Plumber

Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: Experience an asset
**Work setting**:

- 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
- Prepare tenders and quotations
- 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
- Estimate costs and materials
- Measure, cut, thread and bend pipes to required shape and size
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

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

- Bondable
- Basic security clearance
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Valid driver's licence
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Tools
- Steel-toed safety boots
**Health benefits**:

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

- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week