Plumber, construction - Field Technician

Construction Plumber – Field Technician – Direct Hire opportunity!

1st shift hours – 7am-3:30pm

Pay based on experience - $20-35/hour to start (license not required)

Full benefits package offered

Department:
Service Department

Reports To:

Plumbing Field Supervisor or Service Manager

This is a Direct Hire opportunity with our client! This individual is responsible for the assembly, installation, retrofit and repair of pipes, fittings, and fixtures for heating, cooling, water, and drainage systems utilizing accepted industry practices and theory.

• Studiesbuildingplansandworkingdrawingstodetermineworkrequiredandsequenceofinstallations.
• Inspects the structure to ascertain obstructions to be avoided to prevent weakening of the structure resulting from the installation of thepipe.
• Locatesandmarksthe position of pipesandpipeconnectionsandpassageholesforpipesinwallsandfloors.
• Cutsopeningsinwallsandfloorsto accommodatepipe andpipefittings.
• Cutsandthreadspipe.
• Assembles and installs valves, pipe fittings, and pipes composed of metals, such as iron, steel, brassand lead, and nonmetals, such as glass, vitrified clay and plastic.
• Joinspipesbyuseofscrews,bolts,fittings,solder,plastic solvent,pro-pressandcaulksjoints.
• Fillpipesystemswithwaterorairandreadspressuregaugestodeterminewhethersystemisleaking.
• Installsandrepairsplumbingfixturessuchassinks,commodes,bathtubs,waterheaters,hotwater tanks, garbage disposal units, dishwashers, and water softeners.
• Repairsandmaintainsplumbingbyreplacingwashersinleakyfaucets,mendingburstpipes,and opening clogged drains.
• Synthesizescomplexordiverseinformationandusesintuitionandexperiencetocomplementdata.
• Managesdifficultoremotionalcustomersituationsby usinggoodcommunicationsskills.
• Otherdutiesasassigned.

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and ability required of a Field Technician — Plumber. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Three yearsofexperienceworkingas aplumberdoingservicecalls,repairs,andremodels. Experience working in the commercial sector with construction plumbing is highly preferred.
• Experiencewithboilers,pumps,andfamiliaritywithbuilding mechanical systems.

• Abilitytoadd,subtract,multiply, and divideinallunitsof measure usingwholenumbers,common fractions and decimals.
• Abilitytocomputerates,ratiosandpercentages,aswell asdrawandinterpretbargraphs.

• Abilitytoapplycommonsenseunderstandingtocarryout instructionsfurnishedinwritten, schedule, oral or diagram form.
• Abilityto solvepracticalproblemsand dealwitha variety of concretevariablesinsituationswhere only limited standardization exists.

• Valid driver'slicense

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.

• Theemployeeisregularlyrequiredtostand, walk,climb,balance,stoop,kneel,crouch, crawlanduse hands to finger, reach, feel, twist and turn objects, and arms to reach.
• The employee isregularlyrequiredtotalkandhear.
• Theemployeeisoccasionallyrequiredtosit.
• The employee must regularlyliftand/or move upto 50poundsandoccasionallyliftand/ormovemore than 100 pounds.
• Specific visionabilitiesincludetheabilitytoseewellupcloseandata distance, theabilitytodistinguish colors, good peripheral vision and depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of a Field Technician — Plumber. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position requires working outdoors, in mechanical/equipment rooms and in possible extreme weather conditions.

• The employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and heavy equipment.
• The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; risk of electrical shock (high voltage) and vibration.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, and extreme heat.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

• Flexibility to work overtime and weekends as required.
• Regular local travel requirements.