Red Seal Pipefitter

Position Title: Red Seal Pipe Fitter
Location: Richmond, BC
Permanent full-time opportunity
Schedule: Monday-Friday
Shifts: Morning shift
Unionized Position
Wage: $47.12 + 6.25% defferred compensation paid on all hours worked
Red Seal Qualified mandatory

Advantages
Excellent Compensation: Receive a competitive union wage of $47.12 per hour.

Enhanced Earnings: Benefit from an additional 6.25% deferred compensation paid on all hours worked.

Job Security: Enjoy the stability of a permanent, unionized position with a vital municipal service provider.

Supportive Team: Be part of a highly skilled and collaborative team environment that values safety and professionalism.

Career Development: Access opportunities for ongoing learning and professional growth within the Skilled Trades.

Meaningful Work: Make a direct and positive impact on public infrastructure, community health, and environmental protection.

Comprehensive Role: Engage in diverse and challenging work that will utilize the full scope of your Red Seal Pipefitter expertise.

Responsibilities
Executing a wide range of journey-level pipefitting tasks, including the fabrication, assembly, installation, and maintenance of piping systems for water, sewage, chemicals, and air.

Performing intricate refitting and repairs on critical systems, such as sulphur dioxide, and chlorine lines, ensuring compliance with the highest safety standards.

Carrying out alterations and installations of new piping infrastructure at wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, and other related facilities.

Accurately measuring, cutting, threading, and installing various types of pipes and conduits, including steel, stainless steel, cast iron, copper, and PVC.

Laying out and planning work methods and procedures from blueprints, technical drawings, and specifications to ensure efficient and accurate project execution.

Conducting thorough testing of completed work, using pressure gauges, hydrostatic testing, and other methods to ensure system integrity and proper functionality.

Troubleshooting existing piping systems to diagnose malfunctions, identify root causes, and implement effective, lasting solutions.

Providing clear direction and mentorship to assigned helpers, fostering a culture of safety and excellence on all job sites.

Collaborating effectively with other Skilled Trades professionals, operators, and supervisors to coordinate tasks and ensure projects are completed safely and on schedule.

Maintaining detailed records of work performed, materials used, and system modifications for future reference and compliance.

Qualifications
Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.

Valid British Columbia or Interprovincial Red Seal Certificate of Qualification as a Journeyperson Pipefitter.

Proven experience as a pipefitter, preferably in an industrial, manufacturing, or municipal wastewater environment.

Must possess a valid Class 5 BC Driver's Licence.

Ability to obtain and maintain a Health Certificate for watershed entry as required.

Physical capability to perform the duties of the position, including working in enclosed or confined spaces and in environments that may be dirty (sewage).

Must be able to provide your own standard hand tools required for the pipefitting trade.

Summary
If you are a certified Pipefitter looking for a challenging yet rewarding career in municipal operations and maintenance, this is the perfect opportunity for you. We at Randstad are global leaders in talent solutions, and our recruiters are experts in connecting skilled professionals like you with the right employers. Don’t miss this opportunity to join a company that values expertise, safety, and a commitment to excellence. Apply today to learn more about how you can become the next Pipefitter (Operations & Maintenance).

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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