PLUMBER SUPERVISOR
County of Los Angeles
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Job summary
County of Los Angeles is seeking a Plumber Supervisor to plan, supervise, and coordinate plumbing projects across multiple sites. The role involves directing journeyman plumbers, coordinating with contractors, and ensuring timely completion of tasks in a large county department.
The position requires journey-level plumbing experience and California certifications. A valid CA driver license, and City registration as a Journey Plumber are required, with testing and background checks conducted as
Qualifications
- Three years of journey-level plumbing experience required.
Responsibilities
- Plans, prioritizes, and assigns plumbing projects to staff and contractors.
- Communicates with personnel, contractors, customers, and supervisors about plumbing projects.
- Responds to emergency calls for service.
- Travels to job sites as needed.
- Maintains stock of materials and tools used for plumbing projects.
Skills
Job description
Filing Period We will be accepting online applications from Thursday, August 20, 2026, 8:00 A.M. (PT) until Wednesday, September 2, 2026, until 5:00 P.M. (PT).
Type Of Recruitment We welcome applications from everyone.
Filing Period We will be accepting online applications from Thursday, August 20, 2026, 8:00 A.M. (PT) until Wednesday, September 2, 2026, until 5:00 P.M. (PT). All applications must be received before 5:00 P.M (PT) on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, to be accepted.
Exam Number J7275H
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Plans, prioritizes, and assigns plumbing projects to bureau personnel and contractors, e.g., Plumbers, Carpenters, Painters, Electricians, Masons, General Maintenance Workers, Air-conditioning Mechanics, and Sheet Metal Workers; and schedules, supervises, and monitors plumbing projects.
Communicates with bureau personnel, contractors, customers, vendors, and supervisors regarding plumbing projects.
Responds to emergency calls for service.
Travels to, and inspects, worksite on an as-needed basis.
Offers expertise and opinions regarding future plumbing projects.
Handles administrative tasks for bureau personnel, e.g., scheduling personnel for projects, monitoring personnel timekeeping practices and vacation and overtime requests, reviewing and updating the status of personnel work in MAXIMO, and preparing personnel performance evaluations, performance logs, and accident and injury reports.
Monitors and maintains the stock of materials and tools that are used for plumbing projects.
Orders materials and tools needed by bureau personnel for plumbing projects.
Keeps up to date with new technologies and materials that are used in plumbing projects.
Prepares reports to the Los Angeles County Sanitation Department regarding water quality, and maintains related documentation.
For more information, please view the classification specification: Plumber Supervisor.
Three years of journey-level experience in plumbing installation, alteration and repair work.
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to use an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
Los Angeles County AND City Certificates of Registration as a Journey Plumber are required.
A City of Los Angeles Regulation 4 Certificate MAY be required for testing Life/Safety systems in County buildings located within the city limits of Los Angeles. Life/Safety systems are defined as: fire alarms, automatic-closing fire assemblies, elevator recall, fire suppression, and emergency power systems.
Physical Class III - Moderate: This class requires that the incumbent stand or walk most of the time with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, reaching, working on irregular surfaces, occasional lifting of objects weighing over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10-25 pounds.
- Journey-level experience applies to a person who has completed an apprenticeship program or is an experienced worker, not a trainee, and is fully qualified and able to perform a specific trade without supervision.
- To qualify, applicants must submit a photocopy of their current and active Los Angeles County and City Certificates of Registration as a Journey Plumber with your online application at the time of filing or within seven (7) calendar days from Wednesday, September 2, 2026. Documents should be submitted to sheriffexamsunit@lasd.org and indicate your name, the exam title, and the exam number. Failure to provide the required documentation will result in application rejection.
As part of this application process, applicants will be required to complete a supplemental questionnaire. The questionnaire contains a pre-investigative questionnaire which will be used as part of the background investigation process to ensure applicants meet the standards set forth by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Applicants who fail the pre-investigative questionnaire will be disqualified and will have to wait three (3) months from the date of the disqualification in order to reapply.
Additional Information
This examination will consist of a Structured Interview assessing: Being Well-versed in Plumbing Knowledge, Supervisory Skills, Troubleshooting Skills, Organizational Skills, Having a Willingness to Learn on the Job, Having the Ability to Read, Understand, and Update Blueprints and Schematics, Computer Skills, Knowledge of Water Treatment; and Verbal Communication Skills, weighted 100%.
If you require an accommodation to fairly compete in any part of the examination process, you will be required to submit documentation from a qualified medical provider or other qualified professional to support your request for a testing accommodation. Please note, you will be contacted at a later time by a Sheriff’s Department representative that will guide you through the process. You will be provided with an initial deadline to submit documentation. Failure to submit the required documentation by the deadline will delay your participation in the examination process and consideration for initial placement on the eligible list.
If you are a veteran, you may be eligible for veteran's credit, which is an additional 10% of the total points added to a passing score. We will need a copy of your form DD214 to review, so please include that with your application or email it to sheriffexamsunit@lasd.org within seven (7) calendar days from Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
The names of applicants receiving a passing grade in the examination will be placed on the eligible list in the order of their group for a period of six (6) months from the date of promulgation.
The list of successful applicants promulgated from this exam will be used to fill vacancies within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Administrative Services Division, Facilities Services Bureau.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (Department) has a "zero tolerance" policy for its employees for the following:
- use of narcotics, controlled substances, and/or prescription drugs without a prescription.
Any employee found in violation of this policy will be subject to discharge.
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Application and Filing Information has been removed due to application instructions.
The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information, please visit: https://employee.hr.lacounty.gov/eeo-programs/.
The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations, please visit: https://hr.lacounty.gov/accessibility/.
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws, you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and will also consider potential mitigating factors, which may include, but is not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).
Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.
Resources to help current and prospective employees plan a career with Los Angeles County are available. To explore career paths to and from nearly all job titles, please visit our interactive Career PathFinder application at http://career-pathfinder.hr.lacounty.gov.
Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy, in all open competitive examinations (i.e., examinations open to everyone), the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran, as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran, who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions.
For more information on veteran’s credit, please visit: https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/205102_PPG_115.pdf
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