Plumber

Plumber

Schedule: Day Shift. Monday - Friday 7a-3:30p

About the Position

This position uses mechanical, technical, physical, and communications skills in order to maintain a safe, reliable, and comfortable healthcare environment. • Carries out the daily corrective and preventative maintenance work of the department and stays current with technical issues in order to make the best positive contribution to patient care. • Purchases materials, plans, layout, and complete associated work. • This position will maintain detailed records for maintenance and repairs including time and material tracking. • Provide leadership and supervision to less senior technicians who could work with him/her.

Overview of Responsibilities

Reads and understands blueprints as an essential part of carrying out work in various disciplines of the job.

Performs all levels corrective and preventative maintenance in accordance with the following list to assure the integrity of the plant and equipment and to provide a safe and comfortable environment for the patients, visitors, and staff:

Responsible for new installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of hospital drainage systems, both sanitary and storm drains.

Troubleshoots, maintains, and installs replacement pipe/devices as required.

Install, replace, repair backflow devices and files the appropriate reports.

Responsible for troubleshooting, repair and proper operation of fire protection system (i.e. sprinkler system, hydrants, valves, sail switches, etc.).

Assist HVAC Tech with repair of ice machines and water fountains.

Troubleshooting repairs and maintains hospital potable water system, hot and cold.

Operates and maintain maintenance service tools in a safe, clean manner.

Maintains the shop and storage areas in a orderly and clean manner.

Maintains Medical Gases, Vacuum distribution systems and records as required by codes and standards.

Maintains scope sinks and processing equipment.

Completes all documentation to recreate events leading to completion of work order and/or preventative maintenance instructions. Documentation to include property number, narrative of repair work, signature signifying completion, number of manhours to complete work.

Maintain a parts inventory necessary for assurance of operation of essential services.

Adheres to electrical lockout procedure, perform all work in a safe, professional manner adhering to national electrical code. Practices and promotes electrical safety.

Assists in all emergencies as requested. Serves as a member of code green, code red and snow removal teams.

Installation of med gas piping.

Must be willing to upgrade his/her education commensurate with technical demands for his/her craft. • Assists and maintains outbuilding plumbing. • Installation of med gas piping.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and can be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management deems necessary.

Education & Experience

Successful completion of Reid Hospital orientation and competency-based skills appropriate for the job. Individual performance and competency-based skills are maintained through on-going assessment of competence and educational activities. Written evaluations are done on an annual basis.

Journeyman or equivalent background in plumbing trade.

Certification in backflow prevention devices must be achieved within one year after employment. This is a condition of continued employment.

Valid driver license

Two years verifiable experience in a maintenance environment