- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Work setting
- Various locations
- Commercial
- Institutional
- 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
- 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
- Measure, cut, thread and bend pipes to required shape and size
Supervision
- 1 to 2 people
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Handling heavy loads
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Team player
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
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