plumber

Additional Information

• Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
• Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years

Work site environment

• Confined spaces
• Wet/damp

Work setting

• Various locations
• Commercial
• Residential

Tasks

• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine layout of plumbing system, water supply network and waste and drainage systems
• Install, repair and maintain domestic, commercial or industrial plumbing fixtures and systems
• 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
• Schedule personnel, tools and equipment
• Test pipes for leaks using air and water pressure gauges
• Determine piping system requirements and pipe sizing
• Estimate costs and materials
• Measure, cut, thread and bend pipes to required shape and size

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Handling heavy loads
• Work under pressure

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 35 hours per week