Hospital Plumber: Critical Facilities & Repairs

Jackson Health System; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Jackson Memorial Hospital is seeking a skilled plumber for its facilities maintenance team in Miami. You will install, repair, and maintain a wide range of plumbing fixtures and gas lines while following safety procedures and quality standards.

The successful candidate will hold a valid Journeyman plumber’s license and be able to work a full-time daytime shift in a fast-paced hospital environment, ensuring reliable water services and sanitation across departments.

Qualifications

• Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work accurately while meeting multiple deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.
• Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with critical thinking and professional composure.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions.
• Ability to exercise sound and independent judgment.
• Knowledge and skill in use of job appropriate technology and software applications.

Responsibilities

• Installs, maintains and repairs valves, faucets, sterilizers, bathtubs, sinks, lavatories, sewers, vents, drinking fountains, water heaters and other fixtures.
• Maintains a positive attitude toward superiors, co-workers, patients and customers in general.
• Installs, maintains and repairs gas lines, valves, alarms and related equipment.
• Observes established safety practices and procedures.
• Operates and uses specialized plumbing tools and equipment such as ratchet cutters, reamers, electric and gasoline powered sewer snakes, pipe wrenches, chain wrenches and pipe vices.
• Reads and interprets blueprints, sketches and diagrams.
• Cleans and flushes boilers, storage and return tanks, hot water heaters and similar equipment.
• Repairs, replaces and checks high and low pressure steam boilers, blows down and flushes boilers; checks, repairs and replaces safety devices and controls as necessary.
• Installs pipe and hoses on fire trucks, spray trucks, and other specialized equipment and apparatus.
• Maintains piping systems by opening clogged drains with plungers or other devices; snakes-out pipes and fixtures, replaces washers on leaky faucets; tests for leaks by filling pipe with water under pressure and checking fall pressure with gauges.
• Installs irrigation systems including pumps, pressure tanks, sprinkler controls and connectors.
• Demonstrates behaviors of service excellence and CARE values (Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Expertise).
• Performs all other related job duties as assigned.

Education

High School diploma

Job description

Jackson Memorial Hospital is seeking a skilled plumber for its facilities maintenance team in Miami. You will install, repair, and maintain a wide range of plumbing fixtures and gas lines while following safety procedures and quality standards.

The successful candidate will hold a valid Journeyman plumber’s license and be able to work a full-time daytime shift in a fast-paced hospital environment, ensuring reliable water services and sanitation across departments.