Skilled Laborer.Plumbing

Job Code:7502037
Job Family/Function:75 – Labor, Trade, and Facilities Management\Trade-Specific 
FLSA:Nonexempt 
Grade Ladder:MNPS Support Hourly 
Pay Grade:MNPS.SCH007-H 
Duration (days/year):260 
Locations(s):School-Based 

We Are Team MNPS
Metro Schools is one of the largest and most diverse school districts in the United States. Our teachers and staff educate more than 80,000 students in Metro Nashville-Davidson County, preparing them to excel in higher education, work, and life. Our district implements some of the most innovative reform strategies in the nation. We seek to partner with highly effective, engaging teachers, teacher leaders and support staff with a passion for urban education and a go-getter spirit as we strive to become the highest-performing urban district in the nation. Whether you are a teacher, an administrator, or a potential support staff employee, if you want to make a difference, we want to hear from you.

Job Summary

Assemble, install, or repair pipes, fittings, or fixtures of heating water, water, or drainage systems, according to specifications or plumbing codes. Reviews blueprints, building codes, or specification to determine work details or procedures.

What you will do

• Assembles pipe sections, tubing, or fittings using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking, or soldering, brazing, or welding equipment.


• Installs pipe assemblies, fittings, valves, appliances such as dishwashers or water heater, or fixtures such as sinks or toilets, using hand or power tools. Anchors steel supports from ceiling joists to hold pipes in place.


• Keeps records of work assignments.


• Fills pipes or plumbing fixtures with water or air and observe pressure gauges to detect and locate leaks.


• Assists lead plumber in pipe cutting, preassembly, and/or installation of plumbing systems or components.


• Maintains and/or repairs plumbing by replacing defective washers, replacing or mending broken pipes, or opening clogged drains.


• Locates and marks the position of pipe installations, connections, passage holes, or fixtures in structures, using measuring instruments such as rulers or levels.


• Measures, cuts, threads, and/or bends pipe to required angle, using hand or power tools or machines such as pipe cutters, pipe-threading machines, or pipe-bending machines.

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED Required

Experience Qualifications

• 1-2 years’ applicable experience in plumbing system maintenance and repair which provides basic plumbing knowledge including; 1) working with various tools and materials and 2) Using ASSE requirements Required

Skills and Abilities

• Active Listening, Learning Strategies, Troubleshooting, Equipment Selection, Repairing, Judgement, and Decision Making, Time Management, Coordination