Maintenance Plumber

County of Riverside•Riverside, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Riverside County Fire Department (RCFD) seeks to fill a Maintenance Plumber position based in Cabazon; the selected candidate will be required to travel throughout Riverside County and provide plumbing maintenance services at various fire stations and Fire Department facilities. The incumbent will perform skilled work in installing, maintaining, and repairing plumbing systems and equipment; and to do other work as required. The most competitive candidates will have experience in plumbing valve replacement and in the inspection of septic tanks and water heaters, particularly within a public safety organization, governmental agency, or municipality. Meet the Team! The Riverside County Fire Department (RCFD) is one of the largest integrated, cooperative, regional fire protection organizations in California. The Department, a unique partnership between State of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the County of Riverside, serves 20 partner agencies and has five core values: Leadership, Competence, Integrity, Safety, and Customer Service.

Requirements

Completion of a recognized plumbers apprenticeship training program.
Four years of increasingly responsible experience performing work in installing and repairing plumbing systems and equipment; Two years of the required experience may be substituted on the basis of: Completion of 12 semester or 18 quarter units in trade related courses taken at a recognized college being equal to six months of experience.
Completion of 144 hours of trade related instruction taken at a union training center, adult school, vocational school or specialized industrial program being equal to six months of experience.
Knowledge of the methods, tools, materials, and equipment used in the plumbing trade; pertinent plumbing codes.
Ability to read and write English at the level necessary for successful job performance; work from blueprints and sketches, or oral and written directions; use the tools and equipment of the plumbing trade; lay out, estimate procedures, and install plumbing systems.
Possession of a valid California Driver's License.

Nice To Haves

Experience in plumbing valve replacement
Experience in the inspection of septic tanks and water heaters
Experience within a public safety organization, governmental agency, or municipality

Responsibilities

Installs and replaces water and sewer lines, fixtures, valves, heaters, water heaters, and other devices working from blueprints, sketches, and written and oral directions.
Tests and locates trouble in plumbing systems; repairs valves, pipelines, faucets, and fixtures, repacking valves and replacing defective parts; cuts and threads pipe; cleans out obstructions in drains for water and sewer systems.
May supervise the work of helpers; may fire boilers and maintain proper steam pressure and water levels on an assigned shift as required.
Estimates cost of new plumbing and installations.