About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. Work setting: Various locations. Commercial. Industrial. Institutional. Residential. Construction site.
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.
- Experience: 1 to less than 7 months.
Green job: Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes. Support for newcomers and refugees: Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) . Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition. Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees . Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees . Support for youths: Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth. Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth. Support for Veterans: Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market . Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.) . Support for Indigenous people: Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers . Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers . Support for mature workers: Provides workspace accommodations, such as age-appropriate ergonomic considerations, to meet the physical needs of mature workers (for example: adjustable desks and chairs, accessible parking, etc.) . Offers resources to help mature workers plan their retirement (for example: financial planning, access to pension and benefits, lifestyle adjustments, etc.) . Supports for visible minorities: Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees. Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.