Job Description: Plumber
· Assemble pipe sections, tubing and fittings, using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking, or soldering, brazing and welding equipment.
· Fill pipes or plumbing fixtures with water or air and observe pressure gauges to detect and locate leaks.
· Review blueprints and building codes and specifications to determine work details and procedures.
· Prepare written work cost estimates and negotiate contracts.
· Study building plans and inspect structures to assess material and equipment needs, to establish the sequence of pipe installations, and to plan installation around obstructions such as electrical wiring.
· Keep records of assignments and produce detailed work reports.
· Perform complex calculations and planning for special or very large jobs.
· Locate and mark the position of pipe installations, connections, passage holes, and fixtures in structures, using measuring instruments such as rulers and levels.
· Measure, cut, thread, and bend pipe to required angle, using hand and power tools or machines such as pipe cutters, pipe-threading machines, and pipe-bending machines.
· Cut openings in structures to accommodate pipes and pipe fittings, using hand and power tools.
· Hang steel supports from ceiling joists to hold pipes in place.
· Repair and maintain plumbing, replacing defective washers, replacing or mending broken pipes, and opening clogged drains.
· Direct workers engaged in pipe cutting and preassembly and installation of plumbing systems and components.
· Install underground storm, sanitary and water piping systems and extend piping to connect fixtures and plumbing to these systems.
· Clear away debris in a renovation.
· Install oxygen and medical gas in hospitals.
· Use specialized techniques, equipment, or materials, such as performing computer-assisted welding of small pipes, or working with the special piping used in microchip fabrication.
Skills:
· Please note that all candidates must have valid permission to live and work in the United Arab Emirates.
· Preferred candidates should have the same previous experience, can speak English both oral and written, able to work under pressure, and physically fit.
Job Type: Full-time