Plumber/Pipefitter II

Full-Time and Permanent; Non-Exempt; 8 Hours/Day; 252 Days/Year; 12 Months/Year; Grade: KK

General Responsibilities

This position is responsible for performing a variety of skilled journey level work in the repair, modification, maintenance and installation of new and existing plumbing systems (water/sewer/steam/gas); including pipefitting and steam fitting.

Education and Experience

Requires a high school diploma, some college level course work and graduation from an accredited apprenticeship plumbing and pipefitting program or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Also requires at least one year of customer service experience.

Required Licensure: Journey Plumber License DPOR VA, and a valid driver's license.

Journeyman Gas Fitter License Va., Backflow Prevention Tester License (City), and 2 PSI Natural Gas Certificate not required but welcomed.

Essential Job Functions

• Oversees and participates in the work of a small group of employees engaged in determining defects, repairing, installing and maintaining piping and drainage systems for water, sewer, steam or natural gas.
• Responsibility for troubleshooting, testing, repairing, maintaining, and modifying commercial plumbing, pipefitting and steam-fitting systems and equipment.
• Cuts and threads pipes to ensure proper connections.
• Installs, repairs and replaces valves (gas, relief and thermo) and related controls, traps, plumbing fixtures, holding units, etc.
• Must be able to plan and perform work of the trade at the full master’s level.
• Replaces cooling and dual temperature pumps.
• Responsible for repairing and replacing heaters (up to 80 gallons).
• Repairs swimming pool and irrigation piping systems; installs, tests and repairs cross-connection and backflow control devices.
• Ensures proper maintenance of hand and power tools, such as pipe threaders and cutters, electric sewer routers, ejector pump machines, augers, water jet sewer mach...