Job description
Education: Other trades certificate or diploma. or equivalent experience. Work site environment: Confined spaces. Wet/damp. Work setting: Various locations. Commercial. Industrial. Residential. Tasks: Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine layout of plumbing system, water supply network and waste and drainage systems. Instruct apprentices. 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. Determine piping system requirements and pipe sizing. Measure, cut, thread and bend pipes to required shape and size. Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : Plumber Red Seal Certificate. Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate. Work conditions and physical capabilities: Physically demanding. Bending, crouching, kneeling. Handling heavy loads. Own tools/equipment: Tools. Steel-toed safety boots. Hard hat. Personal suitability: Team player. Experience: 5 years or more. Workplace information: On the road job. Health benefits: Dental plan. Disability benefits. Health care plan. Vision care benefits. Financial benefits: Group insurance benefits. Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP). Other benefits: Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP).