Plumber

WVU Medicine

18d • Onsite

About The Position

Works under general supervision to install, modify, remodel, and repair mechanical plumbing equipment and fixtures for water, gas, oil, steam, sewage, fire sprinkler and prevention, and refrigeration-related plumbing systems. Provides preventive and corrective maintenance and skilled repair work throughout the hospital. The role may supervise and coordinate general maintenance workers on more complex plumbing repairs. The position may require assigned duties in locked medication rooms; the employee is not responsible for medications and must report unsecured medications to a licensed professional.

Requirements

• Valid driver's license.
• Current plumbing licensure required by the state board where services are provided; for West Virginia, a Plumber's License through the West Virginia Department of Labor.
• Complete a mechanical aptitude test as established and administered at the department level.
• Ability to work according to the operational needs of the hospital.
• Ability to relay information and deal tactfully and harmoniously with others.
• Frequent standing, walking, kneeling, crouching, pushing, and pulling.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to climb and work from ladders, scaffolding, or electric lifts and operate basic manual cleaning equipment.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on hospital plumbing systems.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and test plumbing systems; assemble, install, and repair pumps, pipes, fittings, and fixtures.
• Align pumps; cut, thread, and weld pipes; assemble and install valves, pipe fittings, and pipes.
• Allocate and coordinate work flow for general maintenance workers, and train and advise them in more complex plumbing repair work throughout the hospital.
• Perform skilled preventive and corrective repair work throughout the hospital.
• Perform assigned duties in locked medication rooms and report unsecured medications to a licensed professional.
• Perform other maintenance duties as directed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed