Plumbing Install Apprentice

Job Description

The Big Task:
Apprentice Install Plumbers here at Thornton & Grooms is tasked with providing top level service and installation of all residential plumbing fixtures and repairs while adhering to all local plumbing safety codes, quality standards, workmanship, and proper operation of the equipment.

• Jetting - high-pressure water used to cut tree roots and debris from inside the drain
• Liners - creates a pipe inside a pipe to fix fractures and breaks (in place of a full excavation)
• Coatings - resin fixing the pipe from the inside
• Floor Breaks - jackhammer existing concrete to expose the defective underground pipe and make repairs, pouring back concrete
• Final Fixture and Equipment Install - larger job that takes two or more people (tankless install, re-pipes, water filtration, backup sump pump, stacks, larger water heaters or doubles)
• Excavation - moving earth with large machinery to expose pipe and repair or replace, replacing earth-only up to 10 feet anything more is subcontracted out to one of two companies we specifically work with
• Apprentices will work around loud noises such as air compressors, tools, jackhammers, and other equipment
• Willingness to work in an environment with things such as dirt, gravel, mud, and dust
• This role will have exposure to confined spaces, including and not limited to crawl spaces, attics, and basements
• Become proficient in the usage of Service Titan, T&G’s mobile dispatch/point of sale program, within the first 30 days
• Properly identify plumbing parts and tools commonly used
• Register for plumbing apprentice card through the state of Michigan
• Understand job scopes of what is needed to perform the work
• Hands on in the installation of plumbing systems

0-2 years minimum in the trade, willingness for on-the-job training

Mechanical aptitude

High school diploma or GED

Ability to pass prescreening requirements:
Clear 9-panel drug test, background check, and a clean motor vehicle report for the past three years

To be ever building the professionalism, integrity, and honor of the trades.

• Love
• Professionalism
• Team
• Today

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position requires the ability to lift at least 80 pounds repeatedly up and down stairs various times a day. The ability to use hand tools to cut off sewer caps, use of plumbing tools, ability to enter crawl spaces, basements, attics, and go on roofs is needed. Must have command of senses, sight, hearing, touch. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust and focus.

Must hear and speak well enough to conduct business with customers.

Thornton & Grooms is Trusted and guaranteed. We’ve been around for a while, since 1937 to be exact. Each day over 200 customers invite us into their homes to help solve their plumbing problems and educate them on solutions. Our thousands of maintenance plan members provide steady work throughout the year.