Pipefitter

Summary This position is located at the Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Hospital - (578) Hines - IL - a complexity level 1a VHA facility - and organizationally aligned to the Maintenance Section - Engineering - Service Line. The work includes working with pipes and fittings from a range of high pressure to low pressure steam. Summary This position is located at the Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Hospital - (578) Hines - IL - a complexity level 1a VHA facility - and organizationally aligned to the Maintenance Section - Engineering - Service Line. The work includes working with pipes and fittings from a range of high pressure to low pressure steam. The incumbent of this position performs the duties of a Journeyman Pipefitter as follows: Repair - adjust - maintain - and install all types of plumbing and steam fixtures and their allied equipment Perform various new installations of plumbing and steam equipment from laying out ordering materials - roughing-in to finished job Repair - maintain - adjust - install - and improve all allied equipment for plumbing and heating such as meters - valves - compressors - pumps - steam traps - grease traps - strainers - reducing valves heating coils etc Repair - install and maintain pipe insulation of fiberglass - molded magnesium - cork - and rubber Repair - test and install various types of piping systems - including water - fire main system air gas vacuum and drainage from 1/8" to 12" pipe size using copper - brass - cast iron - iron or plastic pipe with threaded - caulked - soft solder - silver solder - cemented and flanged joints Install - repair and maintain various types of equipment - such as dishwashers - kitchen equipment - sterilizers - autoclaves - hot water generators - and various other hospital equipment assigned to the Plumbing Shop Repair and maintain heating - unit heating - which includes piping - convectors - coils - shut off valves - traps and circulating pumps Perform preventive maintenance with basic activity Fit and install various new hospital and laboratory equipment - including plumbing fixtures such as drinking fountains - lavatories - urinals - stools - sinks - etc Repair - maintain and install (which may entail complete overhaul of vacuum pumps - compressed air pumps - water circulating pumps and all piping connected to these pumps Maintain a stock level of repair parts and supplies Is responsible for ordering of replacement parts and repair materials for the equipment assigned to the Plumbing Shop Maintain - repair - test and install all outside plumbing which includes sanitary sewer - water - gas - fire main and underground sprinkler systems Install and repair gas-fired equipment assigned to the Plumbing Shop - which includes solenoid valves - thermocouples - and other gas safety equipment When not assigned to pipefitters - may be assigned to the station's steam production plant to perform duties as assigned by the operation section supervisor These duties entail the operation of the steam plant - maintenance - and repair of the many different types of equipment such as pumps - D.A Heaters - surge tanks - boilers and combustion control systems Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 07:00AM-3:30PM Position Description Title/PD#: Pipefitter/PD09722A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized #J-18808-Ljbffr U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs