FullTime and Permanent; NonExempt; 8 Hours/Day; 252 Days/Year; 12 Months/Year; Grade: KK
General Responsibilities
This position is responsible for performing a variety of skilled journey level work in the repair modification maintenance and installation of new and existing plumbing systems (water/sewer/steam/gas); including pipefitting and steam fitting.
Education and Experience
Requires a high school diploma some college level course work and graduation from an accredited apprenticeship plumbing and pipefitting program or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Also requires at least one year of customer service experience.
Requires a Journey Plumber License DPOR Va. Journeyman Gas Fitter License Va. Backflow Prevention Tester License (City). 2 PSI Natural Gas Certificate. Requires a valid drivers license.
Essential Job Functions
- Oversees and participates in the work of a small group of employees engaged in determining defects repairing installing and maintaining piping and drainage systems for water sewer steam or natural gas.
- Responsibility for troubleshooting testing repairing maintaining and modifying commercial plumbing pipefitting and steamfitting systems and equipment.
- Cuts and threads pipes to ensure proper connections.
- Installs repairs and replaces valves (gas relief and thermo) and related controls traps plumbing fixtures holding units etc.
- Must be able to plan and perform work of the trade at the full masters level.
- Replaces cooling and dual temperature pumps.
- Responsible for repairing and replacing heaters (up to 80 gallons).
- Repairs swimming pool and irrigation piping systems; installs tests and repairs crossconnection and backflow control devices.
- Ensures proper maintenance of hand and power tools such as pipe threaders and cutters electric sewer routers ejector pump machines augers water jet sewer machines gas leak detectors acetylene welding torches backflow testers multimeters temperature sensors and various drills and dies and other plumbing and pipefitting equipment.
- Requires the ability to perform well under emergency repair.
- Requires the ability to adapt to constantly changing priority work situations.
- Responsible for skilled use of tools equipment and materials pertinent to the trade.
- Ensures safety of the work area.
- Uses ladders and scaffolding.
- Works under the general supervision of a Senior Coordinator of Student Support Services.
- Performs other duties as assigned.