Plumber

Greenville Public School District Job Description Plumber Qualifications: High School diploma or equivalent. Demonstrated aptitude or competence for assigned responsibilities. Reports To: Director of Maintenance Job Goal: To perform general plumbing and maintenance work. Mission and Goals: Works with the Superintendent to articulate and promote the school system's vision of learning and teaching. Monitors and evaluates progress toward accomplishment of system goals and objectives. Ensures that program plans are consistent with the system's strategic plan. Organizes daily, monthly, and yearly schedules to facilitate learning and teaching in the schools. Management of Educational Resources: Administers the finances of the district with sound fiscal management. Achieves maximum results for available resources and money spent. Strives to meet the needs of the school district. General Responsibilities: Assembles pipe sections, tubing and fittings, using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking, or soldering, brazing and welding equipment. Fills pipes or plumbing fixtures with water or air and observes pressure gauges to detect and locate leaks. Reviews blueprints and building codes and specifications to determine work details and procedures. Prepares written work cost estimates and negotiate contracts. Studies building plans and inspects structures to assess material and equipment needs, to establish the sequence of pipe installations, and to plan installation around obstructions such as electrical wiring. Keeps records of assignments and produces detailed work reports. Performs complex calculations and planning for special or very large jobs. Locates and marks the position of pipe installations, connections, passage holes, and fixtures in structures, using measuring instruments such as rulers and levels. Measures, cuts, threads, and bends pipe to required angle, using hand and power tools or machines such as pipe cutters, pipe-threading machines, and pipe-bending machines. Installs pipe assemblies, fittings, valves, appliances such as dishwashers and water heaters, and fixtures such as sinks and toilets, using hand and power tools. Cuts openings in structures to accommodate pipes and pipe fittings, using hand and power tools. Hangs steel supports from ceiling joists to hold pipes in place. Repairs and maintains plumbing, replacing defective washers, replacing or mending broken pipes, and opening clogged drains. Directs workers engaged in pipe cutting and preassembly and installation of plumbing systems and components. Installs underground storm, sanitary and water piping systems and extend piping to connect fixtures and plumbing to these systems. Clears away debris in a renovation. Uses specialized techniques, equipment, or materials, such as performing computer-assisted welding of small pipes, or working with the special piping used in microchip fabrication. Performs others duties as assigned by the Superintendent, the Deputy Superintendent, the Maintenance Director , and/or the Superintendent's designee Terms of Employment: Twelve months. Salary and work year will be established by the Board. Evaluation: Performance of tills job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Support Services Personnel.