Plumber

Crew Life at Sea Ltd.; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 201,000 - 312,000; Full time

Job summary

Crew Life at Sea Ltd. seeks a qualified Plumber to service vessels operating from Cape Town. You will check sewage plants, vacuum systems, treatment plants and related tanks, and report shortages to the Hotel Engineer.

You will install vacuum toilet systems and faucets, repair steam and water pipes in galley, cabins, spa, and laundry, and maintain pool equipment when no Water and Pool Operator is on board, while upholding health and safety protocols.

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining plumbing systems on ships or maritime environments.
• Knowledge of sewage, vacuum, and water-piping systems is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Check sewage plants (toilet, vacuum, treatment) and report item shortages to Hotel Engineer.
• Clean and monitor laundry grey water filters and cabin discharge filters; report to Hotel Technician.
• Install vacuum toilet systems and faucets in various ship areas, ensuring safe installation.
• Inspect and repair steam and water pipes in coffee machines and galley areas.
• Repair galley machinery that uses steam or water (dishwashers, potwashers, etc.).
• Uphold health and safety protocols, report violations, and support a safe onboard culture.
• Oversee pool equipment in the absence of a Water and Pool Operator.

Job description

Duties include (but are not limited to):

1. The Plumber is in charge with checking all sewage plants (toilet, vacuum system, treatment plant and relevant tanks). Evaluating possible solutions to solve further problems immediately and checking and keeping under control consumable material and reporting to Hotel Engineer if necessary about missing items.

1. Cleaning laundry discharge grey water filters periodically and reporting to Hotel Technician about the status of them and cleaning pax cabins discharge grey water filters periodically and reporting to Hotel Technician about their status.

1. Being able to install a vacuum toilet system understanding risk of a bad installation and being able to install any kind of faucet in cold and hot water, in pax cabin basin, showers, spa rooms, galley, laundry.

1. Checking and being to repair steam pipes, water pipes in the coffee and grinder machines.

1. Checking and being able to fix all galley machinery which working with steam or water. Dishwasher, potwasher, glasswasher and auxiliary apparatus of them, as steam heater, steam valves, steam pipes.

1. Supports an effective and sustainable health and safety culture and environment on board, follows strictly HESS regulations and any Health and Safety Protocols in force to prevent the spread of diseases on board and reports to the Head of Department any observed violations of the Company's health procedures.

1. The Plumber is in charge for the pool equipment, where a Water and Pool Operator is not on board.