Responsibilities

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

Experience and specialization

Applied meteorology or biometeorology

• Agriculture, fishing and/or forestry

Additional information

Security and safety

• Basic security clearance
• Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

• Vehicle supplied by employer
• Valid driver’s licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Judgement
• Team player

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Gasoline paid
• Mileage paid

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• On-site housing options
• Transportation provided by employer