Master Plumber

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary :

Traveling to various work sites in and out of state to plan and perform preventive maintenance and emergency repairs on plumbing systems. Maintains the inspection backflow preventer and boilers database.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains and repairs general plumbing components to include toilets, urinals, faucets, hose bibs, and drains.
• Installs, repairs, or replaces domestic hot and cold-water lines.
• Repairs and replaces steam to hot water exchangers for major building heating systems and pools.
• Repairs and replaces pneumatic steam valves, radiator valves, traps, and steam and condensate pipes.
• Repairs and replaces domestic hot water heat pumps, chilled water pumps, sump pumps, and sewage pumps.
• Installs, tests, and repairs all sizes of backflow prevention devices.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts and repairs steam, water, and gas distribution systems.
• Ensure proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies; promotes continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices.
• Provides sketches and dimensions used by drafters to create plans for subcontractor work.
• Research catalogs and vendor services for complex and / or customized system retrofits.
• Interprets and applies mechanical and structural blueprints to plan plumbing repairs and modifications.
• In coordination with management, assigns to and tracks corrective and preventive maintenance tasks given to subordinate plumbers.
• Estimate jobs, layouts, and material selection.
• Interpret plumbing and mechanical system building prints.
• Lead troubleshooting and repair efforts on steam, water, gas distribution system components, and backflow prevention devices.
• Troubleshoot sewage systems.
• Lead junior technicians in complex repair work.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Job Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

Conditions of Employment

Working Conditions and Physical Effort