Journeyman/woman plumber

• Work Term: Permanent


• Work Language: English


• Hours: 37.5 to 44 hours per week


• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate


• Experience: Experience an asset

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Hot
• Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

• 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 pi...