plumber

A-1 Drainage Plumbing & Heating Ltd.; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in plumbing and heating services is seeking a skilled plumber with at least 5 years of experience. The role involves reading blueprints, preparing quotations, and ensuring the integrity of plumbing systems. Candidates should be physically fit and possess strong interpersonal skills. A valid driver's license is required as travel to various job sites is necessary.

Qualifications

• 5 years or more of experience required.

Responsibilities

• Read blueprints and specifications for plumbing systems.
• Prepare tenders and quotations.
• Test pipes for leaks using gauges.

Skills

Confined spaces

Wet / damp

Accurate

Client focus

Efficient interpersonal skills

Judgement

Team player

Education

Other trades certificate or diploma

Tools

Safety equipment / gear

Steel-toed safety boots

Job description

• Education : Other trades certificate or diploma
• Experience : 5 years or more
• Confined spaces
• Wet / damp

Work setting

• Various locations
• Commercial
• Institutional
• Residential

Tasks

• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine layout of plumbing system, water supply network and waste and drainage systems
• Prepare tenders and quotations
• 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
• Estimate costs and materials
• Measure, cut, thread and bend pipes to required shape and size

Supervision

• 1 to 2 people

Security and safety

• Bondable
• Basic security clearance
• Criminal record check
• Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation / travel information

• Vehicle supplied by employer
• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Overtime required
• Work under pressure

Own tools / equipment

• Safety equipment / gear
• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Judgement
• Team player
• Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes