Location: Chapel Hill,NC, USA
TITLE: Plumber Technician
HOURS: Full-time, 40 hours per week
SALARY: Pay Grade 105 (steps based on experience)
BENEFITS: Full benefits including paid holidays, sick leave and annual leave, health insurance and retirement. Local supplement of 5.5% starts the month after completion of first year. State longevity after 10 years of service.
QUALIFICATIONS:
* High school diploma or the equivalent.
* Two years of maintenance experience, preferably in an educational setting.
* Successful completion of a plumbing apprenticeship program.
* Valid North Carolina Driver's License.
* Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.
REPORTS TO: Plumber
JOB GOAL: To help maintain the physical school plant in a condition of operating excellence so that full educational use of it may be made at all times.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Assumes secondary responsibility for the safe condition of pipes, drains, and plumbing fixtures in the facilities owned or operated by the district.
* Installs and repairs plumbing fixtures, such as sinks, commodes, water heaters, hot water tanks, garbage disposal units, dish-washers, and water softeners.
* Repairs and maintains plumbing by replacing washers in leaky faucets, mending burst pipes, and opening clogged drains.
* Maintenance of outdoor sprinklers, waste disposal systems, radiators, and similar plumbing-related installations.
* Studies building plans and working drawings to determine work aids required and sequence installation.
* Locates and marks position of pipe and pipe connections and passage holes for pipes in walls and floors, using ruler, spirit level, and plumb bob.
* Cuts openings in walls and floors to accommodate pipe and pipe fittings, using hand tools and power tools.
* Cuts, threads, assembles, and installs pipe, using pipe cutters, cutting torch, and pipe threading machine.
* Assembles and installs valves, pipe fittings, and pipes composed of metals and non-metals.
* Fills pipe system with water or air and reads pressure gauges to determine whether system is leaking.
* Installs partitions in bathrooms.
* Receives work orders and confers with supervisor to plan and review work projects.
* Examines district-owned facilities on a regular basis for purposes of preventative maintenance.
* Responds to emergency calls as appropriate.
* Performs other duties as assigned.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Twelve-month year.
EVALUATION: Performance will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Classified Personnel.
Updated 11/2/2023