Plumber
Job requirements
Languages
English
Education
Other trades certificate or diploma
Experience
7 months to less than 1 year
- Specific Skills
- 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; 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
- Additional Skills
- Estimate costs and materials
- Work Setting
- Residential; Commercial
- Work Site Environment
- Confined spaces; Wet/damp
- Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Work under pressure; Handling heavy loads; Physically demanding; Hand-eye co-ordination; Bending, crouching, kneeling; Large workload; Overtime required
- Work Location Information
- Various locations
- Personal Suitability
- Accurate; Excellent oral communication; Client focus; Judgement