Journeyman Plumber

Ace Hardware Corporation; Tyler (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that values integrity and teamwork. As a Journeyman Plumber, you will play a crucial role in providing top-notch plumbing services to the community. Your skills will be essential in diagnosing issues, performing installations, and ensuring customer satisfaction. With a commitment to employee development and a culture that emphasizes gratitude and teamwork, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact while enjoying competitive benefits and a supportive work environment. Embrace the chance to build a rewarding career with a trusted name in home services.

Benefits

401(k) retirement savings plan

Comprehensive health coverage

Paid time off

Incentive/Commission/Bonus opportunities

Tuition assistance program

Annual Ace Cares Week for volunteering

Qualifications

• Minimum of four years plumbing experience required.
• Journeyman or Tradesman License is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve plumbing issues in residential settings.
• Perform installations and repairs in accordance with plumbing codes.

Skills

Plumbing

Diagnostic Skills

Customer Service

Technical Skills

Education

GED or High School Diploma

Journeyman License

Tools

Power Tools

Hand Tools

Job description

Compensation Details:

$50000-$90000 Per Year

Job Description:

Who we are

C. Woods Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical is now an Ace Hardware Company. At Ace Hardware Home Services, we are backed by a brand that customers have trusted for over 100 years. You can trust that you can build a career you will be proud of. A career with excellent income, a consistent work schedule and opportunities for advancements. Your essential contributions will be appreciated, respected, and rewarded. Here you won’t just “have a job,” you will be helping us to reshape the future of home services by providing reliable, best-in-class service to your neighbors in your community.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

The Journeyman Plumber will apply their technical skills and knowledge in performing diagnostic, service, and installation of plumbing in residential and light commercial environments and ensure that work is performed in accordance with relevant codes. Responsibilities include assembling, installing, or repairing pipes, fittings, or fixtures of heating, water, or drainage systems in accordance with plumbing code specifications.

• Performs residential and light commercial service calls to diagnose and resolve plumbing issues.
• Identifies potential problems to prevent premature and/or unexpected breakdowns/callbacks.
• Maintains and repairs plumbing systems carrying water, steam, chemicals, and fuel in heating, cooling, lubricating and other process piping systems.
• Inspects high-pressure, air, steam, water, and gas systems to ascertain malfunctions.
• Repairs or replaces plumbing fixtures, tests joints, and pipe systems.
• Interprets drawings and specifications to determine layout requirements.
• Reviews blueprints, building codes or specifications to determine work details and procedure.
• Studies building plans and inspects structures to assess material and equipment needs, establish sequence of pipe installations, and plan installation around obstructions.
• Measure, cut, thread, bend, ream, and install pipe and pipe fittings.
• Assemble pipe sections, tubing, or fittings.
• Locates and marks position of pipe installations, connections, passage holes, or fixtures in structures.
• Installs pipe assemblies, fittings, valves, appliances or fixtures using hand or power tools.
• Maintains accurate documentation of service calls and time management.
• Submits all complete paperwork in an accurate and timely manner.
• Maintains properly clean and stocked service vehicle.
• Attends weekly departmental meetings.
• Participates in periodic inventory and truck inspections.
• Maintains tools and machinery in good condition and uses all tools in a safety-conscious manner.
• Explains to the client each service performed each time a maintenance or repair is completed and ensures complete customer satisfaction.
• Calls in for PO numbers for any materials picked up at suppliers and provides cost before and after taxes to ensure accuracy.
• Provides pricing to the customer for approval prior to performing any work.
• Maximizes lead opportunities based on the company's business plan.
• Participate in all company-sponsored training classes.

Required knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Must have a minimum of four years of verifiable plumbing experience in a residential service and maintenance operation.
• Tradesman or Journeyman License Required
• Knowledge of local and national plumbing codes.
• Valid driver’s license and a clean driving record.

Educational/certification requirements:

• GED or High School Diploma.
• Journeyman license

Environmental conditions:

• Field service environment.
• Exposure to smells associated with sewer and water, sounds associated with power tools.
• Exposure to dust and other debris.
• Extreme weather conditions.
• Extended work hours to include day and/or evening shifts.
• Local travel.

Physical requirements:

• Ability to work under stressful conditions and may be exposed to verbal and/or physical confrontations.
• Must be able to work extended hours, nights or weekends.
• Ability to stand, walk, and climb ladders and stairs.
• Ability to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl.
• Natural or corrected vision to see and focus for close, distance, peripheral vision with normal depth perception.
• Work assignments may be performed with or without reasonable accommodation to a known disability.

Why should you join our team?

We live our values - W.E.L.I.G.H.T (Winning, Excellence, Love, Integrity, Gratitude, Humility, and Teamwork). Gratitude. Humility. Love. You don’t often see values like these in most corporate statements, but Ace is different. These things are important to us. They represent our commitment to the company, our employees, and to the Ace brand.

In addition to providing our employees a great culture, we offer competitive benefits that address life’s necessities and perks, many of which expand and improve year after year, including:

• Incentive/Commission/Bonus opportunities (Based on role / grade level)
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with matching contributions (once eligibility requirements have been met)
• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision, company paid short-term disability, and long-term disability) and life insurance benefits for you and your dependents.
• Paid time off & paid holidays (depending on role and month of hire)
• Your career at Ace is more than just a job. It’s a chance to be part of something meaningful. We help locally-owned businesses thrive and make an impact in their communities – and we support our employees in doing the same by offering an annual Ace Cares Week, time off work to volunteer at an organization of your choice, opportunities to help Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and the Ace Helpful Fund through the Ace Foundation
• Ace invests in every employee we hire, with a key focus on development and coaching. We offer classes, facilitator-led courses, and a generous tuition assistance program, plus a performance management approach that goes beyond the typical annual review.

About Ace Hardware Home Services

Ace Hardware Home Services is the most trusted provider of home preservation services backed by Ace Hardware and offering a wide range of residential maintenance and home repair services including plumbing, heating, cooling, electrical, handyman and painting.

Ace Hardware has been serving neighbors throughout America for nearly 100 years. Ace recognized the need for a trusted service provider for home repairs and launched Ace Hardware Home Services (AHHS). AHHS is now Bringing Helpful to Your Home ℠ and it is our mission to deliver the same level of Helpful service, convenience & quality that you have come to expect from Ace Hardware.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Ace Hardware Corporation and its subsidiaries are committed to a policy of promoting equal employment opportunities. The company recognizes the importance of diversity and leveraging the skills and talents of all people to the mutual advantage of each individual and the organization. The company is committed to the prevention of employment discrimination related to race, religion, color, sex (including sexual harassment), gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability and military or veteran status, sexual orientation or any other action covered by federal or applicable state/local laws.