Plumber

Work Term: Permanent

Work Language: English

Hours: 40 hours per week

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years

or equivalent experience

Work setting

Commercial

Institutional

Residential

Relocation costs covered by employer

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

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

Test pipes for leaks using air and water pressure gauges

Supervise other workers

Estimate costs and materials

Measure, cut, thread and bend pipes to required shape and size