Plumber and Steamfitter II

Plumber and Steamfitter II Responsibilities

• Installs, repairs, maintains, and/or alters steam and plumbing systems by cleaning sewer drains; operating power tools, welding equipment, sewer cleaning machines, hand tools, and plumbing equipment; laying out, cutting and fitting materials for welding; packing joints, valves, and pumps; cutting and threading pipes; caulking and packing lead joints, valves and pumps; replacing seals in water closets; cleaning filters; unplugging sinks, toilets, and drains;
  
  and insulating heat tracing wires and/or piping to ensure that equipment is in proper working order and to meet agency needs.
• Inspects buildings to determine need for repairs.
• Reads and interprets blueprints, sketches, instructions or layouts to understand construction work to be done.
• Schedules installation, maintenance, and/or repair work by conferring with supervisors and other department personnel to determine location of equipment and appropriate time to complete the project.
• Estimates length of time, cost of materials and manpower needed by using current market rates and man-hour output to develop a work project budget.
• Handles complaints from building occupants regarding assigned work and takes appropriate corrective action.
• Acts as liaison with the Facilities Dept. and outside contractors. Supervises and approves outside contractors’ work. Reviews and comments on all specifications for capital and operational projects on campus.
• Is available for overtime and emergencies as needed. May be asked to be on call.
• Alters, repairs and maintains water systems.

• Minimum 1 year experience in a college or multi-building commercial setting; experience with construction and construction-related communications and coordination.
• Master Plumber's License issued by the Board of State Examiners of Plumbing and Gas Fitters;
  Journeyman license may be acceptable pending similar experience.

• 5 years or more experience preferred.

AFSCME

Springfield Technical Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy or related conditions, gender identity, sex characteristics, sex stereotypes or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies.