Plumber

Salary: $32.2340 per hour

How to Apply: Applications are submitted online until the position is filled and/or the posting is closed. After reviewing this job announcement, please click on the link at the bottom of the page to apply online. A resume is required with the application. Further instructions on submission of documents are available in the online application. A resume may not be substituted for an application.

Minimum Requirements: * Completion of a plumbers apprenticeship program AND two (2) years of experience as a plumber.

Must show proof of a Journeyman plumbers license AND a current, valid PA Class C Driver's License prior to appointment. Applicants must possess and maintain a valid PA Class C Driver's License throughout employment.

It is the policy of Allegheny County that in order to receive a final offer of employment, candidates must successfully pass a background check, which includes verification of Allegheny County Real Estate Tax status.

Position Summary

Overview

Duties

• Performs skilled plumbing work following standard practices of the trade (e.g., maintains plumbing fixtures and accessories in good working order, installs, maintains, and repairs valves, faucets, traps and other fixtures, opens clogged drains and sewers, replaces/repairs leaking pipes and plumbing fixtures, installs sinks, wash bowls, etc.)
• Periodically tests and operates emergency water distribution systems.
• Determines specific work methods to be used.
• May direct the work of laborers.
• May travel to various worksites throughout Allegheny County.
• Performs other related duties as required or requested.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of

• Methods, practices, materials, equipment and tools of the plumbing trade
• Occupational hazards and safety precautions of the trade

Skill in

Ability to

* Perform the trad...