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Job Details

Journeyman/Woman Plumber

Employer

Canuck Plumbing & Heating

Date Posted

September 26, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Fort Saskatchewan, AB
  • Earnings $45.00 to $50.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 2  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Oct 10, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Canuck Plumbing & Heating

Languages

English

Education

Other trades certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • Odours
  • Hot

Work setting

  • Residential
  • On-site customer service

Tasks

  • Install domestic, commercial or industrial plumbing fixtures and systems
  • Repair 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
  • Prepare tenders and quotations
  • Instruct apprentices
  • 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
  • Supervise other workers
  • Estimate costs and materials
  • Measure, cut, thread and bend pipes to required shape and size
  • Provide customer service

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Plumber Trade Certification
  • Plumber Red Seal Certificate

Control systems

Energy conservation

Security and safety

  • Bondable
  • Basic security clearance
  • Criminal record check
  • Driver's validity licence check

Transportation/travel information

Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Physically demanding
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Large workload
  • Overtime required
  • Work under pressure
  • Attention to detail

Own tools/equipment

Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Judgement
  • Team player
  • Initiative
  • Dependability
  • Reliability

Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Green job

Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan

Financial benefits

  • Bonus
  • Commission
  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Journeyman/Woman 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

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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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