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Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Natural Gas License
- Plumber Red Seal Certificate
Additional Skills
- Supervise other workers
- Schedule personnel, tools and equipment
- Prepare tenders and quotations
- Instruct apprentices
- Estimate costs and materials
Area of Specialization
- Heating and air conditioning
Work Setting
- Residential
- Commercial
Type of Service and Repair
- Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system
Specific Skills
- Determine piping system requirements and pipe sizing
- Measure, cut, thread and bend pipes to required shape and size
- Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine layout of plumbing system, water supply network and waste and drainage systems
- Install, repair and maintain domestic, commercial or industrial plumbing fixtures and 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
- Test pipes for leaks using air and water pressure gauges
Security and Safety
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Criminal record check
Own Tools/Equipment
- Tools
- Steel-toed safety boots
Work Site Environment
- Confined spaces
- Wet/damp
Transportation/Travel Information
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Valid driver's licence
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Large workload
- Overtime required
Ability to Supervise
- 1 to 2 people
Personal Suitability
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Accurate
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Client focus
- Judgement