Plumber A

Description

JOB TITLE:   Plumber

JOB SUMMARY: Repair, replace and/or install new plumbing fixtures, equipment, and systems. Perform preventive maintenance on plumbing systems and components. Maintain sewage treatment plant and municipal water system. Perform other miscellaneous duties. May be asked to serve as Lead Plumber for the plumbing team.

REPORTS TO: Engineering Manager 

PRIMARY DUTIES & FUNCTIONS:

1. Investigate, troubleshoot, diagnose, and correct reported problems with, or malfunctions of plumbing fixtures,  equipment, and/or systems. 
2. Perform preventive maintenance on existing plumbing systems and components.
3. Install new piping, fixtures, equipment,  and systems as directed by the Engineering Manager or the Assistant Engineering Manager. 
4. Maintain Skytop’s municipal sewage treatment plant, including the sampling of effluent and maintaining  equipment.
5. Maintain a stock of spare parts, supplies, and tools necessary to minimize plumbing-related disruptions to the normal daily operation of Skytop Lodge and Skytop’s municipal water system.
6. Maintain records necessary for the efficient and effective operation of the Plumbing Shop, including the  timely submission of material lists to the Engineering Manager.
7. May be asked to serve as a team “lead man” when accompanied by Plumber “B”.
8. Must be willing and generally available to respond to a request to make emergency repairs outside of normally  scheduled working hours. 
9. Perform other duties as directed by the Engineering Manager or the Assistant Engineering Manager.

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS: 

• As a plumber at Skytop, you are in one primary location and no traveling required (except on property).

• Includes cleaning of uniforms that are provided by Skytop. 

• Lunch included 

Requirements

 SKILLS REQUIRED: 

1. Competence in the safe use of all hand  and power tools, equipment, chemicals, and supplies used in the required work.
2. Competence in necessary procedures and routines associated with required work.
3. Must be able to drive a standard transmission vehicle, and possess a valid driver’s license.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: High School education or equivalency preferred. Must have the ability to read, write, speak and understand English. Must have good basic math skills. Must have a specific training in plumbing trade through either an educational process, thorough on –the-job training, or an apprenticeship program. 

PRIOR EXPERIENCE: Minimum of three years in plumbing trade.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS: In addition to basic plumbing knowledge, experience in working with air conditioning, Steam, water distribution, and sewage systems is desirable. 

PERSONALITY REQUIREMENTS: Must be self-motivated, dependable, flexible, trustworthy, courteous, and self-oriented. 

RESPONSIBLE FOR: Tools, equipment, Plumbing Shop inventory, keys, and truck. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Job requires active work all day long, including walking, stretching and lifting. Lifting can involve normal plumbing fixtures and equipment weight up to 100 pounds. 

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Work takes place in many places throughout the Lodge and on the property. This includes all rooms, crawl spaces and tunnels of the Lodge, as well as dormitories, shops, sports facilities, other outlying buildings, and the sewage treatment plant.

HAZARDS ENCOUNTERED: Typical hazards associated with physical work involving tools, equipment, lifting, and chemicals. Also, exposure to raw sewage, live stream, hot water, hot pipes, and containment vessels, and entrance into confined spaces.

NOTICE:

Job descriptions are not intended, and should not be construed, to be exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with a job. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management must reserve the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush job, or technological development) dictate.