Plumber

Type of Appointment: Full Time Probationary

Job Classification:Plumber

Anticipated Hiring Range: $5998 - $6492 per month

Work Schedule:Monday - Friday 8:00am- 4:30pm


THE DEPARTMENT:

Facilities Planning and Management (FP&M) serves as the lead organization for planning developing and maintaining the campus natural and built environments in support of the universitys mission. The department seeks to preserve and enhance CPPs history aesthetics physical assets and natural ecosystems through coordinated planning design and construction of buildings roads infrastructure landscaping and other physical improvements. As an advocate on behalf of the university and its auxiliaries FPM strives to provide facilities that meet scope budget operational needs and functional requirements. FPM is comprised of approximately 200 facilities professionals (FTE) that also provides maintenance services including custodial services landscaping recycling building and mechanical trades energy and utility management and auto fleet services. The workforce is culturally diverse and multilingual. Its composition includes full time staff throughout FPM who are also earning their degrees and many whom have graduated from Cal Poly Pomona. The staff includes licensed architects and engineers accountants planners project managers administrative staff carpenters plumbers locksmiths painters electricians landscapers computer technicians custodians and other building and mechanical trade technicians

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Organizational Excellence

• Collaborate openly with FP&M colleagues to share information support organizational excellence through continuous improvement and develop FP&M into a best-in-class Facilities department. FP&M colleagues include but are not limited to EH&S Facilities Maintenance and Operations shops and the Planning Design and Construction units as all these operations have the potential to affect the Plumbing Shop.
• Work with Campus Planning and Design and Construction units to ensure that campus plumbing standards are incorporated installed and inspected for compliance.
• Collaborate with other units in FP&M to monitor and manage the interactive effects between other shops preventative maintenance and the Plumbing Shop.
• Participate fully in collaborative innovative problem solving within FP&M leveraging primarily existing resources implementing the current FP&M strategy map.

Primary Responsibilities

• Working with one or more crews of skilled journey level plumbers and semi-skilled assistants in the operation and maintenance of the campus Potable & Recycled Water System Gas Distribution System Sewer System and Storm Drain System.
• Works in a team-oriented environment under the supervision and reports to the Plumbing Supervisor or his designee.
• Performs full range of skilled and unskilled plumbing work including the installation maintenance inspection modification remodel and repair of mechanical plumbing equipment and fixtures including utility meters for water gas steam sewage fire sprinkler/prevention heating and chilled water distribution plumbing systems and the automated telemetry systems related to plumbing.
• Incumbents typically maintain troubleshoot and test plumbing systems including backflow prevention devices; assemble install and repair pumps pipes fittings and fixtures; cut thread and weld pipes; assemble and install valves pipe fittings and pipes composed of a variety of metals and materials; manage wet-lab utilities; inspect completed work for conformance with specifications requirements and compliance with applicable building plumbing and safety codes and regulations; perform all work in accordance with established safety procedures; maintain a safe and clean work environment; and consult and work with other trades workers in a team environment to accomplish multi-trade work orders.
• May provide instruction and lead direction to unskilled and semi-skilled assistants in accomplishing assigned work.
• Inspects completed work to ensure it complies with specifications applicable building and safety codes and regulations and sound trade practices.
• Prepares shop related reports and drawings; maintains records and retrieves data related to work performed using manual and/or computerized record keeping systems.
• Maintains a safe and clean work environment; and works with other trades shops. The incumbent also works on new construction and remodeling projects by collaborating with engineering and design consultants; reviews and interprets plans and specifications; coordinates and schedules for utility shutdowns and tie-ins to meet the overall construction objectives; inspects related work performed by contractors; and provides rough order cost estimates of time and material for minor plumbing projects.
• Required to have a backflow prevention certification and able to test backflow devices

