Plumber

SHIFT:

Any (United States of America)

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A Brief Overview
Reports to the Maintenance Supervisor – Plumbing/Painting. Responsible for preventative and corrective maintenance, building alterations, and new construction of the organizations plumbing systems and associated equipment within a healthcare/research campus including off site occupancies. The Plumber will assist with the coordination of outside contractors, project management and response to customer service needs. Works as a team member within the Plumbing Shop and assists other Facilities Services.

What you will do

• Uniformed Standards
• Maintains an identifiable professional attire (uniform) at all times, including name tags and identification cards.
• Attends mandatory session’s meetings/in-services.
• Reports any incident that seems unusual deficient to immediate supervisor and/or Security.
• Corrects and/or reports unsafe, unsecured, or unclean environment to immediate supervisor and/or Environmental, Health and Safety, and Facilities Department.
• Always takes breaks away from patient and family areas.
• Keep self and work area neat and organized.
• Participates in staff meetings, committees, projects and teams in a collaborative manner.
• Is recognized as an "informed" participant by peers and completes assignments on time.
• Reviews and contributes to the attainment of departmental and institutional goals annually.
• Participates and contributes to team projects.
• Utilizes, and maintains Personal Protection Equipment.
• Participates, and contributes to team projects. Is responsible for preventative maintenance inspection, trouble shooting, repairing, installation, and commissioning of all plumbing equipment and components listed but not limited to:
• Rated components in the hospital domestic hot and cold water systems.
• Operates, maintains, repairs, modifies and removes, as needed, hot water-generating systems, equipment and components in the hospital sewage system.
• Hospital life support medical gas services.
• Inspects, repairs, and maintains hospital fire sprinkler system, fire pumps and fire pump controls.
• Fire stop penetrations and installations.
• Ability to completing and documenting work request utilizing the Facilities (CMMS) Computerized Maintenance Management System.
• Is responsible for effective communications of activities including email and utilization of ISBARQ.
• Is responsible for operating knowledge of the plumbing distribution systems.
• General maintenance duties outside of plumbing core as directed and necessary within individual qualifications, for example, snow team, water intrusion response, and fire safety.
• Works with plumbing subcontractors, equipment vendors, and specialty technicians in maintenance and operation of plumbing equipment, and gear.
• Is responsible for the performance of plumbing utility interruptions in adherence with the hospitals utility interruption process including Lock Out, Tag Out, Sanitary Pipe Replacement, and ICRA.
• Medical gases installing, maintaining and supervision of subcontractors including punch listing.
• Participation in UIR including investigating and designing safe interruptions of systems, writing method of procedures for UIR'S.
• Is assigned a Zone Assignment (an area or square footage to take personal responsibility for performing routine daily maintenance needs):
• Is a proactive problem solver, and maintenance coordinator for area.
• Routinely tours areas of responsibility and documents and repairs all deficiencies.
• Checks with customers daily, Maintenance Log, or Zone back-log report.
• Completes minor maintenance task as request