Plumber - Tecumseh State Correctional Institution

Plumber - Tecumseh State Correctional Institution

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Hiring Agency: Correctional Services - Agency 46

Location: Tecumseh, NE

Hiring Rate: $23.473

Job Posting: JR Plumber - Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (Open)

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Job Description: The Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI) is looking for a plumber. The Department information can be found rections.nebraska.gov. For more information, call TSCI at . For ADA accommodations, contact Megan Jones es.

• Installs, alters, troubleshoots, repairs, and maintains pipe systems designed to conduct flow of hot and cold water, sewage, gas, steam, air, oil, and fire suppression systems.
• Installs and maintains pipe systems located above, under, and on the ground; in, on, and between walls, floors, and ceilings.
• Installs, alters, repairs, and maintains plumbing fixtures such as heating devices, sinks, lavatories, toilets, tubs, showers, water heaters, faucets, drains, hydrants, water coolers, and laundry and kitchen equipment.
• Installs, alters, repairs, and maintains devices such as traps, vents, drains, siphons, and pumps integral to plumbing systems, meter fittings, couplings, and unions.
• Installs, alters, repairs, and maintains fire protection sprinkler systems, water treatment plants, and sewage plants.
• Adjusts and repairs steam pumps and regulators, water pumps and heaters, air compressors, and fuel storage tanks and pumping systems.
• Fits valves, couplings, shock arrestors, and other fittings to pipe sections; adjusts connections and pipe circuitry to correct such conditions as air lock, water hammer, expansion, contraction, and friction.
• Performs preventative maintenance inspections of plumbing fixtures and systems, and initiates work orders to prevent breakdowns and to correct deficiencies.
• Cleans, repairs, and maintains all tools and equipment used in the plumbing trade.
• Sketches plumbing layouts, reads and interprets blueprints and specifications, and determines dimensions and quantities of materials required to complete a job.
• Estimates time, cost, and materials required for the completion of work orders, and requisitions materials as necessary.
• Advises in the selection, ordering and storage of plumbing materials, equipment, and hardware.

Instructs helpers in plumbing work; conducts informal apprenticeship training.

Minimum Qualifications: Training and experience in the plumbing trade.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience reading and interpreting blueprints and layouts; experience with different types of plumbing systems and fixtures, preventative maintenance on plumbing systems, plumbing materials & equipment, and plumbing codes; experience estimating job costs; supervisory experience; experience maintaining an inventory of plumbing supplies & equipment; experience performing complex plumbing installations and repairs and installation of plumbing systems and fixtures; experience with budget preparation as related to plumbing projects.

A plumbing license would be helpful, but is not required.

Must be willing to be on call 2-3 times throughout the year. Applicants accepting a job offer must pass the following pre‑employment exams in this order: medical exam, and at a randomly announced time, pass a drug test. Once at the Staff Training Academy, must successfully complete the fully paid Nebraska Corrections Training Program.

Knowledge of: the practices, materials, tools, equipment, and techniques of the plumbing trade; the occupational hazards and safety precautions of the plumbing trade; preventative maintenance on plumbing systems.

Ability to: read and interpret blueprints, sketches, layout designs, and specifications; use/operate and care for the tools and equipment used in the plumbing trade; understand and follow written and oral instructions.

Skill in: the appropriate and efficient installation and repair of plumbing fixtures and systems.

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