Plumber

Work Term:
Permanent
- Work Language:
English
- Hours:
30 to 50 hours per week
- Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience:
3 years to less than 5 years
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:
- Confined spaces
- Wet/damp
**Work setting**:
- Various locations
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Institutional
- 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
- Test pipes for leaks using air and water pressure gauges
- 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
**Security and safety**:
- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check
- Driving record check (abstract)
**Transportation/travel information**:
- Valid driver's licence
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:
- Physically demanding
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
**Own tools/equipment**:
- Tools
- Steel-toed safety boots
**Personal suitability**:
- Team player
**Workplace information**:
- Remote work available
**Health benefits**:
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
**Long term benefits**:
- Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)