plumber

Job Title: Plumber

Job Details

Posted on: March 31, 2025

Location: Dartmouth, NS

Salary: $32.00 to $40.00 per hour (To be negotiated) / 40 to 44 hours per week

Terms of Employment: Permanent employment, Full time

Work Setting: Commercial, Residential

Responsibilities

• Read blueprints, drawings, and specifications to determine layout of plumbing system, water supply network, and waste and drainage systems.
• Prepare tenders and quotations.
• Instruct apprentices.
• Locate and mark positions for pipe connections, passage holes, and fixtures in walls and floors.
• Cut openings 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.
• Supervise other workers.
• Estimate costs and materials.
• Operate CADD and other computer software systems.
• Measure, cut, thread, and bend pipes to required shape and size.

Supervision

Supervise 3-4 people.

Qualifications

• Education: Other trades certificate or diploma.
• Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years.
• Certificates: Plumber Red Seal Certificate.
• Security and Safety: Criminal record check.
• Transportation/Travel Information: Valid driver's licence.

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Physically demanding.
• Bending, crouching, kneeling.
• Hand-eye coordination.
• Handling heavy loads.
• Large workload.
• Overtime required.
• Work under pressure.

Personal Suitability

• Accurate.
• Client focus.
• Efficient interpersonal skills.

Benefits

• Health benefits: Dental plan, Disability benefits, Health care plan, Paramedical services coverage, Vision care benefits.

Who Can Apply for This Job?

You can apply if you are:

• A Canadian citizen.
• A permanent resident of Canada.
• A temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit.

Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada.

Advertised Until

April 14, 2025

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