plumber

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

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.
• 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.

Transportation/travel information:

Vehicle supplied by employer.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Physically demanding.
• Bending, crouching, kneeling.
• Hand-eye co-ordination.
• Work under pressure.

Personal suitability:

• Accurate.
• Client focus.
• Judgement.
• Team player.

Employment terms options:

• Evening.

Experience:

3 years to less than 5 years.

Employment terms options:

Day.

Other benefits:

Transportation provided by employer.

Support for newcomers and refugees:

Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .

Support for youths:

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.

Support for Indigenous people:

Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .

Supports for visible minorities:

Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.