Plumbing and Heating Contractor

Work Term: Temporary
- Work Language: French
- Hours: 150 to 176 hours bi-weekly
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
- or equivalent experience
**Asset languages**:

- Creoles and pidgins, English based
- Creoles and pidgins, French-based
**Work site environment**:

- Outdoors
- Noisy
- At heights
- Cold/refrigerated
- Dusty
- Hot
- Wet/damp
- Confined spaces
**Level of expertise**:

- Maintenance and repair
**Tasks**:

- Prepare production and other reports
- Resolve work problems, provide technical advice and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
- Train or arrange for training
- Prepare bids
- Estimate costs and materials
- Operate CADD and other computer software systems
- Co-ordinate and schedule activities
- Ensure health and safety regulations are followed
- Requisition or order materials, equipment and supplies
- Supervise other workers
- Schedule personnel, tools and equipment
- Prepare tenders and quotations
- Operate brakes, shears and other metal shaping, straightening and bending machines
- Instruct apprentices
- Determine piping system requirements and pipe sizing
- Assist in setting up, taking down and transporting drilling and service rigs
- Measure, cut, thread and bend pipes to required shape and size
- 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
- Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine layout of plumbing system, water supply network and waste and drainage 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
- Repair domestic, commercial or industrial plumbing fixtures and systems
- Install domestic, commercial or industrial plumbing fixtures and systems
**Supervision**:

- Plumbers
- 3-4 people
- Gasfitters
- 5-10 people
- Steamfitters
- Pipefitters
- Sprinkler system installers
- Apprentices
- Working groups
- Staff in various areas of responsibility
- Trades helpers
- Labourers
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- Driver's License (Class 3 or D)
**Type of materials**:

- Stainless steel
- Copper
**Welding techniques**:

- Boilers
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Welding
**Cleaning experience**:

- Boilers/tanks
**Installation specialization**:

- Flexible PVC sheet goods
**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
- Eligible for professional liability insurance
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Valid driver's licence
- Own vehicle
- Willing to travel
- Own transportation
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety equipment/gear
**Personal suitability**:

- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Accurate
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently a student?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- 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?
**Workplace information**:

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

- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
**Financial benefits**:

- Life insurance
- Pension plan
- Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP)
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
**Other benefits**:

- Learning/training paid by employer
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available
- Variable or compressed work week
**Support for persons with disabilities**:

- Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.)
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities
**Support for newcomers and refugees**:

- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credent