plumber apprentice

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  
  

Experience

1 to less than 7 months

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

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Work site environment

• Confined spaces
• Wet/damp
  
  

Work setting

• Various locations
• Commercial
• Industrial
• Residential
• Construction site
  
  

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Install 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
• 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
• Determine piping system requirements and pipe sizing
• Estimate costs and materials
• Measure, cut, thread and bend pipes to required shape and size
  
  

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Large workload
• Work under pressure
  
  

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Hard hat