Plumber

Avera Health; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO day 1

Retirement match 5%

Career mentorship

Job summary

Avera Health is seeking a skilled Plumber/Maintenance Technician at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. The role is regular, daytime hours with rotating weekends and holidays, and includes a $3,000 sign-on bonus for qualifying candidates.

Pay ranges from $25.50 to $38.00 per hour depending on experience. Responsibilities include installing, repairing, and maintaining plumbing systems, sprinklers, medical gases, and natural gas lines.

Qualifications

• Valid driver's license and SD plumbing license required within 120 days.
• Experience with plumbing systems, codes, and preventive maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Perform plumbing services and general maintenance duties.
• Repair and modify systems including sprinklers and medical gases.
• Maintain knowledge of plumbing layouts and shutoffs.
• Monitor work orders and complete preventive maintenance rounds.
• Oversee outside plumbers and ensure inspections.

Skills

Plumbing codes

Maintenance

Troubleshooting

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Driver's license

SD plumbing license

Tools

Brazing equipment

Welding equipment

Job description

Location:

Avera McKennan Hospital

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Primarily days with rotating weekends and holidays (United States of America)

Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$25.50 - $38.00

Position Highlights

Monday- Friday 9:00am-5:30pm; 80 hours 2 weeks

Every5thweekend second shift/holiday once a year

$3,000.00 Sign on Bonus to those that qualify!

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Responsible to perform a variety of general, mechanical, and preventative maintenance duties as well as inspections, servicing, repair, and overhaul of equipment and facilities of the hospital.

What you will do

• Understands and implements current plumbing codes. Provides plumbing services and general maintenance duties.
• Works with special systems (sprinklers, medical gases, natural gas) including repairs, troubleshooting, and modifications.
• Demonstrates current knowledge of plumbing system layouts including isolations valves and shutoff's.
• Monitors work orders routinely, prioritizing work and completing work order duties. Completes maintenance rounds, logs and records according to preventive maintenance plan.
• Operates brazing/soldering/welding equipment.
• Monitors the activities of outside plumbing contractors.
• Keeps contract plumbers informed of all plumbing work performed for final inspection and approval (applicable to Journeyman only).

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Drivers License - Licensing Board Upon Hire
• Plumber (State License) - South Dakota Plumbing Commission within 120 Days and

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera's mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera's values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera's standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to [e-mail].