What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plumber - Nauvoo, IL position at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
Job Description
The plumber is a journeyman role that provides expert plumbing skills by inspecting, removing, repairing, and installing all pipes, valves, fittings, pumps, and related equipment to ensure adequate functioning of all water, waste materials, gases and liquids according to specifications and plumbing codes, for all facilities and historic sites in Nauvoo, IL.
Responsibilities
Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.
Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.
Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.
The plumber is a journeyman role that provides expert plumbing skills by inspecting, removing, repairing, and installing all pipes, valves, fittings, pumps, and related equipment to ensure adequate functioning of all water, waste materials, gases and liquids according to specifications and plumbing codes, for all facilities and historic sites in Nauvoo, IL.
Responsibilities
- Performs all duties of Journeyman Plumber and ensures that all work performed adheres to National Plumbing Codes.
- Remodels, maintains, and installs piping systems and components including air, culinary, gas, fire sprinklers, D.W.V., chemical, etc. Installs, maintains, and replaces plumbing related commercial and residential plumbing fixtures and equipment.
- Operates machinery to accomplish pipe threading, roll grooving, pipe freezing, electric and manual drain auguring, jetting, etc.
- Test PH levels in grease traps.
- Operate cameras and locaters as needed.
- Pipe fitting may be required such as soldering, welding, brazing, and mechanical fittings of piping systems.
- Accessing lines in tunnels, pipe chases, above ceilings, below floors, and excavations, etc.
- Testing of backflow systems.
- Conduct work and maintenance on steam to water units.
- Leads and trains apprentices.
- Performs other tasks as assigned by management.
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Requires four-year Plumbing apprenticeship through an applied technical college, in conjunction with four years on the job training.
- Requires current licensure as a Commercial Master or Journeyman Plumber license in the state of Illinois.
- Able to operate the equipment listed above as well as equipment commonly used in the plumbing trade.
- Proficient electronic or paper blueprint reading experience preferred. May be required to become DOT certified.
- Valid driver's license.
- Must pass all required safety and equipment certifications and trainings.
- Can understand English for general communication, video training, building security, and safety.
- Capable of understanding instructions both verbally and in writing and able to listen and ask clarifying questions as needed.
- Able to work in a professional manner with others as well as alone without constant supervision.
- Maintain a positive attitude with the ability to work as a team.
- Can independently lift and position objects weighing as much as 50 pounds with lengths more than 10 feet on a regular basis.
- Can team lift and position objects weighing as much as 100 pounds on an occasional basis.
- Able to work on ladders, scaffolds, and mechanical lifts for extended periods of time.
- Able to work in standing, stooping, kneeling, squatting, sitting positions for extended periods of time.
- Requires full range of physical motion to operate manual and electrically powered tools and equipment.
- Requires physical dexterity in limbs and digits to operate hand and power tools and equipment.
- Must have at least 20/40 vision with or without corrective lenses and not less than 120 degrees combined horizontal peripheral vision.
- Experience in commercial and/residential plumbing.
Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.
Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.
Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.
