Apprentice Plumber

Education: Registered Apprenticeship certificate
- Experience: Experience an asset
- or equivalent experience
**Work setting**:

- Various locations
- Commercial
- 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
- 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
- Measure, cut, thread and bend pipes to required shape and size
**Supervision**:

- 1 to 2 people
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Plumber Trade Certification
**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
- Driving record check (abstract)
**Transportation/travel information**:

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

- Physically demanding
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Tools
- Safety equipment/gear
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 50 hours per week