Plumber - Water Supply Treatment Division (Sunol) - SFPUC (7347)
About The Position
The Plumber performs skilled plumbing work under general supervision for the Chlorine Contact Tank Piping Reconfiguration project at Sunol Valley. The role alters, installs, repairs, and maintains water, sewer, process chemical, fuel and fuel gas, laboratory, and other plumbing systems, following established methods and procedures and using appropriate personal protective equipment. The work must comply with safety practices for hazardous conditions, environmentally sensitive areas, and high-security locations. The position reports to and works from the SFPUC Sunol Yard at 505 Paloma Way, Sunol, California, and may be dispatched to required Water Supply and Treatment locations. The schedule is 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Work involves physical effort and intermittent exposure to minor cuts, bruises, and abrasions, as well as confined spaces, toxic conditions, rural environments, heights, areas over water, boats or barges, trenches, public streets, environmentally sensitive habitats, and high-security infrastructure locations.
Requirements
- Complete the recognized United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada City and County of San Francisco General Plumber Apprenticeship program in class 7465/7466.
- Possess a valid California driver's license.
- As a substitution for the City and County of San Francisco General Plumber Apprenticeship, complete a recognized five-year plumbers apprenticeship program and have three years of journey-level experience as a journeyman plumber.
- Additional qualifying journey-level experience may substitute for the required plumbing apprenticeship on a year-for-year basis.
- Use proper personal protective equipment and follow established safety practices and guidelines for hazardous conditions, environmentally sensitive areas, and high-security areas.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of specialty plastic piping materials and methods, including PVC, CPVC, polyethylene, polypropylene, solvent welding, and butt-fusion welding.
- Ability to use computers and mobile devices.
- Possess and maintain a current recognized Backflow Prevention Tester Certificate and Permit to Operate for San Francisco County; candidates who are not currently certified may be allowed 12 months to obtain the certificate.
- Maintain a current California Water Distribution Operator Grade 3 Certification to be eligible for after-hours emergency call-out standby pay.
Responsibilities
- Perform plumbing work for building alterations, maintenance, repairs, and appurtenant or miscellaneous structures.
- Install, alter, replace, and repair water, sewage, drainage, water-treatment chemical and gas, fuel, and fuel-gas plumbing systems.
- Cut, bend, assemble, and install pipes, fittings, and fixtures for water, sanitary, drainage, heating, gas, and other plumbing systems.
- Install, alter, repair, and replace residential, commercial, and industrial plumbing fixtures, including toilets, sinks, basins, and drinking fountains.
- Conduct annual certified testing, troubleshooting, installation, and repair of backflow prevention devices protecting the public water supply.
- Install, alter, and repair valves, fittings, and plumbing equipment, including boilers, sterilizers, laboratory acid-waste systems, sinks, thermal-control apparatus, irrigation and fire-sprinkler heads, hydrants, and service pipes.
- Install, maintain, and repair industrial chemical and gas process piping, equipment, pumps, and appurtenances at water-treatment plants, pumping stations, and laboratories.
- Install, maintain, and repair specialty fuel-gas piping and equipment, including natural-gas and liquefied-petroleum-gas piping at low, medium, and high pressure; gasoline and diesel fuel lines; and laboratory gas piping and fixtures.
- Troubleshoot leaks and use blueprints and electronic pipe-locating equipment to repair underground utilities.
- Work with engineers on system alteration designs.
- Advise on selecting, ordering, and storing plumbing supplies, tools, and equipment.
- Maintain simple working records, reports, and drawings.
- Use the internet, email, and mobile devices for communication and information.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
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