Job Description
Occupational Summary
This occupation requires the installation, repair, and maintenance of plant plumbing systems, fittings, accessories and fixtures (including sanitary, steam, various gas, air, Fire Protection systems, hydraulics, water, etc.
and various gas and oil direct fired production and heating equipment.
Determines routing of pipe, sequence of operations and location of plumbing lines, fixtures and accessories and equipment.
Follows trade practice, specifications, blueprints, sketches and applicable state, municipal, and underwriters' standards and ordinances.
Computes kind, size and amount of pipe, connections and other materials when necessary.
Marks lines and points on walls, floors, ceilings and open areas or sets stakes to locate pipe routes, inlets, outlets, connections, fixtures and equipment.
Prepares working and recording sketches as required.
Installs, connects and tests such sanitary plumbing fixtures as urinals, water closets, wash basins, sinks and such plant plumbing facilities as complete compressed air, fire sprinkling, hydraulic, various gas, steam and other pressure systems.
Trouble shoots on plumbing breakdowns by diagnosing trouble, and repairing, replacing or taking other corrective action.
Utilize computerized equipment to perform the work described herein. Services and maintains various gas equipment. Installs and maintains steam line insulation.
Overhauls various gas and oil direct fired production and heating equipment by disassembling, diagnosing trouble, replacing and / or repairing faulty parts such as burners, baffles, pilots, governors, floats, strainers, oil pumps and thermocouples.
Reassembles, installs and functionally tests equipment. Calibrates and makes any adjustment required.
Performs heating, cutting and welding (not requiring high pressure certification, unless qualified) for the installation of plumbing systems.
May be required to possess license or certificate as required by law. Will possess current compliance with all Company required certifications.
Required to have the following minimum level of experience and / or training : Three years of industrial plumbing, heavy commercial pipe and / or steam fitting experience, including the ability to read and interpret detail plumbing assembly and installation drawings and plumbing schematics.
NOTE : Residential plumbing does NOT meet this requirement. May require a valid master plumber's license or certification from an established licensing agency.
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Desired skills
Master plumber's license or certification from an established licensing agency.
Verifiable industrial plumbing experience required to include : pipefitting, gas piping and fittings, steam piping and fittings, water and wastewater collection and distribution systems.
Cutting torch and welding are desired.