Plumber (UN)
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Job Details

Job Location: CK005 -Fort McCoy - Fort McCoy, WI

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: Trade School Degree

Salary Range: Undisclosed

Travel Percentage: None

Job Shift: Any

Job Category: Installation - Maint - Repair

Description

plumber

SUMMARY OF DUTIES: The Plumber, Maintenance assembles, installs and repairs pipes, fittings and fixtures of heating, water, and drainage systems, according to specifications and plumbing codes, studies building plans and working drawings to determine work aids required, and sequence of installations. This worker inspects structure to ascertain obstructions to be avoided to prevent weakening of structure resulting from installation of pipe, and locates and marks position of pipe and pipe connections and passage holes for pipes in walls and floors.

This worker cuts openings in walls and floors to accommodate pipe and pipe fittings, using hand tools and power tools, cuts and threads pipe, using pipe cutters, cutting torch, and pipe-threading machine, bends pipe to required angle by use of pipe-bending machine, or by placing pipe over block and bending it by hand. The Plumber, Maintenance assembles and installs valves, pipefittings, and pipes composed of metals, such as iron, steel, brass and lead, and nonmetals, such as glass, vitrified clay, and plastic. This person joins pipe by use of screws, bolts, fittings, solder, plastic solvent, and caulks joints, fills pipe system with water or air and reads pressure gauges to determine whether system is leaking, installs and repairs plumbing fixtures, such as sinks, commodes, bathtubs, water heaters, hot water tanks, garbage disposal units, dishwashers, and water softeners. This person repairs and maintains plumbing by replacing washers in leaky faucets, mending burst pipes, and opening clogged drains, and may weld holding fixtures to steel structural member.

REQUIREMENTS: Applicant must have a valid driver's license and maintain required city/county/state license(s), where applicable. Applicant must have training and experience acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent and maintain Journeyman Plumber Certification.

SALARY/BENEFITS: This is a full time Union position with full benefits to include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability. This is a Service Contract Act position and is subject to prevailing wage determination and applicable Certified Bridge Agreement.

All candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check and drug screen.

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