Job details
- JobBank Id: 42543784
- JobSeekr Id: 320356
- Fire Sprinkler Fitter
- Surrey, BC
- Full time
- Ecofire Sprinklers ltd
- $35.00 to $40.00
- 32 to 40 hours per week
Overview
Languages
English
Education
-
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- At heights
- Wet/damp
Work setting
- Various locations
- Commercial
- Residential
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Install sprinkler heads and mount prepared pipe in supports
- Select, measure, cut, ream and thread pipe
- Schedule materials, tools and personnel
- Liaise with management, engineers and other trades
- Prepare tenders and quotations
- Instruct apprentices
- Connect piping systems to water mains, supply tanks, pumps, compressors and control equipment
- Install clamps, brackets and hangers to support piping system and sprinkler and fire protection equipment, using hand and power tools
- Installs valves, alarms and associated equipment
- Join pipes and piping sections using soldering and welding equipment
- Service and repair sprinkler system
- Supervise other workers
- Test system for leaks using air or liquid pressure equipment
- Clean and maintain pipe units and fittings and flush system
- Cut openings for pipe in walls, floors and ceilings using hand or power tools or machines
- Install supports, valves, piping and control systems
- Measure, cut, thread and bend pipes to required shape and size
- Remove and replace worn components and reactivate system
- Select type and size of pipe required
- Test system for leaks using testing equipment
- Weld, braze, cement, solder and thread joints to join pipes and fabricate sections of piping system
- Estimate costs and materials
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
Supervision
- 1 to 2 people
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Driver’s License
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver’s licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Hand-eye co-ordination
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Team player
- Reliability