Plumber/Pipefitter

This vacancy is located in the Maintenance Department a t Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System in Jackson, LA. ELMHS i s the largest 24-hour, multi-site, state psychiatric complex, comprised of residential, outpatient and inpatient services.

Two years of experience or training in pipefitting, steam fitting, or plumbing.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here .

Job Duties:

60% Performs plumbing duties required by the facility. Installs, alterations, maintenance and repairs of water lines, sewers, lavatories, commodes, gas lines, gas heaters, and gas stoves. Repairs old plumbing, replacing breakage to fixtures, renewing washers and valves, cleans and opens drain lines, repairs water pumps and performs various related work assignments as indicated or directed.

35% Install and perform preventive maintenance on all steam cooking equipment. Performs preventive maintenance on steam pot cookers and low pressure upright steamers. Cleans plumbing equipment and tools after each use; storage of hand tools in tool cabinets, cleaning of thread making machine after each use, checks regularly for adequate supply of cutting oil.

5% Participate in education trainings that are mandatory for accreditation and licensure of the facility.

Must possess and maintain a valid, unencumbered drivers license.

Perform all other duties assigned by supervisor/designee to maintain continuity and quality, accreditation and licensure requirements. Perform all other duties assigned by supervisor, but not listed, for the smooth operation of the unit/building and/or the facility.

Adheres to all rules, regulations, policies, and procedures of LDH, OBH, Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System, Civil Service and the ELMHS Maintenance Department.

Position-Specific Details:

Salary is negotiable based on experience. *This posting may be used to fill vacancies in other divisions or units at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System within 90 days of closing. This position may be filled as either a Probational or Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a Promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency wide permanent status employees), by Detail to Special Duty; or as a part-time WAE. Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointed if selected for a full-time position. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of work experience. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed. Please list all work experience. No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

How To Apply:

To apply for this vacancy, click on the Apply link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*

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Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected. However, there is no guarantee that everybody that applies to this posting will be interviewed.

For further information about this vacancy, please contact: Leigh Moore
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