Plumber - Facilities Services

Job Requisition : R

Job Category:
Professional and Technical

Organization:
Fac Services-Plumbing Shop

Location:

Main Campus Jackson

Job Title:

Plumber - Facilities Services

Job Summary:

To assemble, install, and repair pipes, fittings, and fixtures of medical, lab, domestic water, and waste disposal systems according to specifications and plumbing codes.

• Education and Experience
  
  Required:
  
  High school diploma/GED and three (3) years of plumbing experience
• Certifications, Licenses or Registration required:
  Valid driver's license
• Preferred Qualifications:
  
  Vocational or technical certification and prior experience in a healthcare setting

• Knowledge of steam, water, and natural gas distribution systems maintenance and repair.
• Plumbing installation, maintenance, and repair skills.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to use hand and power tools applicable to trade.

• Assembles pipe sections, tubing and fittings, using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking or soldering, brazing and welding equipment.
• Utilizes various types of sewer pipe cleaning machines.
• Fills pipes or plumbing fixtures with water or air to detect and locate leaks.
• Isolates utility services for new connections for needed repairs, renovations, and new construction.
• Submits detailed reports describing the scope of work performed, material used, and amount of time spent to accomplish the job.
• Ensures proper care in the use of equipment and supplies; complies with workplace safety and environmental practices.
• Compliant with accrediting and licensing organizations.
• Completes and documents work performed in a timely manner and maintains quality standards.

Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, frequent handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, frequent exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, frequent bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 100 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, occasional sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking.

(occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

• Time Type:
  Full time
• FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:
  No
• Pay Class:
  Hourly
• FTE %: 100
• Work Shift:
  
  Evening
• Benefits Eligibility:
  Grant Funded:
  No

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