Plumber / Plumbing Contractor - Urgent Need

We believe that every award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways. This job assumes responsibility for maintaining the total hydrology, steam, gas and sewerage distribution systems throughout the company's facilities as assigned, including preventative maintenance, repairs, and troubleshooting, utilizing specialized test equipment and hand/power tools. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
Contents are subject to change at the company's discretion.
Education Required - High School diploma or equivalent
Preferred - Trade school training in Plumbing or Pipe Fitting
Work Experience Required - 2 years Commercial or Industrial experience, to include experience reading specifications and Interpreting Schematics, Blueprints, and Mechanical Drawings, experience working with little supervision
Certifications Required - Current Louisiana State Journeymen Plumbers License in the state of practice
Preferred - Medical Gas and Back-Flow Certification
Other Required - Trade school training in plumbing or pipe fitting
Knowledge of the state, parish, and southern building codes.
Drawing skills to document plumbing changes for updating prints on CADD.
Ability to properly using all power, hand tools and specialized equipment associated with the plumbing/pipe fitting trade.
Ability to work indoors, outdoors, and in restricted spaces involving static postures/positions which must be held for extended periods of time.
Job Duties Performs a variety of repair and installation duties in and around the buildings of the facility of the plumbing systems such as water and sewer, steam, air, piped medical gas, vacuum and fire protection.
Performs Preventative Maintenance on associated plumbing system components and documents accordingly to department procedures.
Assists outside contractors with plumbing system outages during major utility repairs and/or new construction.
Assists other Facilities Management staff with troubleshooting/repairing equipment as it relates to the Facility infrastructure.
Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards.
This employer maintains and complies with its Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; Physical and Environmental Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.
The incumbent has an occupational risk for exposure to all communicable diseases.
Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste. The risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job duties of the role.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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