PLUMBER I

PLUMBER IPlumbers will be responsible for assembling, installing, and repairing pipes, fittings, fixtures of heating, water, and drainage systems according to specifications and plumbing codes. Duties/Responsibilities include analyzing building plans and working drawings to determine work aids required on a project and its sequence of installations. They will inspect structures to avoid obstructions that may form as a result of the installation of piping. Plumbers locate and mark positions of pipe, pipe connections, and passage holes using appropriate hand tools. They cut openings in walls and floors to accommodate pipe and pipe fittings using hand tools and power tools. Plumbers cut and thread pipe using pipe cutters, cutting torch, and pipe threading machine. They bend pipe to required angle by use of pipe-bending machine or by placing pipe over block and bending it by hand. Installs and assembles valves, pipe fittings, and pipes using a variety of piping metal (iron, steel, copper, etc.) and nonmetal (glass, vitrified clay, plastic, etc.) materials, using hand and power tools. Joins pipes by use of screws, bolts, fittings, solder, plastic solvent, and caulks joints. Fills pipe system with water or air and reads pressure gauges to determine whether system is leaking. Installs and repairs plumbing fixtures such as sinks, commodes, bathtubs, water heaters, hot water tanks, garbage disposal units, dishwashers, and water softeners. Repair and maintain plumbing as needed by replacing washers in leaky faucets, mending burst pipes, and opening clogged drains.Qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent, 4 years of prior plumbing experience, and a driver's license. Competencies include teamwork, work environment/safety, accepting direction, and delivering high-quality work. Travel is frequently required to and from job site locations.Physical demands include standing (approximately 70%), walking (approximately 20%), and sitting (approximately 10%). The employee will need to be able to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, handle, feel, talk, and hear. The employee will need to be able to carry up to 75lbs, lift up to 100lbs, and move up to 200lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, midrange vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.This is a full-time position which typically requires 40 hours per week. It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of the Company not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or status as a veteran, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, with respect to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, and other terms and condition of employment.