Plumber (Lugoff, SC) - Austin Industrial

Austin Bridge & Road•Eastover, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Performs installation, repair, assembly, and maintenance of plant plumbing as well as installation of compressed air, chemical, industrial waste fluids, steam systems, and accessory installations. This is a fulltime job position working 40 hours a week (4/10's). There is no per diem and no relocation funding.

Requirements

2-4 years of experience in an industrial setting, preferred.
Must pass pre-employment physical, drug screening and background check, as a condition of employment.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Responsibilities

Conducts corrective maintenance to resolve issues and preventive maintenance inspections
Installs and repairs plumbing fixtures, such as sinks, commodes, water heaters, hot water tanks, garbage disposal units, dishwashers, and water softeners
Repairs and maintains plumbing, by replacing washers in leaky faucets, mending burst pipe, and opening clogged drains
Studies building plans and working drawings to determine work required and sequence of installations
Locates and marks position of pipe and pipe connections and passage holes for pipes in walls and floors, using ruler, spirit level, and plumb bob
Cuts openings in walls and floors to accommodate pipe and pipe fittings, using hand tools and power tools
Cuts and threads pipe, using pipe cutters, cutting torch, and pipe-threading machine
Assembles and installs valves, pipe fitting, and pipes composed of metals, such as iron, steel, brass, and lead, and nonmetals, such as glass, vitrified clay, and plastic, using hand tools and power tools
Joins pipes by use of screws, bolts, fittings, solder, plastic solvent, and caulks joints
Fills pipe system with water or air to read pressure gauges to determine whether system is leaking
Reading blueprints to determine size, position, and amount of material required
Cutting, threading, and installing pipe, using hand tools and power tools
Installing pipe in walls, ceilings, and floors
Must be able to perform work wearing personnel protective equipment. Including but not limited to the following: rain gear, chemical protective clothing, supplied air and air purifying respirators, safety harness, sand blast hoods, fire resistant coveralls, hard hat, ear plugs and safety glasses.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have full range of mobility in upper and lower body, able to reach overhead, able to work in various positions, including, but not limited to, stooping, standing, bending over, sitting, kneeling, squatting; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; work at heights; balance for extended periods of time.
Assist with other facility maintenance as required