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IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR:
ÂÂÂÂ Project Foreman/Superintendent
PRIMARY FUNCTION
Assembles, installs, and repairs pipes, fittings, and fixtures of heating, water, and drainage systems, according to specifications and plumbing codes.
TYPICAL DUTIES
Studies building plans and working drawings to determine work aids required and sequence of installations.Â
Inspects structure to ascertain obstructions to be avoided to prevent weakening of structure resulting from installation of pipe.
Locates and marks position of pipe and pipe connections and passage holes for pipes in walls and floors, using ruler, spirit level, and plumb bob.
Cuts openings in walls and floors to accommodate pipe and pipe fittings, using handtools and power tools.
Cuts & threads pipe, using pipe cutters, cutting torch, and pipe-threading machine.
Bends pipe to required angle by use of pipe-bending machine or by placing pipe over block and bending it by hand.
Assembles and installs valves, pipe fittings, and pipes composed of metals, such as iron, steel, brass, and lead, and nonmetals, such as glass, vitrified clay, and plastic using handtools and power tools.Â
Joins pipes by use of screws, bolts, fittings, solder, plastic solvent, and calks joints.
Fills pipe system with water or air and reads pressure gauges to determine whether system is leading.
Installs and repairs plumbing fixtures, such as sinks, commodes, bathtubs, water heaters, hot water tanks, garbage disposal units, dishwashers, and water softeners.
Repairs and maintains plumbing, by replacing washers in leaky faucets, mending burst pipes, and opening clogged drains.
Other duties as assigned.REQUIREMENTS
ÂÂEducational and experience preferences: Minimum high school diploma or equivalent. 2-4 years experience in duties described above and/or equivalent combination of experience and technical training or apprenticeship program. Completion of apprenticeship program and journeyman certification at one or more levels may be required.
ÂÂWorkers should be able to: Work within precise standards of accuracy; Rate information using standards which can be measured or checked; Compare and see differences in the size, shape, and form of lines, figures, and objects; Look at flat drawings or pictures and understand how they would look as solid objects; and follow oral and written directions, plans, and blueprints. Physically, workers must be able to: See well (either naturally or with correction); Coordinate the movements eyes, hands and fingers; Use hands, arms and fingers fully; Climb and maintain balance on ladders and scaffolding; Stoop, kneel, crouch crawl, or work at heights as required; and lift and carry objects weighing up to 100 pounds and occasionally more. Completion of apprenticeship program required.
