journeyman/woman plumber

Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)

• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

• First Aid Certificate

• Confined Space Entry Training

• Plumber Red Seal Certificate

• Plumber Trade Certification

Additional Skills

• Instruct apprentices

Work Setting

• Residential

• Institutional

• Industrial

• Commercial

Specific Skills

• 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

• Bondable

• Criminal record check

• Basic security clearance

Own Tools/Equipment

• Tools

• Safety equipment/gear

• Steel-toed safety boots

• Hard hat

Transportation/Travel Information

• Own transportation

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Work under pressure

• Handling heavy loads

• Physically demanding

• Hand-eye co-ordination

• Bending, crouching, kneeling

• Large workload

• Overtime required

Personal Suitability

• Effective interpersonal skills

• Accurate

• Team player

• Excellent oral communication

• Excellent written communication

• Client focus

• Judgement

Health benefits

• Health care plan

• Dental plan

• Vision care benefits

Long term benefits

• Group insurance benefits

• Life insurance

• Registered retirement savings plan (RRSP)