Sprinkler System Installer Apprentice

Work Term: Temporary
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 70 hours bi-weekly
- Education: Registered Apprenticeship certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
**Work site environment**:

- Dangerous
- At heights
- Confined spaces
- Wet/damp
- Noisy
**Work setting**:

- Various locations
- Institutional
**Tasks**:

- Schedule materials, tools and personnel
- Liaise with management, engineers and other trades
- Prepare tenders and quotations
- Instruct apprentices
- Connect piping systems to water mains, supply tanks, pumps, compressors and control equipment
- Install clamps, brackets and hangers to support piping system and sprinkler and fire protection equipment, using hand and power tools
- Installs valves, alarms and associated equipment
- Join pipes and piping sections using soldering and welding equipment
- Select, measure, cut, ream and thread pipe, install sprinkler heads and mount prepared pipe in supports
- Service and repair sprinkler system
- Test system for leaks using air or liquid pressure equipment
- Clean and maintain pipe units and fittings and flush system
- Cut openings for pipe in walls, floors and ceilings using hand or power tools or machines
- Install supports, valves, piping and control systems
- Measure, cut, thread and bend pipes to required shape and size
- Remove and replace worn components and reactivate system
- Select type and size of pipe required
- Test system for leaks using testing equipment
- Weld, braze, cement, solder and thread joints to join pipes and fabricate sections of piping system
- Estimate costs and materials
- Operate CADD and other computer software systems
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Sprinkler System Installer Trade Certification
- Sprinkler System Installer Red Seal Certificate
- Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
- Driver's License
- CADD Course
- Propane in Construction Record of Training
- Steamfitter and Pipefitter Trade Certification
- Steamfitter and Pipefitter Red Seal Certificate
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
- Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS) Certificate
- Hydrogen Sulphide Awareness (H2S) Certificate
- Confined Space Entry Training
- Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
**Apprenticeship training**:

- Level one apprenticeship training
- Level two apprenticeship training
- Level three apprenticeship training
- Level four apprenticeship training
- Level five apprenticeship training
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Valid driver's licence
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Tight deadlines
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Hand-eye co-ordination
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Tools
- Safety equipment/gear
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Safety harness
**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Judgement
- Team player
- Reliability
**Green job**:

- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
**Health benefits**:

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

- As per collective agreement
**Long term benefits**:

- Long-term care insurance
**Other benefits**:

- Learning/training paid by employer
- Parking available