Plumber

Lccpa; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 39,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Lccpa in Allentown, PA seeks a journeyman plumber to repair, replace, and redesign piping systems for county facilities. You will read building plans, select materials, and coordinate shutoffs with other personnel.

You will weld, braze, and install pumps, valves, gauges, and other components, while maintaining safety standards and records of work performed. Must have three to four years of plumbing experience, with at least one year at journeyman level, and a GED or high school diploma; must be

Qualifications

• Education to at least high school level or GED.
• 3-4 years plumbing experience, with at least 1 year at journeyman level.
• Ability to read and interpret building plans and sketches.
• Welding, brazing and joining of pipes; knowledge of safety precautions.
• Ability to lift heavy or unwieldy fixtures and carry equipment.

Responsibilities

• Repair, replace, install and alter plumbing fixtures and systems; inspect for codes and standards.
• Coordinate materials, equipment and job schedules including shutoffs with building personnel.
• Instruct and supervise others as needed; may lead other trades on larger jobs.
• Maintain records of jobs performed and materials used.

Skills

Plumbing principles

Tools & safety

Read building plans

Record keeping

Lifting heavy objects

Instructions comprehension

Education

High School Diploma or GED

3-4 years plumbing experience (Journeyman level 1+ year)

Tools

Welding

Brazing

Pipe fitting

Job description

General Definition:

• This is skilled plumbing work at the journeyman level. A position in this class repairs, replaces, alters and redesigns equipment and piping systems for County facilities and buildings. Work also includes the incidental performance of work in related trades. A position in this class is differentiated from those in related classes by the incumbents responsibility for the individual accomplishment of assigned work. A position in this class reports directly to a technical supervisory position.

Typical Examples of Work:

• Receives work and job orders for repair, installation or other maintenance work with plumbing fixtures and/or systems such as oxygen, steam, water, sewage and chemical treatment; inspects and studies building plans and drawings to identify work requirements and plans; prepares area for work, including opening partitions as necessary for access to affected area or fixture; makes repair or alteration, installing piping, pumps, valves, gauges and other system component parts; fixes parts in place by welding, brazing and burning joints; hooks up electrical and/or electronic equipment into systems; inspects finished job for conformance to requirements, codes and accepted trade standards.
• Determines materials needed for jobs, checking against supplies; orders and receives supplies and equipment for each job; coordinates schedule for job performance, including the shutoff of water and other elements so provided, with other building personnel and those in affected area; keeps records of jobs performed, materials used and related information; reads and records metering systems, reporting water, sewage and chlorination levels to building or facility management personnel; works with contractors, inspectors and vendors to plan for and coordinate efforts in larger alteration or repair jobs; may instruct and oversee the work of other personnel providing assistance with jobs; may assist other trades personnel and/or perform such maintenance work.
• Performs other work as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Thorough knowledge of plumbing principles, practices, methods and techniques commonly employed in the repair, alteration and installation of plumbing fixtures and systems.
• Thorough knowledge of the tools, substances, and safety precautions of the plumbing trade.
• Knowledge of principles and practices addressed by, and general provisions of, plumbing, environmental, safety and other code requirements.
• Skill in the use and maintenance of plumbing tools and materials.
• Ability to learn the specific codes and regulatory provisions governing plumbing work in the County.
• Ability to read and interpret building plans and sketches.
  Ability to determine time, materials and equipment required to complete assigned jobs.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to keep records of activities.
• Ability to lift, carry and maneuver into position: pipes, joints, and other such heavy and/or unwieldy fixtures.
• Ability to work in close proximity to nursing facility patients, families and visitors, if required by work assignment.

Acceptable Training & Experience:

• Education equivalent to completion of the twelfth school grade.
• Three to four years plumbing work, one year which shall have been at the journeyman level.
• Or any equivalent combination of acceptable training and experience which has provided the knowledge, skills and abilities cited above.

Schedule:

• Monday through Friday 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

Education:

• G.E.D. or High School Diploma

Comments:

• Must commute between multiple job sites.

A criminal background check may be required.