Pipefitter, Trades ​/ Skilled Labor

Education and Experience

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• 1 year to less than 2 years of experience

• Confined spaces
• Wet/damp

• Relocation costs covered by employer
• Commercial
• Industrial
• Institutional
• Residential

• Install sprinkler heads and mount prepared pipe in supports
• Select, measure, cut, ream and thread pipe
• Connect piping systems to water mains, supply tanks, pumps, compressors and control equipment
• Install clamps, brackets and hangers to support piping system and sprinkler and fire protection equipment, using hand and power tools
• Join pipes and piping sections using soldering and welding equipment
• Service and repair sprinkler system
• Test system for leaks using air or liquid pressure equipment
• Clean and maintain pipe units and fittings and flush system
• Cut openings for pipe in walls, floors and ceilings using hand or power tools or machines
• Install supports, valves, piping and control systems
• Measure, cut, thread and bend pipes to required shape and size
• Remove and replace worn components and reactivate system
• Select type and size of pipe required
• Test system for leaks using testing equipment
• Weld, braze, cement, solder and thread joints to join pipes and fabricate sections of piping system
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications

• Fast-paced environment
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Excellent oral communication
• Team player

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Work Term:
  
  Permanent
• Work Language:
  
  English
• Hours:
  
  30 hours per week