Plumber

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is the largest school board in Eastern Ontario and offers students and parents a world of choice for learning. Our nearly 150 schools offer a wide range of programs to promote learning excellence and meet the individual needs of students, parents, and the community  schools are teaching communities where principals, vice‑principals, teachers and support staff nurture student well‑being and challenge students to achieve their best.

We are seeking a creative, dynamic, committed professional to join our team as:

POSITION STATUS:
Regular Full‑time

WORK YEAR:
Works 12 months per year

HOURS OF WORK: 40 hours per week, Day Shift: Eight (8) consecutive hours between 7:30 am and 4:00 pm, excluding an unpaid meal period of a minimum of one half (1/2) hour to a maximum of one (1) hour, subject to scheduling demands of the site.

SALARY: $39.39 to $40.75 per hour ($81,937 to $84,756 per year)

This position includes an excellent benefits package, 3 weeks vacation to start, and OMERS pension plan.

Under the direction of the Team Lead or designate, the Plumber operates, maintains, repairs and installs plumbing and heating equipment; ensuring work is performed in a safe and effective manner, complying with Board and legislative standards and codes; ensuring Board vehicles, equipment and tools are properly maintained; performing other related duties to ensure that properties, facilities, and equipment are properly maintained.

• Knowledge of current relevant codes and legislation (Acts and Regulations), new materials, equipment, products, methods and procedures.
• Interpersonal, and communication skills required to liaise with co‑workers, plant supervisors, chief custodians, and other Board personnel to gather information regarding problems, order and purchase supplies/materials; listening skills required to understand explanations of problems, and how equipment is functioning.
• Ability to use a variety of tools such as hammer, drill, jigsaw, grinder, pipe thawing machine, pipe cleaning machine, water pressure equipment, cleaning cables and rods, soldering torches, and drill press.
• Organization skills to prioritize work orders and reschedule activities due to emergency calls.
• Initiative and judgement required to make decisions such as methods of repair, equipment and supplies needed, and prioritizing work orders.
• Ability to report code violations, complete forms such daily logs and work order sheet. Ability to calculate for costing material. Ability to use electronic mail system and computer maintenance management system and to work with minimum supervision.
• Completion of secondary school diploma. Only those with a Trades Certificate in Plumbing and 5 years experience in the plumbing trade, which includes 3 years in industrial or commercial maintenance, will be considered. Valid Ontario Class G driver's license or equivalent. The incumbent is required to keep all licenses current, and to take approved training courses as required.

Apply to Education. Applications will be considered in accordance with the PSSU collective agreement.

OCDSB employees serve students, colleagues, families and community partners. We invite people of all abilities, orientations, faiths, ethnicities, races, genders and ages to join us as we create learning and working spaces that honour the unceded and unsurrendered land of the Algonquin people, and respect, value and increasingly reflect the diversity of Ottawa. Your lived experience is an essential contribution to deliver the education every student deserves with dignity.

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