Plumbing Technician

**Plumbing Technician**

**Who are we?**

Pacific West Mechanical is a well established and growing full service mechanical contractor. Our expertise is in service, preventative maintenance, and troubleshooting, of managed commercial and multi-family buildings in the Greater Vancouver Region. At Pacific West Mechanical we pride ourselves on our family like work environment that fosters growth and creates opportunities for our team members. We invest in our people and our processes to streamline operations and provide our team members with opportunities for advancement and professional development. As a result we are able to provide high quality service and support across the board.

**Why Choose Pacific West Mechanical?**

At Pacific West Mechanical we value our employees and are always looking for ways to offer opportunities for growth and advancement within the company. We are a welcoming team looking for people wanting to grow with us and build a lifelong career. We understand the needs of our technicians and customers and strive to provide excellent support to both.

**Highlighted below are a few more reasons for choosing Pacific West Mechanical**:

- We are a great place to grow your career
- Everyone has the opportunity for twice annual performance based bonuses
- Competitive wage
- Vacation pay
- Uniform provided
- A uniform allowance (ex. work boots/work pants)
- Benefits that start immediately
- Stable full time work
- Company vehicle provided
- Dispatched from home
- Paid every 2nd Friday
- Referral bonus
- Ongoing training and educational opportunities
- Support from a well trained, experienced, dispatch team who is ready to problem solve and provide support to each other as needed to ensure success.
- As a team we spend a lot of time together and value a collaborative and fun team atmosphere, we also enjoy company events together throughout the year.

**What we want you to have**:

- Experience drain cleaning/unclogging-using K-50,K-60,K-1500 and hydro jetters;
- Experience with camera scoping, and locating;
- Some experience with hose bibb rebuilds, pulling and resetting toilets and tubs;
- Ability to solder up to 2” and use of propress tools with XL jaws;
- Basic water piping skills;
- Troubleshoot, repair, and install of toilets, kitchen sinks (including undermount) and drainage, faucets, shower cartridges, dishwashers, basic 40 gal HWTs gas and electric, commercial flush valves;
- Ability to source and clamp water leaks;
- Ability to replace smaller residential PRV’s;
- Rough-in a bathroom group with correct venting;
- Repair and replace relief valves on boilers, HWTs, storage tanks;
**Even better if you have experience with**:

- Troubleshooting and repair heating systems (pressure and temperature issues), high-rise domestic water systems, and domestic water boiler;
- Draining and charging expansion tanks (10% of system pressure);
- Troubleshooting and repairing pumps for domestic water and closed loop systems (ie. changing couplers and amping pumps);
- High-rise water and heating systems (ie. layout of systems including domestic and heating zones);
- Troubleshooting and repairing 3” and 4” PRV in high-rise buildings;
- Diagnosing cross connections for both hot and cold systems;
- Basic electrical knowledge / troubleshooting skills;
- Reading and understand blueprints;
- Troubleshooting of sump pumps experiencing issues (ie. amping pumps, variety of panel knowledge & troubleshoot, float setup);
- Being the lead technician for shut down and completion of repairs in larger buildings (20+ storeys) with 4 pipe systems (heating and cooling);
- Being the lead technician for boiler installs and retrofits (heating and domestic);
- Repairing and replace of commercial storage tanks;
- Basic knowledge on steam systems;
- Accessing, comprehend and manipulate building automations systems;
- Quoting labor and material for repairs;
- Commissioning and start up of boilers;
- Attending any plumbing call;
- Quoting labor and material for repairs and boiler retrofits.

**Your Qualifications, Experience, and Abilities**
- 4+ years experience indentured Plumber
- Valid Class 5 driver’s license (class 7 considered with a booked road test)
- Clean Driving Record
- Hydro flush experience is an asset
- Hardworking/Reliable
- Ability to think on your feet, multitask, and problem solve
- Team player with a positive attitude
- Ability to lead and train as required
- Willing to provide references upon request
- Boiler, high-rise building, electrical or controls experience preferred
- Clean and tidy appearance
- Ability to work independently, proactively in a busy fast paced environment.
- Good written and communication skills.
- Backflow ticket with knowledge on testing and repairing backflows (preferred)
- Class B Gas ticket (preferred)
- Red seal ticket (preferred)

For immediate questions regarding this position please call
778-552-7077 to speak with the Director of Recruitment.

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