Plumber

Work Term: Permanent
Work Language: English
Hours: 40 hours per week

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
or equivalent experience

Work setting
Commercial
Institutional
Residential
Relocation costs covered by employer

Tasks
Install domestic, commercial or industrial plumbing fixtures and systems
Repair domestic, commercial or industrial plumbing fixtures and systems
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
Test pipes for leaks using air and water pressure gauges
Supervise other workers
Estimate costs and materials
Measure, cut, thread and bend pipes to required shape and size