Plumber

Indian Health Service • Shiprock, NM

6d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is in the Facilities Management Branch at Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico. It supports hospital operations by performing and assisting with plumbing work, including installing, repairing, and modifying water supply, sewage, and related utility systems needed to maintain safe and reliable patient-care facilities. A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021).

The position repairs, installs, tests, modifies, and maintains plumbing, water, sewage, hydronic, and utility systems and equipment. Work includes planning installations; selecting routes, materials, tools, and equipment; cutting, bending, assembling, and installing piping and fittings; fabricating components; interpreting blueprints and sketches; and using hand, power, cutting, brazing, and diagnostic tools. The employee also tests and inspects completed work, keeps as-built drawings and inspection records current, and ensures compliance with applicable agency requirements, codes, and authority having jurisdiction. The position may assist with repairs to the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority/Indian Health Service water-main connection, snow removal during winter, and rotating or call-back shifts.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• Successfully complete a federal background investigation and submit the required forms within five calendar days of issuance of instructions.
• Meet the financial suitability requirement, including demonstrating financial responsibility and satisfying legal financial obligations.
• Present two valid forms of identification before appointment; any state-issued ID or driver's license must be REAL ID-compliant.
• Provide a resume with detailed descriptions of duties and responsibilities, hours worked per week, and evidence of training or experience sufficient to demonstrate the ability to perform the position's work without normal supervision.
• Federal competitive-service merit-promotion candidates must meet the applicable one-year time-in-grade requirement; this requirement does not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan.
• Set up direct deposit for pay.

Responsibilities

• Repair, install, test, modify, and maintain plumbing, water, sewage, hydronic, and utility systems and equipment, including water closets, tubs, showers, fire sprinkler systems, pumps, water heaters, and furnaces.
• Plan and perform plumbing installations by determining routing, placement, slope, materials, tools, and equipment.
• Cut, bend, assemble, and install piping and fittings; fabricate components; interpret blueprints and sketches; and use hand, power, cutting, brazing, and diagnostic tools.
• Assist in pipefitting, perform preventative maintenance, exercise valves, and assist other crafts personnel as needed.
• Test and inspect completed plumbing work for proper operation, flow, pressure, drainage, sanitation, and leaks.
• Update as-built drawings and inspection records, and ensure work complies with applicable agency requirements, national and state codes, and the authority having jurisdiction.
• Modify and assist with repairs to the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority/Indian Health Service water-main connection as needed.
• Assist with snow removal during winter and participate in rotating and call-back shifts.

Benefits

• Federal employees earn annual leave at a rate of 4, 6, or 8 hours per pay period, based on years of federal service.
• IHS may credit newly appointed federal employees for directly related prior non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual-leave accrual.

What This Job Offers

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