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Reference #: FS 93-23-24
Position Type: Full-time
Location: Brantford, ON
Date Posted: Apr 25, 2024

Job Description

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Description automatically generatedGrand Erie District School Board
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Full-time Journeyman Plumber 


Grand Erie District School Board represents more than 28,000 students in 58 elementary schools and 14 secondary schools within the City of Brantford and the counties of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk, as well as students from Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. With a dedicated staff of more than 2,900, Grand Erie is committed to learning, leading and inspiring. The Education Centre is located in Brantford.  The Board is currently seeking a Plumber to join our team.

Responsibilities:
The Journeyman Plumber will troubleshoot, maintain and repair a diverse range of plumbing and mechanical devices including hot water heating systems, re-circulating pumps, storage tanks, and  relevant electrical components in a quick and efficient manner in an institutional setting and at numerous site locations. The successful candidate will install and maintain chlorination pumps, provide water tests and adjust chlorinating solution feed rates to potable water system as well as performing other duties as established in Regulation 1073 for a certified trade under the Trades Qualifications and Apprenticeship Act or as assigned by the supervisor.
               

Qualifications:
  • Must have provincial certification as a journeyman plumber which must be maintained by the applicant during the term of employment.
  • Must possess a minimum of a Class G Driver’s License, which must be maintained by the applicant during the term of employment.
  • A Gas Technician (G1, 2 or 3) certificate as relating to Ontario Regulation 212 made under the Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000, will be considered an asset.
  • Must have excellent oral, verbal and written communication skills and be able to discuss and present information to supervisors, principals, staff, and government agencies.
  • Current computer skills to operate within a Microsoft Windows environment, access the internet, use the Board’s e-mail system, and with a willingness and ability to train to an operational level in the E-base work order system in a timely fashion.
  • Additional qualifications, abilities and experience relative to the duties to be performed may be considered an asset when determining the award of this position.
  • Must be knowledgeable in the current additions of the Ontario Plumbing Code, Sewer Regulations, Ontario Water Resources Act and all relevant codes.
  • Must be able to read blue prints, work from sketches, estimate material and layout and install new equipment.
  • Must be qualified to inspect and work on backflow preventers.
 
Job Specifications
Hours of Work Full-time, 40-hours per week, 12 months per year
Rate of Pay $31.53/hour
Very competitive benefits and pension package available  
Supervisor Operations Supervisor
Posting Number FS 93-23-24
Effective Date May 13, 2024
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External applicants may apply by visiting the school board website by May 1, 2024 at 4:00 pm.   
 

All submissions are to include a complete cover letter, resume, qualifications, and the names of three (3) professional references at least one of which must be a current supervisor (one document if submitted electronically). All new employees are required to provide an original Police Record Check (which includes a “vulnerable sector search”) acceptable to the Board prior to the commencement of employment.

Applicants with a disability that requires an accommodation to enable their participation in the interview process should advise the Board when contacted for an interview.  Any assessment and selection materials and processes used in the interview process can be made available in an accessible format, upon request in advance.

All submissions are subject to a screening process and some applicants may not be granted an interview.

Grand Erie District School Board recognizes Six Nations of the Grand River and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, as the longstanding peoples of this territory. We honour, recognize, and respect these communities as well as all First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples who reside within Grand Erie District School Board. We are all stewards of these lands and waters where we now gather, learn and play, and commit to working together in the spirit of Reconciliation.
 
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