Plumber apprentice

  • Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years

Tasks

  • Install domestic, commercial or industrial plumbing fixtures and systems
  • Repair domestic, commercial or industrial plumbing fixtures and systems
  • Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine layout of plumbing system, water supply network and waste and drainage systems
  • Prepare tenders and quotations
  • Instruct apprentices
  • 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
  • Estimate costs and materials
  • Operate CADD and other computer software systems
  • Measure, cut, thread and bend pipes to required shape and size

Employment terms options

  • Evening
  • Shift

Employment terms options

  • Morning
  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime available

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 35 to 40 hours per week
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