Description

Purpose:
Install, maintain and repair gas, air, water, vacuum, medical gas, oxygen, fire suppression systems and sewer systems in the hospital.

Responsibilities:

• Estimate costs of installations and repair work, including requisition of material, as needed.
• Fit valves, couplings and other plumbing devices by screwing, bolting or soldering and seal connections with joint compounds, gaskets or caulking by using appropriate tools.
• Inspect systems for pressure loss and leaks.
• Install, repair and maintain various types of pipe assemblies, plumbing fixtures and piping systems from blueprints and sketches, including but not limited to chilled water, heating hot water and medical gas.
• Investigate and perform system outages.
• Maintain clean and safe work area, equipment rooms and shop areas.
• Mark, cut and bend pipe to meet specifications by using hacksaw, pipe cutter or cutting machine.
• Perform all work following infection control procedures.
• Prepare pipe for installation such as cutting, threading, removing burrs, grooving and bending.
• Record work orders and submit hours to supervisor on a daily basis.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent is required.  
• Completion of 4-5 year apprenticeship, which includes blueprint reading, mechanical drawing, mathematics, electrical wiring and plumbing and minimum of three years of work experience.  
• Knowledge of State and Local plumbing codes and ordinances is required.
• May in the course of their duties be in rooms where medications are stored. No contact with medications is allowed.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Act 33 Child Clearance (must be provided within 30 days of hire) 
• Act 73 FBI Clearance (must be provided within 30 days of hire)
• Driver's License
• Journeyman Plumber or Master Plumber License

UPMC is an equal opportunity employer. Minority/Females/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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