Plumbing Apprentice

Job Overview

We have immediate openings for full‑time Plumber’s Apprentices to assist our Licensed Plumbers while learning and furthering their knowledge of this skilled trade.

Riddleberger Brothers, Inc. is a full‑service plumbing, mechanical, HVAC, controls, and design‑build company located in Mount Crawford, VA, offering a construction‑based position that includes building schools, hospitals, and other community structures.

• Assemble, install, and repair pipes, fittings, and fixtures of heating, water, medical gas, refrigeration, and drainage systems.
• Comply with all safety standards, policies, and procedures.
• Assemble pipe sections using appropriate fittings.
• Install pipe assemblies, fittings, and valves.
• Perform rough‑in installation of piping.
• Measure pipe sections prior to installation.
• Join pipe by soldering, banding, cementing, clamping, and brazing.
• Attach pipes to walls, structures, and fixtures.
• Cut pipe.
• Fit valves, couplings, or assemblies to tanks, pumps, or systems using hand tools.
• Locate leaks using soap and water solutions or pressure gauges and repair broken pipes.
• Measure, cut, thread, and bend pipe using hand and power tools.
• Cut and bore holes in structures such as bulkheads, decks, walls, and mains prior to appliance or pipe installation.
• Fill pipes or fixtures with proper test medium such as water, air, nitrogen, or argon.
• Join pipes or tubing to equipment and to fuel, water, or refrigerant source to form a complete circuit.
• Repair or replace fixtures.
• Disassemble and remove damaged or worn pipe.

• Valid driver’s license, dependable transportation, and ability to meet company driver qualification policy.
• Preferred:
  Universal Refrigerant Card and Gas Fitters Card (Type I and Universal).
• Preferred:
  Medical Gas Installer certification or ability to obtain.

• Competitive pay.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Apprenticeship opportunities with a pathway to licensure.
• Growth and development opportunities.
• Scholarship program for employees’ children.
• Discounts at major automotive, computer, and cell phone companies.
• Employee referral incentives.
• Company mobile phone and/or tablet.
• Company vehicle.
• Company uniforms.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurances.
• Short‑term and long‑term disability insurance.
• Accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Health care and dependent day care FSAs.
• Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• 401(k) plan with Roth IRA option.
• Pet insurance.
• Annual bonus.
• Generous vacation, holidays, and sick time.