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Employer is seeking individual interested in the plumbing trade that is an 4th year apprentice with a domestic gas ticket. Duties will include service work to customers along with small commercial projects. Driver's license is required and proof of apprenticeship and gas ticket.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Type of Establishment Experience
- Residential
- Commercial
Transportation/Travel Information
- Willing to travel
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- 4th Period Apprentice
- Plumber Trade Certification
- Natural Gas License
- Plumber Red Seal Endorsement
- Provincial Gas Fitter License
Additional Skills
- Supervise other workers
- Schedule personnel, tools and equipment
- Prepare tenders and quotations
- Instruct apprentices
- Estimate labour and material costs
- Professionalism in customer service
Specific Skills
- Solder or braze piping
- Select and install pumps
- Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and specifications
- Measure, cut, bend and thread pipes in place
- Locate and mark position of pipe connections, holes and fixtures
- Join pipes with couplings, clamps, screws, bolts or cement
- Install, repair and maintain plumbing fixtures and systems
- Inspect and test pipes for leaks
- Determine layout of systems and networks
- Determine piping system requirements and pipe sizing
- Cut holes to accommodate pipes and fittings
- Repair, service and maintain plumbing systems or fixtures
Area Of Specialization
- Water filtration/softeners
- Radiant heating systems
- Natural and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
- Hydronic heating and cooling systems
- Fixtures and appliances
- Drainage, waste and venting systems
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Physically demanding
Security and Safety
- Driving record check (abstract)
Own Tools/Equipment
- Tools
- Safety equipment/gear
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
Type Of Piping
- Stainless steel
- Plastic
- Copper
- Black carbon or steel
Major Work Area
- Service
- Repair
- Maintenance
- Construction