Plumber Technician

TITLE: Plumber Technician

HOURS: Full-time, 40 hours per week

SALARY: Pay Grade 105 (steps based on experience) | Classified Scale

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