DOC Hill Plumber

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Galesburg, IL, US, 61401

Position Title : Plumber

​Agency: Department of Corrections
Class Title: PLUMBER - 32900
Skill Option: None
Bilingual Option: None
Closing Date/Time: 03/07/2025 11:59 p.m.
Salary: Prevailing Rate: $7,943.10/month. Full range $7,943.10 - $8,379.84/month
Job Type: Hourly
Category: Full Time
County: Knox
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: PR000

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

All applicants who want to be considered for this positionMUSTapply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

Posting Identification Number 44797

While not required, a Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) is recommended. When applicable, titles that require specific coursework, professional license or certification will include a notation requesting the appropriate document(s) be uploaded in the Additional Documents section of your application. Failure to upload requested transcripts, license and/or proof of certification when specified may result in ineligibility. Please note that the Department of Corrections must verify proof of higher education for any degree earned (if applicable) regardless of vacancy title before any offer can be extended.

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Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Corrections is looking for a motivated plumber at Hill Correctional Center. The successful candidate will perform journey level plumbing work. In addition, the successful candidate will supervise and conduct on-the-job training to help individuals in custody develop plumbing trade skills. Hill Correctional Center offers its employees excellent benefits, including an exceptional pension plan, all while working in an environment with a uniquemission. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

Essential Functions

• Installs, repairs, and maintains hot and cold-water lines, sewage pipes, traps, and appliances, i.e., water closets, lavatories, urinals, showers, and all fittings.
• Instructs individuals in custody workers in basic plumber tasks assigning work according to their qualifications.
• Cuts and threads pipe using stock and dyes, power-threading machines, power saws, wrenches, and pipe machines, use drain snakes and/or drain jetters.
• Solder/repair lead joints, uses a blow torch, directs trenching and backfilling operations for the repair and service of water/sewer lines and the clearing of blockages in sanitary/sewer lines.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to the completion of four (4) years of high school.
• Requires possession of a current valid plumber’s license issued by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
• Requires the possession of a valid certificate as a Cross-Connection Control Device Inspector (CCCDI) or the acquisition of the certificate within the probationary period of employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefers at least five (5) years of experience with the tools, equipment, materials, methods, and practices of residential, commercial, and new construction plumbing trade.
• Prefers at least three (3) years of previous supervisor/foreman experience in the plumbing trade.
• Prefers at least five (5) years of experience and knowledge of laws relating to sanitation and public health.
• Prefers at least five (5) years of experience reading blueprints to complete jobs from start to finish, estimating jobs, and ordering supplies.
• Prefers at least five (5) years of experience installing and repairing wall mounted fixtures in commercial, and new construction in hotels, penal institutions, jails, restaurants, nursing homes, or hospitals.
• Prefers at least five (5) years of experience in technical details of the parts and workings of the water table.
• Prefers at least five (5) years of experience installing water closets (aka toilets), lavatories (aka sinks) that meet ADA requirements.
• Prefers at least five (5) years of experience performing repairs on sewer pipes, water pipes, storm drainpipes, gas lines.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires the ability to pass the IDOC/IDJJ background check.
• Requires ability to pass a drug screen. The use of unauthorized drugs by an employee, regardless of position held, is prohibited.
• Applicants are required to abide by all vaccine and/or other medical standards as set out by the employer.
• The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

Work Hours: 6am-2pm Mon-Fri, Sat/Sun off

Work Location: Hill Correctional Center 600 S Linwood Rd, Galesburg, Illinois, 61401

Agency Contact: Marshall Hendricks

Email: Marshall.Hendricks@illinois.gov

Posting Group: Building, Fleet & Institutional Support

This position DOES NOT contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).

Salary : $7,943 - $8,380