Plumber, maintenance and repair
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 44 hours per week
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- 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
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Willing to relocate
- Excavation
Tasks
- Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine layout of plumbing system, water supply network and waste and drainage systems
- Prepare tenders and quotations
- 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
- Schedule personnel, tools and equipment
- Test pipes for leaks using air and water pressure gauges
- Determine piping system requirements and pipe sizing
- Supervise other workers
- Estimate costs and materials
- Measure, cut, thread and bend pipes to required shape and size
- Use maps and other trip planning aids
Supervision
- 5-10 people
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Backflow prevention Certification
- Plumber Trade Certification
- Working at heights training
- Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- Driver's License (Class 3 or D)
- Plumber Red Seal Certificate
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
Security and safety
- Bondable
- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check
- Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation/travel information
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Work under pressure
Own tools/equipment
- Tools
- Safety equipment/gear
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Judgement
- Team player
Screening questions
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
Employment terms options
- Early morning
- Evening
- Shift
- Flexible hours
Employment terms options
- Morning
- Night
- On call
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime required
- Overtime available
Green job
- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement
- Bonus
- Commission
- Group insurance benefits
Other benefits
- Parking available