The employee must become a member of the union within 30 days and retain membership in good standing for the duration of employment.
The employee must have basic knowledge of hand tools used in the plumbing trade.
The employee must have experience using augers, a K-50 snake, a drain camera, and a pipe threader.
The employee must have at least three years of experience as a journeyman-level plumber.
The employee must hold a journey plumbing license.
The employee must hold backflow prevention certification.
The employee must be able to read and comprehend simple instructions and work orders.
The employee must be able to write basic sentences to close out work orders.
The employee must be able to present and pass information to coworkers and Facilities Service Center staff.
The employee must be able to perform assigned duties independently and with minimum supervision.
The employee must be willing to work within all applicable university policies and union contracts.
Responsibilities
Install, maintain, troubleshoot, inspect, test, and repair plumbing, gas, and air equipment and their distribution systems in accordance with District of Columbia plumbing and gas code requirements.
Perform routine maintenance on fixtures, including snaking clogged drain lines, repairing leaking faucets, and replacing worn or defective fixtures.
Operate, repair, and maintain pumps, including sewage ejectors, centrifugal pumps, and sump pumps.
Work from schematics, blueprints, and verbal instructions.
Recommend materials, tools, and equipment needed to complete assigned work.
Suggest energy-conservation and safety measures.
Assist with inventory of equipment, materials, supplies, and tools assigned to the plumbing shop.
Teach others plumbing best practices as needed.
Complete assigned work and maintain required daily work-order requests, master charts, and records.
Perform additional assigned duties, including setup for graduation, move-in weekend work, and snow-removal operations.
Participate in the on-call rotation and carry the callback phone when scheduled, including resetting fire alarms and breakers as needed.
Maintain the work vehicle and tools, including taking the vehicle for scheduled oil changes, maintaining proper tire pressure, and promptly reporting damage to a supervisor.
Desired Qualifications
A high school diploma or GED is preferred.
Posting Title
Plumber
Overview
This position is classified as an essential position. Performs a variety of journeyman level technical duties associated with the operation, maintenance, installation, and alteration or campus plumbing, gas, and air equipment and its distribution systems. Also includes heat systems under the Building Maintenance Department’s jurisdiction. Per the collective bargaining agreement, the person filling this position must become a member of the Union within 30 days and retain membership in good standing for the duration of employment.
The projected salary or hourly pay range for this position which represents the full range of anticipated compensation is: $36.81
Responsibilities
Installs, maintains, troubleshoots, inspects, tests and repairs plumbing, gas and air equipment and its distribution systems in accordance with the District of Columbia plumbing and gas code requirements for the operational needs of the University.
Perform routine maintenance on fixtures such as snaking clogged drain lines, repairing leaking faucets, replace worn or bad fixtures, etc.
Must be familiar with pump operation, repair and maintenance; i.e. sewage ejectors, centrifugal pumps, sump pumps, etc.
Must be able to work from schematics, blue prints and/or verbal instructions.
Makes recommendations to immediate supervisor for materials, tools, and equipment to carry out assigned work. Suggests energy conservation measures and suggests safety measures.
Assists with the inventory of equipment, material, supplies and tools assigned to the plumbing shop.
Must be able to work independently and with minimum supervision and willing to teach others best practices.
Responsible for performance, completion, quantity, and quality of all work assigned, filling out daily work order requests, and keeping master charts or records as required.
Performs additional duties as assigned on a regular or requested basis i.e., setting up for graduation, working move-in weekend, snow removal ops, etc.
Participate in the on-call rotation and carry the call-back phone when scheduled. Additional duties associated while on call include, but not limited to, resetting fire alarms, resetting breakers, etc
Keep work vehicle and tools maintained properly. Take vehicle for oil change when scheduled, keep proper air pressure in tires, report any damage to supervisor immediately, etc.
Qualifications
High School diploma or G.E.D. perferred
Must have the basic knowledge of all hand tools used in the plumbing trade.
Must have experience using augers, K-50 snake, drain camera, pipe threader, etc.
Must have at least (3) years’ experience as a journeyman level plumber.
Must have a Journey Plumbing license.
Must have backflow prevention certification.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions and work orders.
Ability to write basic sentences in order to close out work orders.
Ability to present/pass on information to co-workers and the Facilities Service Center staff
Ability to perform assigned duties independently and with minimum supervision.
Willingness to perform within all guidelines of existing University policies and/or union contracts.