Justin Barnes
Regina,SK
Summary
Highly skilled Plumber with over 10 years of experience in residential and commercial hydronic, plumbing and gas fitting. Demonstrated track record troubleshooting HVAC equipment as well as complex plumbing systems, estimating and controlling project costs, and ensuring compliance with all trade practices and plumbing codes.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Plumber
Boardwalk Rental Communities
Regina, SK
07.2022 - Current
- Ensure the health, comfort, and safety of our Customers
- Ensure daily communication with Leader
- Respond to service calls in a timely and effective manner
- Plan, install and service plumbing systems, fixtures, piping equipment and controls
- Size, install, test, adjust and service natural gas equipment ranging from residential furnaces to large boilers
- Maintain and repair existing plumbing
- Training and mentoring of on staff plumbers
- Work with Plumbing Administrator to ensure proper tracking of time, parts and materials used
- Responsible for all daily mechanical jobs and Plumbers
- Dispatching Plumbers for site mechanical calls
- Organizing all PM mechanical inspections/deficiencies with Leader
- Follow up with all mechanical contractors and operational calls
- Working with Leader to communicate any updates to Area Coordinators and Regional Directors
- Assisting with any mechanical follow-ups that are needed
- Working with Capital / Schedulers team for any mechanical issues
- Work with Leader to adhere to the Operational and Capital budget
- Occasional training of site staff to build knowledge of our mechanical rooms
- Complete all required administration
Journeyman Plumber
Momentum HVAC Services
Regina, SK
05.2015 - 07.2022
- Experience diagnosing issues with forced air and hydronic heating systems.
- Communicated with customers regarding recommendations on repairs, replacements and upgrades of plumbing systems.
- Performed emergency on-call work during evenings, weekends and some holidays.
- Performed pipe fabrication, installation and fitting according to proper specifications and requirements.
- Adhered to safety procedures to reduce risk of injury.
- Organized jobs from start to finish by delegating daily job duties and assessing completed tasks.
- Completed walk-throughs of completed systems to verify code adherence.
- Created and submitted daily reports on progress of plumbing projects.
- Located and repaired leaks in plumbing systems.
Supervisor
Kohl and Frisch Ltd.
07.2006 - 11.2014
- Established and enforced clear goals to keep employees working collaboratively.
- Complied with company policies, objectives and communication goals.
- Identified and corrected performance and personnel issues to reduce impact to business operations.
- Interviewed applicants, recommended individuals for hiring and evaluated staff performance.
- Planned labor according to demand.
- Reviewed completed work to verify consistency, quality and conformance.
Education
General Gas Fitter -
Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan
Regina, SK06.2019
Journeyman Plumber -
Siast
Regina, SK04.2019
Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience mentoring apprentices
- Licensed as a Journeyman Plumber and General Gas-Fitter
- Excellent planning and organizational skills
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks
- Valid Driver’s License
- Basic computer skills and familiarity with administrative duties
- Exceptional customer service skills
- Experience supervising staff, great leadership skills
- Positive attitude
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Experience working in a multicultural environment
Timeline
Lead Plumber
Boardwalk Rental Communities
07.2022 - Current
Journeyman Plumber
Momentum HVAC Services
05.2015 - 07.2022
Supervisor
Kohl and Frisch Ltd.
07.2006 - 11.2014
General Gas Fitter -
Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan
Journeyman Plumber -
Siast