Plumber IV

Plumber IV

Job No: 537989

Work Type:
Full Time

Location:

Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)

Categories:
Facilities Operations/Skilled Trades, Veteran’s Preference Eligible

Department:  - FS-OPER-PLUMBING

Classification

Minimum Requirements:

High school diploma (or equivalent) and completion of four (4) years of a Plumbing apprenticeship program, or four (4) years of appropriate experience in plumbing‑related work; appropriate vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for required experience.

• Maintain supply and discharge piping systems, including opening clogged building and system piping and replacing diaphragms.
• Act as Team Lead for three or more employees, mentoring and training lower‑level technicians.
• Coordinate materials and supplies for larger projects.
• Coordinate paperwork and process for scheduled work outages.
• Perform repairs and preventive maintenance on faucets, sinks, traps, commodes, urinals, and flush valves.
• Perform repairs and preventive maintenance on gas, vacuum, air, chilled, steam, and hot water lines.
• Detect the location of gas leaks and repair accordingly.
• Install and maintain sump pumps.
• Repair and replace air compressors, booster pumps, and vacuum pumps.
• Repair and replace plumbing fixtures, including backflow prev enters.
• Install, maintain, repair, and replace sanitary and storm sewer lines, including rod sewer lines.
• Clean and maintain shop and personal plumbing equipment and personal protective equipment.
• Provide support to other trades and contractors.
• Install and repair plumbing for laboratories and classrooms, including safety showers, drinking fountains, deionized water, water heaters, point‑of‑use water filters, domestic and reverse osmosis systems, pools, and waterfall fountains.
• Perform fume hood valve and vacuum breaker repair.

Certification Requirements:

• Currently NCCER Certified in trade or pass NCCER Knowledge Verification and NCCER Performance Verification within 6 months.
• Pass trade‑specific Critical Task Assessment within 6 months.
• Complete NCCER Core within 6 months.
• State of Florida Class E operator license required.

• Schedule may vary depending on location.
• 40 hours per week.
• Emergencies as needed; swing shift and on‑call as required.
• Position considered Essential Personnel as defined by UF Policy.

Expected Salary: $23.00 to $25.70 hourly.

• High school diploma (or equivalent) and completion of four (4) years of a Plumbing apprenticeship program, or four (4) years of appropriate experience in plumbing‑related work; vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate.
• Currently NCCER Certified in trade or pass NCCER Knowledge Verification and NCCER Plumbing Performance Verification within 4 months.
• Pass trade‑specific Critical Task Assessment within 4 months.
• Complete NCCER Core within 6 months.

• Vast knowledge of reading mechanical prints and drawings.
• Excellent working knowledge of plumbing distribution and mechanical codes.

• Skill in using pipe cutter, reamer, threading machines, and other specialized tools and equipment.

• Plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
• Communicate effectively.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Solder copper fittings through 4 inches in size without leaks.
• Operate Propress fitting tools (copper compression and cast iron snap cutters).
• Locate and repair gas leaks.
• Repair piping.
• Replace diaphragms.
• Maintain chemical readings for pools and fountains.
• Maintain deionized (DI) and reverse osmosis (RO) systems for HSC.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

Position has been reposted; previous applicants remain under consideration.

Health Assessment

Required:

Yes

Applications Close: 31 March 2026

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The University of Florida is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the U.S. The University of Florida is a public institution and is subject to all requirements under Florida Sunshine and Public Record laws. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352‑392‑2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800‑955‑8771 (TDD) or visit Accessibility at UF.