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Job Details

Apprentice Plumber

Employer

District Mechanical

Date Posted

February 13, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Edmonton, AB
  • Earnings $20.00 to $38.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 37.5 to 44 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 6  Vacancies
  • Closing Date May 17, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

District Mechanical

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Confined spaces
  • Wet/damp

Work setting

  • Various locations
  • Commercial
  • Industrial
  • Institutional
  • Residential

Tasks

  • 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
  • Determine piping system requirements and pipe sizing
  • Measure, cut, thread and bend pipes to required shape and size
  • Ensure electrical and plumbing installations meet government regulation

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Apprenticeship training

  • Level one apprenticeship training
  • Level two apprenticeship training
  • Level three apprenticeship training
  • Level four apprenticeship training
  • Level five apprenticeship training

Types of systems

Plumbing, cold water and drain lines

Transportation/travel information

Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Physically demanding
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Handling heavy loads

Own tools/equipment

  • Tools
  • Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Judgement
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

Experience

Will train

Green job

Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Bonus
  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
  • Stocks/shares

Other benefits

  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Other benefits
  • Team building opportunities
  • Variable or compressed work week

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Apprentice Plumber is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Plumbers
OBJECTIVE

Interest in precision working to measure, cut, bend and thread pipes using machines and hand and power tools

innovative

Interest in compiling information to repair plumbing fixtures and systems, and to test pipes for leaks using air and water pressure gauges

methodical

Interest in speaking - signalling to locate and mark positions for pipe connections, passage holes and fixtures in walls and floors

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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Abilities

Compared to my abilities

The abilities related to this job are shown along with your selected abilities.

Typical ability expectations for this job
Selected abilities

Mental Abilities

General Learning Ability

Verbal Ability

Numerical Ability

Visual Abilities

Spatial Perception

Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

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