Plumber Recruitment Agency

Education

Other trades certificate or diploma.

Work setting

Commercial. Residential.

Tasks

• 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.
• Schedule personnel, tools and 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.
• Operate CADD and other computer software systems.
• Measure, cut, thread and bend...