General Administration

• Makes recommendations for continuous operational improvements in the Plumbing Shop and applies a team-oriented approach and a service-oriented win-win attitude strong technical skills and communication skills both written and oral.
• Promotes and projects a positive attitude leads by example and promotes customer service philosophy in the department.
• Maintain knowledge of current industry model practices.
• Assist in identifying O&M on recurring non-recurring and deferred maintenance tasks.
• Assists in the preparation of annual operation budget and preparation of capital improvements and deferred maintenance projects.
• Responsible for monitoring expenditures of operating budget evaluating strategic initiatives and/or options in improving operation reliability efficiency and cost effectiveness.
• Prepares supporting materials plans specifications performance standards campus standards for Requests for Proposals; evaluates contractor/vendor performance.
• Reviews campus capital projects and provides input relating to facilities university standards and/or specifications for materials equipment and design.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience: 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 plumbers apprenticeship program
• 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.
• Abilities: 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.
• Required to possess a California Drivers License valid for the operation of any vehicle or equipment they are required to maintain and operate.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Required to have a backflow prevention certification and able to test backflow devices
• Two (2) years of journey level plumber trade experience plus having experience in the following: operation and maintenance of large Hydronic Systems such as campus wide domestic water distribution systems recycled water irrigation systems cross-connection controls water & irrigation central controls system and all the associated infrastructure; reading and working with drawings and specifications; estimating material and labor cost; and performing complex arithmetic calculations with chemical mixtures and ratios.
• Desire and ability to obtain Cross-Connection Prevention certification and the State of California Water Treatment T1 Certificate and State of California Water Distribution D1 Certificate within 24 months of date of hire.

Out of State Work

The California State University (CSU) system is a network of twenty-three public universities providing access to a quality education through the support of California taxpayers. Part of CSUs mission is to prepare educated responsible individuals to contribute to Californias schools economy culture and future. As an agency of the State of California the CSUs business operations almost exclusively reside within California. The CSU Out-of-State Employment Policy prohibits hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside California. For more information go to theCalifornia State University Out-of-State Employment Policy.

Background Check

Cal Poly Pomona will make a conditional offer of employment to final job candidates pending the satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check). The conditional offer of employment may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified determining the suitability of the candidate for the position Cal Poly Pomona will give an individualized assessment to any information that the applicant submits for consideration regarding the criminal conviction history such as the nature gravity and recency of the conviction the candidates conduct performance or rehabilitation efforts since the conviction and the nature of the job applied for. For more information go to theCalifornia State University Background Check Policy.

CSU Classification Salary Range

This position is part of the Teamsters bargaining unit 6. The CSU Classification Standards for this position are located on theCSU Classification Standards website. The CSU Salary Schedule is located on theCSU Salary Schedule website. The classification salary range for this position according to the respective skill level is: minimum $5998 and maximum $8737 per month. Please refer to the anticipated hiring range for the appropriate salary rate for this particular position.

Employment Eligibility Verification

Cal Poly Pomona hires only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United compliance with federal law all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. For more information go theI-9 Acceptable Documents website.

University Driving Requirement

Positions that require driving for university business by using a personal or state vehicle must comply with the Authorized University Driver Policy. Driving records are monitored and evaluated by the Risk Management Department. The Risk Management Department evaluates a good driving report based on the following criteria. The driver must: 1. Have a valid California or other State Drivers license. 2. Have no more than 3 motor vehicle violations or been the cause of 3 accidents in a 12-month period (or any combination of 3 thereof) 3. Not have more than 3 DMV Points if their license is Class C or 4. Not have more than 5 DMV Points if their license is Class A B or C with endorsements. For more information go to theAuthorized University Driver Policy.

Conflict of Interest

This position is a designated position in the California State Universitys Conflict of Interest Code. The successful candidate accepting this position is required to file financial interest disclosure forms subject to state regulations. For more information go to theConflict of Interest policy.

Child Abuse/Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA)

The person holding this position is considered a mandated reporter under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment. Read more at theCalifornia Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act policy.

Security & Fire Safety

In compliance with state and federal crime awareness and campus security legislation including the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act California Education Code section 67380 and the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) Cal Poly Pomonas Annual Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report are available for viewing atCal Poly Pomonas Annual Security ReportandCal Poly Pomonas Annual Fire Safety Report.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination

As a federal contractor Cal Poly Pomona will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. For more information see thePay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision poster.

Reasonable Accommodation

We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact the ADA Coordinator by email at. For more information go toEmployment Notices.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws Cal Poly Pomona provides equal opportunity in employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race sex color ethnicity or national origin. Our commitment to equal opportunity means ensuring that every employee has access to the resources and support they need to thrive and succeed in a university environment and in their communities. Cal Poly Pomona complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act the California Equity in Higher Education Act Californias Proposition 209 (Art. I Section 31 of the California Constitution) other applicable state and federal anti-discrimination laws and CSUs Nondiscrimination Policy. We prohibit discriminatory preferential treatment segregation based on race or any other protected status and all forms of discrimination harassment and retaliation in all university programs policies and practices.

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