On-siteFull Time

Salary

$39 - $49 / hr

Location

Dartmouth, NS

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2V 0A5

Posted

Aug 24, 2026

Role overview

  • Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 32 to 55 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:

Education

  • Other trades certificate or diploma
  • or equivalent experience

Work setting

  • Various locations
  • Commercial
  • Industrial
  • Institutional
  • Residential
  • Construction site

Tasks

  • Install domestic, commercial or industrial plumbing fixtures and systems
  • Repair domestic, commercial or industrial plumbing fixtures and systems
  • Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine layout of plumbing system, water supply network and waste and drainage systems
  • Instruct apprentices
  • Locate and mark positions for pipe connections, passage holes and fixtures in walls and floors
  • Join pipes using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement or soldering, brazing and welding equipment
  • Test pipes for leaks using air and water pressure gauges
  • Determine piping system requirements and pipe sizing
  • Supervise other workers
  • Measure, cut, thread and bend pipes to required shape and size

Supervision

  • 1 to 2 people
  • 3-4 people

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

  • Plumber Trade Certification
  • First Aid Certificate
  • Confined Space Entry Training
  • Plumber Red Seal Certificate
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Security and safety

  • Bondable
  • Basic security clearance
  • Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Physically demanding
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Large workload
  • Work under pressure

Own tools/equipment

  • Tools
  • Safety equipment/gear
  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Hard hat

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Judgement
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?

Employment terms options

  • Evening

Experience

  • 2 years to less than 3 years

Employment terms options

  • Flexible hours
  • Morning
  • To be determined
  • Day

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Night shift premium
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other benefits

  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Travel insurance
  • Variable or compressed work week
  • Wellness program