Plumber

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 to 44 hours per week
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: Experience an asset
**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
- Measure, cut, thread and bend pipes to required shape and size
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

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

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

- Vehicle supplied by employer
**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Judgement
- Team player
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- 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?
**Workplace information**:

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

- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
**Long term benefits**:

- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
**Other benefits**:

- Wellness program