What the posting asks for

• English

From the posting's details in Job Bank's open data. The full ad is on Job Bank.

Hours and terms

• Full time, Permanent employment

Usually needed for this kind of work

• B.C. requires a certificate for this trade (Steamfitter/pipefitter). Registered apprentices can do the work while they train. SkilledTradesBC
• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Completion of a four- to five-year apprenticeship program ora combination of over five years of work experience in the trade and some high school, college or industry courses in steamfitting, pipefitting or sprinkler system installation is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
• Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified steamfitters-pipefitters and sprinkler system installers upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Steamfitters and pipefitters (NOC 72301). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.

What this work usually involves

• Read and interpret drawings, blueprints and specifications to determine layout requirements
• Cut openings for pipe in walls, floors and ceilings using hand or power tools or machines
• Select type and size of pipe required
• Measure, cut, thread and bend pipe to required shape using hand and power tools
• Weld, braze, cement, solder and thread joints to join pipes and fabricate sections of piping system
• Install supports, valves, piping and control systems

About the employer

• Region: Lower Mainland–Southwest Region