Journey Plumber Job Houston area,Texas USA,Trades / Skilled Labor

Position: Journey Plumber - (496432 )

Department
:
Local Maintenance Services

Salary
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Commensurate with Experience/Education

Description

Installs, repairs and maintains water lines, storm drainage, and gas lines. Pursuant to the State of Texas Executive Order No GA-48, this position researches, works on, or has access to critical infrastructure and requires the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the University infrastructure. This position requires personnel to be routinely reviewed to determine whether or not criminal history or continuous connections for the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the employee from keeping the security or integrity of the infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Inspects, installs, performs preventive maintenance and repairs or modification to plumbing fixtures, plumbing lines, and acid waste lines.

Performs tests and repairs, or modifications to gas lines and backflow prev enters.

Supervises and/or coordinates work efforts with outside contractors.

Works with sprinkler (non-fire suppression) and/or irrigation systems.

Performs plumbing maintenance work in UH managed buildings, repairs pipes, fixtures and opens clogged drains.

Installs and repairs plumbing fixtures, including water heaters; installs new plumbing.

Assembles, installs and repairs pipes, valves, fittings & fixtures of heating/cooling, water, gas and drainage systems according to specification and plumbing codes.

Cleans out sewer lines with electric sewer rodding equipment and high-pressure jet machines.

Interprets building plans and blueprints.

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

(THIS JOB REQUIRES A VALID TEXAS DRIVER'S LICENSE)

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED required. Department is willing to accept education in lieu of experience.
MQ:
Requires a basic knowledge of grammar, spelling, punctuation and simple mathematical functions like percentages, ratios, etc. as might normally be acquired through attainment of a high school diploma or GED. Education verification will be conducted upon acceptance of an employment offer.
Requires a minimum of 3 years of directly job-related experience.
Requires technical certification or licensing directly related to the job, as specified on a job description addendum.
All positions at the University of Houston System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.

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