Plumber Plumber, Range - Preventive Maintenance Ops

Position Summary

Responsible for a full range of skilled plumbing work including the installation, maintenance, inspection, modification, remodeling and repair of mechanical plumbing equipment and fixtures for water, gas, oil, steam, sewage, fire sprinkler, and refrigeration-related plumbing systems, including automated plumbing systems. This position’s work schedule is subject to change, with appropriate notice.

All of the below functions are completed to provide an operationally sound and safe facility for learning using a variety of power and hand tools, equipment, and materials. Participates in the maintenance and operations of a plumbing shop; maintains, troubleshoots, installs, repairs, and tests plumbing systems, fixtures and appurtenances, including backflow prevention devices.

• Assembles, installs, and repairs pumps, pipes, fittings, and fixtures, composed of a variety of metals and materials.
• Clears, maintains & repairs plumbing fixtures; operates drain clearing machines.
• Cuts, threads, and welds pipes.
• Maintains laboratory utilities, including laboratory grade water, vacuum, steam, compressed air, gas, and hot and cold water.
• Inspects work completed for conformance with specifications, requirements, and compliance with applicable building and safety codes, including related work performed by contractors.
• Estimates cost, time, and materials for plumbing projects & advises on selection, & ordering of plumbing equipment and supplies.
• Provides instruction and lead direction to unskilled and semiskilled assistants.

Other duties as assigned

Interfaces with all members of the university community as required to perform assigned duties.

Under general supervision, incumbents in this classification perform the full range of skilled journey-level plumbing work as outlined in the series overview. Incumbents in this classification also may provide instruction and lead direction to unskilled and semi-skilled assistants.

Knowledge:
Work requires thorough knowledge of the methods, materials, tools and equipment used in the plumbing trade; a base knowledge of the operation of building automation systems; and a thorough knowledge of applicable state and federal health and safety orders and regulations pertaining to the plumbing trade, including the California State Safety Orders of the Division of Industrial Safety and the California State Plumbing codes.

Must be able to perform skilled plumbing work on all applicable equipment and systems; perform applicable welding work; obtain necessary backflow prevention licenses; make rough sketches of plumbing installations; read and work from blueprints, plans, drawings and specifications; estimate materials and labor cost of standard plumbing maintenance and repair work; maintain records and retrieve data related to work performed using manual and/or computerized record-keeping systems;

provide instruction to unskilled and semi-skilled assistants; analyze and respond appropriately to emergency situations; prepare standard reports; read and write at the level appropriate to the position; and perform arithmetic calculations as required by the position. Incumbents may be required to possess a California Driver’s License valid for the operation of any vehicle or equipment they are required to maintain and operate.

These abilities normally would be acquired through any combination of progressively responsible training and experience which demonstrates achievement journey-level skills equivalent to that acquired through completion of a standard plumber’s apprenticeship program.

Machines, Equipment, Tools and Work Aids

Skills:

Various motorized vehicles, including trucks, dump trucks and forklifts; scaffolds, ladders, compressors and pneumatic tools; variety of power, hand and machine tools and test instruments; blueprints and technical reference materials required to determine size, computer and office skills, precision tools and measuring instruments.

Possess a valid Non-Restricted California Driver’s…