Plumbing Technician

**Plumbing Technician - Drainage**

**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
- Gas card provided
- Home Depot card provided
- 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;**:

- Ability to 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;
- 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;
**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;
- Quoting labor and material for repairs;
**Your Qualifications, Experience, and Abilities**

**Wage considerations for plumbers with Red Seal and Gas B**
- 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
- 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 604-307-4127 to speak with our team.

Pacific West Mechanical is proud of their inclusive and diverse workplace, we are an equal opportunity employer and encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

*Please note that due to the high volume of applicants, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.*

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $32.00-$44.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company car
- Company events
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- On call
- Overtime

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay
- Overtime pay

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