Service Plumber

Atlantic Constructors • Suffolk, VA

18d

About The Position

Atlantic Constructors is seeking a Service Plumber to perform assigned plumbing tasks while maintaining job quality and customer satisfaction throughout each project. The role interacts with management and other trades, works under the specific supervision of the cognizant foreman, and may work in all types of weather, at heights, and with equipment. The Service Plumber may also guide apprentices and helpers. This position has no supervisory responsibility.

Responsibilities include installing, assembling, and repairing plumbing-related pipes, fittings, equipment, and fixtures; testing pipes and fixtures; measuring and working with pipes made of various materials; maintaining pump-related equipment; and installing supports. The role requires safe and professional work practices and responsibility for trade-specific hand tools.

The work may take place indoors or outdoors in varying temperatures and inclement weather, areas with moderate to high noise, dusty or fume-exposed environments, confined spaces, or at heights. Physical activities may include operating construction equipment and tools, working aloft, climbing, bending, pulling, reaching overhead, standing or walking for long periods, and lifting up to 50 pounds.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of light commercial and/or residential experience in field plumbing operations, or an equivalent combination of vocational training and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints.
• Backflow certified or working toward backflow certification.
• Extensive knowledge of plumbing-system installation.
• Ability to fabricate offsets.
• Safe working knowledge of hand and power tools.
• Ability to install equipment.
• Ability to work within precise limits or standards of accuracy.
• Responsible for trade-specific hand tools.
• Ability to multitask, work with minimal supervision, follow written and oral instructions, pay attention to detail, and demonstrate problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in varying temperatures and weather, including inclement weather, heat, humidity, cold, and dampness.
• Ability to work in areas with moderate or high noise, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, confined spaces, or at heights.
• Ability to perform physical duties including climbing, bending, pulling, reaching overhead, standing or walking for long periods, and lifting up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Prior military experience.
• High school diploma or GED equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lay out, assemble, install, and repair pipes, fittings, equipment, and fixtures for heating, cooling, domestic water, air, drainage, and gas systems according to company standards, specifications, and applicable plumbing or mechanical code.
• Assist with pumping out and maintaining pits, manufacturing pits, and performing essential pump truck maintenance.
• Test pipes and fixtures using water and air to detect deficiencies.
• Measure, cut, thread, glue, solder, braze, and slope pipes made of various materials safely.
• Provide guidance and direction to apprentices and helpers.
• Install hangers and supports for plumbing systems.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Maintain job quality and customer satisfaction throughout project stages.
• Work safely and professionally under the supervision of the cognizant foreman and interact with management and other trades.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, short-term disability, and life insurance coverage at no cost for employee-only coverage.
• Dental insurance plan.
• Vision insurance plan.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.
• Health savings plan with company matching.
• Wellness programs.
• Competitive benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED