Correctional Plumber And Steamfitter (40 Hour)

State of Connecticut•Brooklyn, CT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Connecticut Department of Correction is recruiting for current and future vacancies for a Correctional Plumber and Steamfitter at state correctional facilities. The role independently performs a full range of plumbing, heating, and steamfitting repairs, monitoring, and installations. Work includes maintaining critical systems such as potable water distribution and pumping, hot-water heating, steam and sanitary piping, backflow prevention, macerators, and cell fixtures. The position also involves preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, fire-protection system repairs, air-quality testing, and work on pumps, boilers, heating systems, and high-pressure steam equipment. The employee plans and schedules work, maintains records and reports, and coordinates with vendors, contractors, and agency staff. In a correctional setting, the role supervises and instructs assigned inmates in trade methods, maintains custody and discipline, and helps ensure safe and humane facility conditions. The position may also involve snow and ice removal, responding to after-hours emergencies, operating a motor vehicle, and assisting security forces during emergencies. Selected candidates must attend 14 weeks of hazardous-duty training in Cheshire, Connecticut.

Requirements

Three years of experience as a plumber and/or steamfitter; one year of the general experience must have been at a highly skilled level.
Graduation from a vocational or technical school in the trade may substitute for one year of general experience.
Experience performing technical maintenance-trade duties on a military base, aircraft carrier, or large compound may substitute for the general and special experience on a year-for-year basis.
Must have reached age 18.
Must meet the physical requirements of the class, including sufficient strength, stamina, agility, endurance, and visual and auditory acuity.
Must complete a comprehensive medical examination, including controlled-substance screening, after a conditional offer.
Must complete a 14-week hazardous-duty training program if selected.
May be required to complete formal correctional-work training, hold and retain a valid motor vehicle operator's license, travel, and respond to after-hours emergencies.
Candidates are subject to a background investigation.

Nice To Haves

Experience repairing and maintaining commercial plumbing systems and associated controls.
Valid P1 (Unlimited Plumbing Contractor) or P2 (Unlimited Journeyperson Plumber) license.

Responsibilities

Independently repair, monitor, and install plumbing, heating, and steamfitting systems.
Plan, lay out, and schedule maintenance work.
Maintain and troubleshoot systems for steam, gas, water, air, and pressure, including potable-water, hot-water, sanitary-drain, and steam-distribution systems.
Perform preventative maintenance and repair fire-protection systems.
Test air quality and monitor pumps, boilers, heating systems, and high-pressure steam equipment.
Instruct inmates in plumbing and steamfitting methods, including measuring, cutting, threading, installation, and reading blueprints and schematics.
Supervise assigned inmates, maintain custody and discipline, and evaluate their performance in the work area.
Keep tool and inventory records and prepare necessary reports.
Coordinate with outside vendors, contractors, and agency staff.
Protect the health and safety of the public, staff, and inmates and help maintain humane conditions of confinement.
Remove snow and ice to maintain safe access to the facility.
May perform duties in other trade disciplines, purchase equipment, operate a motor vehicle, travel, respond to after-hours emergencies, and assist security forces in emergencies.