Job Description

Work Term: Permanent

Work Language: English

Hours: 40 hours per week

Education: Other trades certificate or diploma

Experience: 5 years or more

Work Environment

Confined spaces, Wet/damp, Various locations

Commercial, Industrial, Institutional, Residential

Tasks

1. Read blueprints, drawings, and specifications to determine layout of plumbing system, water supply network, and waste and drainage systems
2. Install, repair, and maintain domestic, commercial, or industrial plumbing fixtures and systems
3. Instruct apprentices
4. Locate and mark positions for pipe connections, passage holes, and fixtures in walls and floors
5. Cut openings in walls and floors to accommodate pipe and pipe fittings
6. Join pipes using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, or soldering, brazing, and welding equipment
7. Schedule personnel, tools, and equipment
8. Test pipes for leaks using air and water pressure gauges
9. Determine piping system requirements and pipe sizing
10. Supervise other workers
11. Estimate costs and materials
12. Measure, cut, thread, and bend pipes to required shape and size

Supervision: 3-4 people

Certificates, Licences, and Courses

• Plumber Trade Certification
• Plumber Red Seal Certificate

Security and Safety

Bondable, Basic security clearance, Criminal record check, Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/Travel Information

Own transportation, Vehicle supplied by employer, Valid driver's licence

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Physically demanding, Bending, crouching, kneeling, Hand-eye coordination, Handling heavy loads, Large workload, Overtime required, Work under pressure

Own tools/equipment, Tools, Steel-toed safety boots

Benefits

Health benefits, Dental plan, Disability benefits, Health care plan, Financial benefits, Bonus, Group insurance benefits, Pension plan, Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)

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