Maintenance Technician Plumber (Full-Time/Days) - Abington

Job Details

Responsible for the installation, maintenance, and repair of plumbing fixtures, all piping of drainage systems, water supply, vent systems, storm water drainage systems, natural gas lines, fire sprinkler piping, medical gas and vacuum piping of the hospitals.

Job Description

1. Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson

2. Installs and repairs pipes and fixtures (such as sinks, toilets, safety showers and eyewashes) for water, gas, steam, air, or other liquids; installs supports for pipes, equipment, and fixtures prior to installation.
3. Perform inspections on interceptors, separators, and acid neutralizers.
4. Replaces faucets and plumbing fixtures; installs new piping ½ inch to 8 inches; performs snake drainage.

5. Tests backflow devices; installs hot water tanks.
6. Inspects, maintains and repairs Fire Protection Systems (i.e. sprinklers, standpipes, pumps, and dry chemical piping systems).
7. Reads and works from blueprints and sketches to complete workload efficiently and accurately.
8. Performs other maintenance duties as needed and as assigned by the supervisor or lead.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Primary Location Address

1200 Old York Road, Abington, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations through