1. Installs, assembles, repairs and maintains steam, water, gas, oil, air, waste treatment, and
plumbing lines, systems and accessories.
2. Determines routing and location of lines, accessories, and equipment such as inlets, outlets,
vent pipes, valves, meters, gauges, hangers, brackets, water, sewer gas, air and other
connections. Uses blueprints, sketches, service requests to create material list, and adheres
to trade practices and plumbing codes in performance of above tasks.
3. Computes kind, size and amount of pipe connections and other materials necessary when
this information is not furnished, by considering such factors as pressure, volume, gradient
and substance being piped. Makes all proper plumbing connections such sweating, screwing
or bolting joints. Packs all valves except those in refrigeration systems or in the power house
which are 2" or less.
4. Installs and tests sanitary plumbing fixtures such as water closets, wash basins, sinks and
drinking fountains; compressed air; fire sprinkling; steam and other pressure systems; and
such gas-fired equipment as water heaters and processing tanks.
5. Performs trouble shooting, diagnosing, and takes corrective action on such items as major
breakdowns, clogged main sewer lines, main gas line breakdowns, seepage contaminated
water supply lines, steam equipment and devices, oxygen, hydrogen, fire sprinkling and
hydraulic systems, gas-fired equipment which does not respond to routine maintenance
trouble shooting.
6. Performs functional tests as required. Performs routine cleaning, adjustment, or preventative
maintenance on equipment to ensure trouble free operation.
7. Makes minor repairs to pipe insulation.
8. Installs backflow prevention devices where required. Performs functional tests,
repairs, adjustments, and preventative maintenance only if properly certified to do so.
9. Directs, instructs and/or assists other employees in related work activities. May instruct
and/or demonstrate methods of work to other employees on related work assignments as
required in areas of proficiency to safely complete tasks.