Description:

Job Profile

Assemble, install, and repair pipes, fittings, and fixtures of heating, water, and drainage systems, according to specifications and plumbing codes.

Job Duties and Tasks

• Assemble pipe sections, tubing and fittings, using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking, or soldering, brazing and welding equipment
• Fill pipes or plumbing fixtures with water or air and observe pressure gauges to detect and locate leaks
• Review blueprints and building codes and specifications to determine work details and procedures
• Study building plans and inspect structures to assess material and equipment needs, to establish the sequence of pipe installations, and to plan installation around obstructions such as electrical wiring
• Keep records of assignments and produce detailed work reports
• Perform complex calculations and planning for special or very large jobs
• Locate and mark the position of pipe installations, connections, passage holes, and fixtures in structures, using measuring instruments such as rulers and levels
• Measure, cut, thread, and bend pipe to required angle, using hand and power tools or machines such as pipe cutters, pipe-threading machines, and pipe-bending machines
• Cut openings in structures to accommodate pipes and pipe fittings, using hand and power tools
• Hang steel supports from ceiling joists to hold pipes in place
• Repair and maintain plumbing, replacing defective washers, replacing or mending broken pipes, and opening clogged drains
• Direct workers engaged in pipe cutting and preassembly and installation of plumbing systems and components
• Install underground storm, sanitary and water piping systems and extend piping to connect fixtures and plumbing to these systems
• Clear away debris in a renovation
• Use specialized techniques, equipment, or materials, such as performing computer-assisted welding of small pipes, or working with the special piping used in microchip fabrication

Materials

HDPE, PPR, UPVC, Sanitary Wares

Requirements

• Must have Degree/Diploma and extensive 10 years plumbing experience
  
• Should be able to communicate in (excellent) English
  
• Should be able to read drawings
  
• Should be able to direct a small group of 6-8 workers with limited English

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