Master Plumber

Licensed Plumber Master Plumber

Central Piedmont Community College 

Job Description

The Master Plumber performs advanced (senior-level) installation, maintenance, and repair work of plumbing systems and components. Work involves assembling, installing, or repairing pipes, fittings, or fixtures of heating, water, and/or draining systems. Works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. 

 ESSENTIAL DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Oversees and performs moderately technical and preventative maintenance tasks on all plumbing equipment.
• Performs troubleshooting and maintenance procedures needed to keep all plumbing equipment operating in a safe and efficient manner.
• Train and monitor the work of assigned employees on plumbing assignments; oversee and schedule the work of the contracted vendors for outsourced services; and inspects finished product.
• Assembles pipe sections, tubing, or fittings using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking, or soldering, brazing, or welding equipment.
• Installs pipe assemblies, fittings, valves, appliances, or fixtures using hand or power tools.
• Installs energy-efficient and water-conserving equipment and alternative water sources.
• Reports to the General Maintenance Manager and Chief Engineer.
• Locates and marks the position of pipe installations, connections, passage holes, or fixtures in structures.
• Measures, cuts, threads, or bends pipe to required angles using hand or power tools or machines.
• Welds small pipes or special piping using specialized techniques, equipment, or materials.Inspects structures to assess material or equipment needs, to establish the sequence of pipe installations, or to plan installation around obstructions such as electrical wiring.
• Develops plans, materials and equipment specifications, and estimates for plumbing related projects. 
• Prepares requisition orders for spot purchase of necessary materials and maintain inventory records of materials and supplies.  Makes estimates related to time, materials, and/or labor costs for repair jobs or project plans.
• Prepares and completes appropriate documents, work orders, reports to include but not limited to documenting length of time spent on each job, materials used, and describing work completed.  Develops plumbing activity and repair standard operating procedures.
• Conducts annual inspections and testing.
• May travel to remote agency facilities to accomplish repair, renovation, or restoration tasks as assigned. 
• May work hours beyond and other than normal work hours including holidays and weekends as needed.  May work other than normal hours to accomplish special projects or respond to off-hours maintenance emergencies as needed.
• Attends work regularly and observes approved work hours in accordance with agency leave and attendance policies.
•  Perform other duties as assigned.

 GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS and REQUIREMENTS:  

• Education – High School Diploma/equivalent. 
• Experience – Minimum of four (4) year experience (8,000 hrs) repairing and maintaining plumbing systems.
• Licensure and/or Certification – Current Master Plumbing License issued by the North Carolina state board .  License must be registered to ABM Industries. 
• valid driver license.

 Regulatory Knowledge – Working knowledge of plumbing systems.  Master level understanding of plumbing codes, working knowledge of building codes such as Fire Codes, American with Disabilities Act, etc. or ability to learn how they apply to facilities.  The ability to rapidly assimilate information related to North Carolina State and Federal regulations, legislation, guidelines, policies, and procedures.  Maintenance Knowledge – Skill in the use of hand and power tools and equipment to accomplish plumbing tasks involved in maintenance, repair, dismantling, construction, refresh, and remodeling of the building structures.  Ability to learn a variety of processes, procedures, methods, various standard materials, and supplies applicable to constructing, remodeling, maintaining, and repairing office buildings and other structures. Ability to learn procedures for and to operate equipment (jack hammers, etc.) safely and effectively.  Ability to learn and effectively apply procedures for maintaining and making minor repairs to tools, equipment, and machinery.  Work safely and effectively in construction environments involving heavy dust, dirt, noise, moving equipment, and other adverse factors.  Ability to apply proper methods, techniques, and procedures in accomplishing a wide variety of repair, renovation, and construction projects. Understanding of basic mathematics, calculations, blueprints, schematics, charts and symbols appropriate to the trade.
Safety – Must be able to always work in safe manner, avoiding shortcuts that have potential adverse results/risks, and must be able to comply with safety standards and best practices. Travel and/or Schedule – May be required to travel to remote CPCC facilities to accomplish repair, renovation, or restoration tasks as assigned and work other than normal hours to accomplish special projects where authorized. PHYSICAL and/or ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS:  

• The physical and environmental demands described here are representative of those encountered and/or necessary for the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job; reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Environment:  Office and outdoors with a wide range of temperatures ranging from winter to summer.
• Ambulatory skills, e.g. stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and work from ladders, scaffolds and other high facilities;
• Hand-eye coordination and arm/hand/finger dexterity.
• Ability to speak, hear, and exercise visual acuity.
• Ability to transfer weights of one hundred (50) pounds anticipated for this position

 Work Environment:Typical Environments include Mechanical boilers and Equipment Areas, and outdoors with a wide range of temperatures ranging from winter to summer. Exposure to extremely hot water and steam production and control.
Hours M-F 7am-330pm and able to participate in the on call after hours rotation.

Location
Charlotte, NC US (Primary)ABM is an EOE: WE ARE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER(M/F/Vet/Disability/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation).

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