and electrical systems, and contact tradespersons for major repairs
- ** Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Plumber Trade Certification
- Working at heights training
- CPR Certificate
- Driver's License (Class 3 or D)
- Plumber Red Seal Certificate
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
- ** Types of systems**:

- Plumbing, cold water and drain lines
- ** Policy and program experience**:

- Apprenticeship training
- ** Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Hand tools
- ** Parts specialization**:

- Plumbing
- ** Transportation/travel information**:

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

- Physically demanding
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Handling heavy loads
- Overtime required
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- ** Own tools/equipment**:

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

- Accurate
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Dependability
- Reliability
- Hardworking
- ** Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- 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?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- ** Green job**:

- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
- ** Workplace information**:

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

- Commission
- Gasoline paid
- ** Other benefits**:

- Learning/training paid by employer
- Transportation provided by employer
- ** Support for Veterans**:

- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans
- Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market
- Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.)
- **Supports for visible minorities**:

- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
- Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities