Trades
Gas fitter
$39.95 hourly · 2 openings
Pay is about the local median for this work ($39.84 an hour; Job Bank, 2024)
What the posting asks for
- 1 to 2 years' experience
- High school
- English
From the posting's details in Job Bank's open data. The full ad is on Job Bank.
Hours and terms
- 35 hours a week
- Full time, Permanent employment
- In person
Usually needed for this kind of work
- B.C. requires a certificate for this trade (Gasfitter (Class A and B)). Registered apprentices can do the work while they train. SkilledTradesBC
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Completion of a two- or three-year gas fitter apprenticeship program or several years of work experience in a pipefitting trade and completion of a high school, college or industry gas fitter program are required.
- A provincial gas fitter licence is usually required.
From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Gas fitters (NOC 72302). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.
What this work usually involves
- Study drawings and specifications to determine the layout of the installation and materials required
- Measure and mark reference points for installation of gas lines and equipment
- Install and maintain gas meters and regulators and gas lines between gas unit and gas meter
- Install, maintain and service gas heating units and their components, such as burners, valves and automatic controls
- Test and replace defective equipment or components
- Test and adjust control mechanisms and check pipes and piping connections for gas leaks using gas detecting devices
About the employer
- Industry: Construction
- Region: Lower Mainland–Southwest Region
Job Bank's search for this title and town usually shows this ad first.
From Job Bank.
