Service Plumber / Apprentice Plumber

Are you a safety-conscious professional with a clean driving abstract, ready to represent a top-tier mechanical team?
Are you looking for a company that invests in your career by providing service vehicles, modern tech, and excellent matching retirement benefits?

If so, we’d love to hear from you! Our client, a leader in the mechanical services industry, is looking to add 2–3 skilled Service Plumbers (Journeymen and 3rd/4th Year Apprentices) to their Edmonton facility. This is a critical hiring push designed for proactive problem-solvers who can manage service calls efficiently while maintaining high standards of workmanship.

As a Service Plumber, you will handle a diverse range of assembly, maintenance, and emergency repair tasks for plumbing and gas systems, working independently or guiding junior team members depending on your experience level.

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time
Location: Edmonton, AB
Schedule: Full-time hours (Schedule details discussed at interview)
Environment: Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Service
Wage: $45.00 to $50.00 per hour for Journeymen (Based on ability). Apprentices paid on standard progression: 3rd Year (75% of Jman rate), 4th Year (85% of Jman rate).

Advantages
What's in it for you?
- Competitive Pay: Strong hourly wages ($45–$50/hr for Jman) with structured apprentice scaling.
- Company Vehicle: Service truck provided for Journeymen that you can take home daily.
- Tech Provided: Company-issued phone and tablet for streamlined dispatch and paperwork.
- Tool Allowance & Equipment: All major and specialty tools provided; $200 boot allowance every two years.
- Financial Security: RSP matching up to $50 per paycheck.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Health and dental coverage provided through Merit (Open Circle), plus vacation pay.
- Streamlined Hiring: Simple recruitment process featuring just one in-person interview.

Responsibilities
What will you be doing?
- Service & Repairs: Repair, maintain, and troubleshoot plumbing systems, replacing defective parts, mending broken pipes, and clearing clogged drains.
- System Installations: Assemble, cut, thread, bend, and install pipe sections, fixtures, valves, and appliances (water heaters, dishwashers, sinks, toilets).
- Gasfitting Operations: Install, inspect, repair, and maintain gas lines, meters, regulators, and heating units across residential and commercial settings.
- Testing & Diagnostics: Pressure test plumbing systems using water or air to accurately locate and isolate system leaks.
- Blueprint Review: Read and interpret blueprints, building codes, and specifications to plan layout sequences and calculate material needs.
- Team Leadership: Journeymen will mentor and direct apprentices on-site, managing workflow and ensuring safety compliance.

Qualifications
What are we looking for in a candidate?
- Certification: Valid Journeyman Plumber/Gasfitter Ticket OR registered 3rd/4th Year Apprentice in Alberta.
- Documentation: A clean, valid Driver's Abstract (required for operating company service vehicles).
- Tools: Must possess basic hand tools (specialty and heavy tools are fully supplied).
- Technical Versatility: Proven experience with pipe assembly techniques (soldering, brazing, threading, solvent welding) across storm, sanitary, and gas systems.

Summary
If you are a dedicated Plumber or Apprentice looking to grow your career with a stable mechanical industry leader in Edmonton, AB, please apply today!

How to apply?
1. Apply directly to this posting.
2. Email your resume to ty.hinds@randstad.ca – please include "Plumber - Edmonton" in the subject line.
3. Create a profile and apply through our website Randstad.ca

Are you a skilled tradesperson looking for a change, but this isn't the right fit? Reach out anyway! As specialists in industrial recruitment, we likely have another role that matches your expertise.

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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