Plumber

KEM Hospital; Pune District; On-site; INR 240,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

KEM Hospital invites qualified Plumbing Technicians to join our maintenance team. The role covers attending and resolving hospital plumbing issues, preventive maintenance, and ensuring safe water supply across wards, OT, and labs.

Candidates with ITI Plumber certification, 2–3 years hospital experience, and knowledge of pumps, valves, fixtures are preferred. The job is full-time and on-site at our Pune facility.

Qualifications

• ITI – Plumber or relevant trade certification.
• Experience of minimum 3 years in plumbing with basic knowledge of tools and water systems.
• PMC- or local plumbing license/certification is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Attend plumbing-related complaints across the hospital and report to the officer.
• Handle urgent breakdowns in patient-care areas on priority.
• Carry out preventive maintenance and routine servicing of plumbing installations.
• Inspect pumps, tanks and fixtures for leakage or malfunction.
• Install, replace and repair sanitary fixtures and pipelines as required.
• Coordinate with Civil, Electrical, HVAC and clinical teams when work affects operations.

Skills

Plumbing experience

Water distribution systems

Basic tool knowledge

Education

ITI – Plumber

10th/12th Pass

Tools

Pumps

Valves

Sanitary fixtures

Job description

QUALIFICATION:

• 10th / 12th Pass.
• ITI – Plumber / relevant trade certification will be an added advantage.
• Experience of Minimum 3 years in the field and basic knowledge of plumbing tools, pumps, valves, sanitary fixtures and water distribution systems.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 2–3 years of relevant experience; hospital / healthcare facility experience will be preferred.
• Experience in maintenance of plumbing systems in a large multi-storey / institutional facility is desirable.
• Candidates having PMC / relevant local plumbing license or certification will have an added advantage.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Attend all plumbing-related complaints across the hospital, associated clinical areas, offices, hostels and other assigned premises, and provide timely feedback to the Assistant Maintenance Officer – Civil / reporting officer.
• Attend urgent plumbing breakdowns in critical and patient-care areas such as OTs, ICUs, wards, emergency areas, laboratories, dialysis, CSSD and other clinical departments on priority basis.
• Carry out preventive maintenance, inspection and routine servicing of plumbing installations to minimize breakdowns and service interruptions.
• Check well-water, fresh-water and other associated water-supply pumps for satisfactory operation and immediately report abnormalities.
• Monitor water storage tanks, including well-water and fresh-water tanks, and ensure timely refilling as per hospital operational requirements.
• Inspect pipelines, valves, joints, taps, flush systems, sanitary fittings, traps and drainage points for leakage, blockage or malfunction.
• Install, replace and repair wash basins, commodes, urinals, taps, flush valves, health faucets, sinks and other sanitary/plumbing fixtures.
• Repair existing plumbing lines and install new pipelines, fittings and valves wherever required as per approved work instructions.
• Attend and clear washbasin, sink, floor-trap and drainage blockages, ensuring proper flow and hygienic conditions.
• Attend complaints and carry out maintenance of water purifiers / Aqua Guards installed in hospital and hostel areas, where assigned.
• Assist in maintenance of hot-water supply systems, circulation lines, geyser connections and associated plumbing components, where applicable.
• Monitor and attend leakages in concealed and exposed plumbing lines and take immediate action to prevent water wastage, damage to infrastructure and disruption to patient-care services.
• Support plumbing works related to renovation, new installations, shifting of departments and project works, including dismantling, installation, testing and commissioning.
• Coordinate with Civil, Electrical, HVAC, Biomedical, Infection Control, housekeeping and clinical teams whenever plumbing work affects patientcare or support services.
• Maintain basic records of breakdown complaints, preventive-maintenance activities, repairs, replaced materials and pending plumbing issues as instructed.
• Ensure proper isolation / shutdown of water lines before repair work and restore the supply safely after testing, with minimum disruption to hospital operations.
• Follow hospital safety, infection‑control, work‑permit and housekeeping requirements while working inside clinical and patient‑care areas.
• Use tools, equipment and materials responsibly and report shortages, damaged tools or recurring failures to the reporting officer.
• Immediately raise major leakages, repeated failures, pump/tank abnormalities, drainage failures or any issue that may affect patient safety or hospital operations.
• Remain available for emergency plumbing support / breakdown calls as per the duty roster and hospital requirements.
• Any other work / responsibility assigned by the HOD / Management in the course of business/work, whether within the same unit/department or any other unit/department, from time to time.