- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Work site environment
Work setting
- Relocation costs covered by employer
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Institutional
- Residential
Tasks
- Install sprinkler heads and mount prepared pipe in supports
- Select, measure, cut, ream and thread pipe
- Connect piping systems to water mains, supply tanks, pumps, compressors and control equipment
- Install clamps, brackets and hangers to support piping system and sprinkler and fire protection equipment, using hand and power tools
- Join pipes and piping sections using soldering and welding equipment
- Service and repair sprinkler system
- Test system for leaks using air or liquid pressure equipment
- Clean and maintain pipe units and fittings and flush system
- Cut openings for pipe in walls, floors and ceilings using hand or power tools or machines
- Install supports, valves, piping and control systems
- Measure, cut, thread and bend pipes to required shape and size
- Remove and replace worn components and reactivate system
- Select type and size of pipe required
- Test system for leaks using testing equipment
- Weld, braze, cement, solder and thread joints to join pipes and fabricate sections of piping system
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Excellent oral communication
- Team player
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 hours per week
