Plumber

The Tustin Group; Bethlehem (Northampton County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Tustin Group is seeking a Plumbing Technician to perform installation, maintenance, and repair of plumbing fixtures and systems across commercial settings. The role emphasizes diagnosing issues, proactive maintenance, and adherence to safety standards to ensure high quality and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities include servicing systems, installing fixtures, collaborating with teams, and maintaining detailed job records.

Qualifications

• Experience with installation and repair of water treatment equipment, piping and controls, underground storm sanitary, and water piping systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform service and maintenance tasks on commercial plumbing systems, including pipes, drains, fixtures, and water heaters.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot plumbing issues, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions.
• Conduct preventive maintenance inspections to identify potential problems and address them proactively.
• Install, repair, and replace plumbing fixtures such as sinks, toilets, urinals, faucets, and water fountains.
• Work with copper, PVC, PEX, and cast iron for installations and repairs.
• Collaborate with team members and contractors to ensure timely project completion.
• Follow safety protocols and PPE requirements; handle hazardous materials properly.
• Maintain accurate records of work, materials, and time spent on each job.

Skills

Plumbing installation

Diagnostics and repair

Commercial plumbing

Code compliance

Safety and PPE

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Physical stamina

License preferred

Job description

Summary:

The Plumbing Technician is responsible for performing all aspects of plumbing including installation, modification, maintenance, and repair of plumbing fixtures ensuring the highest standards of quality, safety, and customer satisfaction. This role requires expertise in diagnosing, repairing, and installing a wide range of plumbing fixtures and systems in commercial settings.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform service and maintenance tasks on commercial plumbing systems, including but not limited to, pipes, drains, fixtures, and water heaters.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot plumbing issues, identifying the root cause and implementing effective solutions promptly.
• Conduct preventive maintenance inspections to identify potential problems and address them proactively.
• Install, repair, and replace plumbing fixtures, including sinks, toilets, urinals, faucets, and water fountains.
• Work with various materials such as copper, PVC, PEX, and cast iron to complete plumbing installations and repairs.
• Collaborate with other team members and contractors to ensure timely completion of projects and tasks.
• Adhere to all safety protocols and regulations, including wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and following proper procedures for handling hazardous materials.
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and overtime as needed.
• Maintain accurate records of work performed, materials used, and time spent on each job.
• Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Experience and Skills:

• Experience with installation and repair of water treatment equipment, piping and controls, underground storm sanitary, and water piping systems.
• Proficient in diagnosing and repairing various plumbing systems and fixtures.
• Familiarity with commercial building codes, regulations, and industry standards.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Professional, ethical, and a team player willing to grow with the company.
• Valid license/certification preferred.
• Physical ability to lift heavy objects, climb ladders, and work in confined spaces.

Physical Demands:

• Work is mostly performed in an outdoor setting with some tasks in an office environment.
• Hand-eye Coordination is necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office equipment.
• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.
• Frequently required to stand and talk or hear, walk, sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawln and smell.
• Must be able to climb ladders and work heights.
• Occasionally lift up to fifty (50) pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

• Normally works in outside weather conditions, near moving mechanical parts, and in high, precarious places.
• Exposure to wet and humid conditions, airborne particles and confined spaces.

Disclosure Statement:

Job descriptions assist organizations in ensuring that qualified employees are selected. They are also essential to an effective appraisal system and related promotion, transfer, layoff, and termination decisions. Well-constructed job descriptions are an integral part of any effective compensation system.

All descriptions have been reviewed to ensure that only essential functions and basic duties have been included. Peripheral tasks, only incidentally related to each position, have been excluded. Requirements, skills, and abilities included have been determined to be the minimal standards required to successfully perform the positions. In no instance, however, should the duties, responsibilities, and requirements delineated be interpreted as all inclusive. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is possible that requirements may be modified to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. However, no accommodation will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which impose undue hardships on the organization and The Tustin Group as an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts. The organization maintains its status as an at-will employer. Employees can be terminated for any reason not prohibited by law. Job descriptions are not an offer of employment.