Hospital Commercial Plumber — Maintain Critical Systems

University of Washington; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Washington Medical Center - Montlake is seeking a Commercial Plumber to join its maintenance organization. This full-time, first-shift role offers an opportunity to work across hospital facilities, research spaces, morgues, laboratories and commercial kitchens, performing skilled plumbing and piping tasks.

Responsibilities include diagnosing and repairing potable water and waste piping, installing fixtures, and maintaining pumps, valves and medical gas piping.

Qualifications

• Completion of a recognized apprenticeship as a plumber/pipefitter/steamfitter, OR full journey status as a plumber/pipefitter/steamfitter in a union, OR four years’ applicable work experience.
• Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements such as a license, certification, and/or registration.

Responsibilities

• Respond to daily hospital customer orders for clogs, leaks, dripping faucets, steam radiators not working, etc.
• Install, remove and repair all categories of plumbing fixtures.
• Inspect, diagnose, repair, and maintain potable water, waste, vent, and process piping systems.
• Repair and maintain piping, tanks, pumps, pressure vessels, and associated systems.
• Install, service and adjust pumps, ejectors, valves, coils, and heat exchangers.
• Follow proper procedures for working on medical gas piping, testing, alarm systems, and leak detection.
• Install, maintain, and troubleshoot piping, traps, regulators, strainers, and condensate systems.

Education

Apprenticeship/journey status in plumbing/pipefitting/steamfitting

Job description

The University of Washington Medical Center - Montlake is seeking a Commercial Plumber to join its maintenance organization. This full-time, first-shift role offers an opportunity to work across hospital facilities, research spaces, morgues, laboratories and commercial kitchens, performing skilled plumbing and piping tasks.

Responsibilities include diagnosing and repairing potable water and waste piping, installing fixtures, and maintaining pumps, valves and medical gas piping.