Plumbing Trainer

Summary
Teach how to assemble, install, and repair pipes, fittings, and fixtures of heating, water, and drainage systems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities includes, but not limited to the following:

• Teach how to study building plans and working drawings to determine work aids required and sequence of installations.
• Teach how to inspect structure to ascertain obstructions to be avoided to prevent weakening of structure resulting from installation of pipe.
• Teach how to locate and mark position of pipe and pipe connections and passage holes for pipes in walls and floors.
• Teach how to cut openings in walls and floors to accommodate pipe and pipe fittings.
• Teach how to cut and thread pipe.
• Teach how to bend pipe to required angle by use of pipe-bending machine or by placing pipe over block and bending it by hand.
• Teach how to assemble and install valves, pipe fittings, and pipes composed of metals, such as iron, steel, brass, and lead, and nonmetals, such as glass, vitrified clay, and plastic.
• Teach how to join pipes by use of screws, bolts, fittings, solder, plastic solvent, and caulks joints.
• Teach how to fill pipe system with water or air and reads pressure gauges to determine whether system is leaking.
• Teach how to install and repair plumbing fixtures such as sinks, commodes, bathtubs, water heaters, hot water tanks, garbage disposal units, dishwashers, and water softeners.
• Teach how to do repairs and maintains plumbing by replacing washers in leaky faucets, mending burst pipes, and opening clogged drains.
• Teach how to do welds holding fixtures to steel structural members.

Competencies

Be able to successfully demonstrate industry knowledge and observe safety and security

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience
One to two year certificate from college or technical school and six months to one year related experience and/or training; or two to three years related experience and/or training.

Language Skills
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual should be able to navigate a smart phone or tablet for various web based applications.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

All Plumbers must hold a current driver's license.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; outside weather conditions and explosives. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.