Plumber; Lugoff, SC - Austin Industrial

Overview

Austin Industrial delivers premier maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries. Our team of employee-owners, equipped with innovative technology and optimized procedures, helps owners optimize safety, productivity, profit margins, and cost-efficiency.

Plumber

Performs installation, repair, assembly, and maintenance of plant plumbing as well as installation of compressed air, chemical, industrial waste fluids, steam systems, and accessory installations.

This is a fulltime job position working 40 hours a week (4/10 s). There is no per diem and no relocation funding.

• MUST have a South Carolina state Plumber License
• Conducts corrective maintenance to resolve issues and preventive maintenance inspections
• Installs and repairs plumbing fixtures, such as sinks, commodes, water heaters, hot water tanks, garbage disposal units, dishwashers, and water softeners
• Repairs and maintains plumbing by replacing washers in leaky faucets, mending burst pipes, and opening clogged drains
• Studies building plans and working drawings to determine work required and sequence of installations
• Locates and marks position of pipe and pipe connections and passage holes for pipes in walls and floors, using ruler, spirit level, and plumb bob
• Cuts openings in walls and floors to accommodate pipe and pipe fittings, using hand tools and power tools
• Cuts and threads pipe, using pipe cutters, cutting torch, and pipe-threading machine
• Assembles and installs valves, pipe fittings, and pipes composed of metals (iron, steel, brass, lead) and nonmetals (glass, vitrified clay, plastic), using hand tools and power tools
• Joins pipes by use of screws, bolts, fittings, solder, plastic solvent, and caulks joints
• Fills pipe system with water or air to read pressure gauges to determine whether the system is leaking
• Reading blueprints to determine size, position, and amount of material required
• Cutting, threading, and installing pipe, using hand tools and power tools
• Installing pipe in walls, ceilings, and floors
• Must be able to perform work wearing personnel protective equipment, including rain gear, chemical protective clothing, supplied air and air purifying respirators, safety harness, sand blast hoods, fire resistant coveralls, hard hat, ear plugs and safety glasses
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have full range of mobility in upper and lower body, able to reach overhead, able to work in various positions, including stooping, standing, bending over, sitting, kneeling, squatting; use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; work at heights;
  
  balance for extended periods of time
• Assist with other facility maintenance as required

Education
: no minimum education requirements.

Experience
: 2-4 years of experience in an industrial setting, preferred.

Employment details
:
This is a fulltime job position working 40 hours a week (4/10 s). There is no per diem and no relocation funding.

Must pass pre-employment physical, drug screening and background check, as a condition of employment.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about Austin, please go to  .

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry…