Plumber helper
ABM Plumbing & Heating Services Inc
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
7 months to less than 1 year
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Confined spaces
- Wet/damp
Work setting
- Various locations
- High-rise building construction sites
- Commercial
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Load, unload and transport construction materials
- Read blueprints to determine work requirements
- Instruct apprentices
- Prepare tenders and quotations
- Estimate costs and materials
- Determine piping system requirements and pipe sizing
- 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
- 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
Experience and specialization
Construction specialization
- Residential
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Handling heavy loads
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Large workload
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Team player
- Judgement