Plumber Ops – Facilities Maintenance Tech

Laphcc; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 61,992,000 - 82,656,000; Full time

Job summary

The Florida Department of Children and Families seeks a Plumber OPS to install, inspect, maintain, and repair plumbing and heating fixtures across NFETC facilities in Gainesville. The role requires independent judgment, collaboration across the program office, and attention to safety and detail.

Minimum qualifications include two years of plumbing experience, vocational training, and a Class E driver's license.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in plumbing.
• 720 classroom hours may substitute for each year of required experience.
• Possession of a Classified Driver's License (Class E) as per Florida statutes.

Responsibilities

• Installs, maintains and repairs plumbing and heating fixtures and accessories.
• Maintains fixtures such as faucets, sinks, valves, vents, water coolers and fountains.
• Operates State owned vehicles as required.
• Opens clogged drains and maintains sewer lines.
• Maintains high- and low-pressure boilers and related systems; cleans equipment.
• Requisitions materials and cuts/threads pipe for installation.

Skills

Plumbing knowledge

Pipe tools

Planning & coordination

Communication

Teamwork

Physical fitness

Lifting 50 pounds

Weather tolerance

CPR/First Aid

Read blueprints

Education

Vocational/technical plumbing training

Class E Driver’s license

Tools

Pipe cutters

Reamers

Threading machines

General plumbing tools

Job description

The Florida Department of Children and Families seeks a Plumber OPS to install, inspect, maintain, and repair plumbing and heating fixtures across NFETC facilities in Gainesville. The role requires independent judgment, collaboration across the program office, and attention to safety and detail.

Minimum qualifications include two years of plumbing experience, vocational training, and a Class E driver's license.