Plumber

• This is skilled plumbing work at the journeyman level. A position in this class repairs, replaces, alters and redesigns equipment and piping systems for County facilities and buildings. Work also includes the incidental performance of work in related trades. A position in this class is differentiated from those in related classes by the incumbents responsibility for the individual accomplishment of assigned work. A position in this class reports directly to a technical supervisory position.

Typical Examples of Work:

• Receives work and job orders for repair, installation or other maintenance work with plumbing fixtures and/or systems such as oxygen, steam, water, sewage and chemical treatment; inspects and studies building plans and drawings to identify work requirements and plans; prepares area for work, including opening partitions as necessary for access to affected area or fixture; makes repair or alteration, installing piping, pumps, valves, gauges and other system component parts; fixes parts in place by welding, brazing and burning joints; hooks up electrical and/or electronic equipment into systems; inspects finished job for conformance to requirements, codes and accepted trade standards.
• Determines materials needed for jobs, checking against supplies; orders and receives supplies and equipment for each job; coordinates schedule for job performance, including the shutoff of water and other elements so provided, with other building personnel and those in affected area; keeps records of jobs performed, materials used and related information; reads and records metering systems, reporting water, sewage and chlorination levels to building or facility management personnel; works with contractors, inspectors and vendors to plan for and coordinate efforts in larger alteration or repair jobs; may instruct and oversee the work of other personnel providing assistance with jobs; may assist other trades personnel and/or perform such maintenance work.
• Performs other work as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Thorough knowledge of plumbing principles, practices, methods and techniques commonly employed in the repair, alteration and installation of plumbing fixtures and systems.
• Thorough knowledge of the tools, substances, and safety precautions of the plumbing trade.
• Knowledge of principles and practices addressed by, and general provisions of, plumbing, environmental, safety and other code requirements.
• Skill in the use and maintenance of plumbing tools and materials.
• Ability to learn the specific codes and regulatory provisions governing plumbing work in the County.
• Ability to read and interpret building plans and sketches.
  Ability to determine time, materials and equipment required to complete assigned jobs.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to keep records of activities.
• Ability to lift, carry and maneuver into position: pipes, joints, and other such heavy and/or unwieldy fixtures.
• Ability to work in close proximity to nursing facility patients, families and visitors, if required by work assignment.

Acceptable Training & Experience:

• Education equivalent to completion of the twelfth school grade.
• Three to four years plumbing work, one year which shall have been at the journeyman level.
• Or any equivalent combination of acceptable training and experience which has provided the knowledge, skills and abilities cited above.

Schedule:

• Monday through Friday 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

Education:

• G.E.D. or High School Diploma

Comments:

• Must commute between multiple job sites.

A criminal background check may be required.