Plumber 2

About the Role

Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers. Facilities Services Division provides quality customer service by maintaining a safe, healthy, and aesthetically pleasing environment in which students, faculty, and staff can function and accomplish their educational objectives.

Under general supervision, this role provides journeyman level skills and expertise to maintain, install, and replace plumbing pipes, fittings, and fixtures within campus facilities and infrastructure according to the National Plumbing Code.

Responsibilities

• Repairs, installs, and replaces water and sanitary sewer piping, fittings, fixtures (sinks, faucets, toilets, urinals, etc.), valves, pumps, strainers, backflow preventers, boilers, hot water heaters, and water supply lines to equipment and appliances interior to campus buildings.
• Repairs, installs, and replaces exterior water distribution and storm sewer lines and related infrastructure across campus.
• Works on project crews executing large and complex new plumbing installation or replacement projects of building plumbing systems. Leads small project crews.
• Inspects, troubleshoots, and leads routine and non-routine emergency repairs on exterior water distribution and storm drainage systems as well as interior building plumbing and gas systems.
• May be required to serve in an on-call status and remain work-ready when scheduled for an on-call period or rotation.
• May be responsible for training, assisting, or assigning tasks to lower level plumbers.

Preventative Maintenance

• Always leave equipment in safe working condition, immediately notify supervisor of dangerous situations.
• Document and notify supervisor of any equipment failure and/or potential failures.
• Document all corrective actions in detail on assigned work requests.
• Perform quarterly, mid-annual, and annual preventative maintenances on Augusta University plumbing equipment based on manufacturer's required preventative maintenance requirements.
• Performs all maintenance work in a neat and timely manner.
• Perform preventative maintenance work on Augusta University plumbing systems as well as fire sprinkler systems.
• Keep records of completed preventative maintenance as well as any future work that needs to be completed.
• Communicate to supervisor of any shutdowns that need to occur to complete preventative maintenance of Augusta University plumbing equipment.
• Communicate with supervisor once preventative maintenance is complete and equipment has been returned to normal operation.

Responds to Work Request

• Respond to work orders in a quick and timely manner.
• Communicate with customer explaining if work order is completed or if further work needs to be completed.
• Troubleshoot and repair plumbing systems in a quick and timely manner.
• Communicate with the supervisor any future work that needs to be completed to ensure all Augusta University equipment is effectively operating.
• Document and notify supervisor of any equipment failure and/or potential failures.
• Document all corrective actions in detail on assigned work requests.

Leadership

• Utilizes effective critical thinking and strong problem-solving skills to make decisions and communicates tactfully to Facilities Operations.

Contract Management

• Estimates materials needed and records time and material expended on each work order.
• Prepares and submits material requisitions required to complete assigned tasks.
• Reads and interprets blueprints, specifications, shop drawings, to determine appropriate job requirements and procedures.

Communications

• Consistently provide professional, accurate, tactful, and timely written and verbal communications to Facilities staff as well as other Augusta University staff.
• Establishes and maintains positive collaborative working relationships with Augusta University Facilities and its customers.

Performs Related Work As Required

• Employees will follow all Augusta University and Facilities Operations policies and procedures.
• Work with scheduled contractors to complete projects and report to Facilities Operations supervisor once project is complete and if any future work needs to be completed.
• Wear provided uniform and maintain good hygiene.
• Respond to requests received from facilities operations work management team.
• Perform any other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED from a recognized State or Federal accredited organization and 3+ years of experience or an Associate's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Valid driver's license.

Skills

• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Detailed-oriented.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and other computer software/databases.

Pay

Salary Minimum: $20.29/hour - $20.46/hour. Salary to be commensurate with qualifications of the selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum-midpoint) of the position.

Schedule

Days/M-F (May be required to serve in an on-call status and remain work-ready when scheduled for an on-call period or rotation).

Benefits

Augusta University offers a variety of benefits to full-time benefits-eligible employees and some half-time (or more) employees. Benefits that may be elected could include:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan)
• Earned vacation time
• Sick leave
• 13 paid holidays
• Tuition Assistance Program for full-time employees successfully employed for more than 6 months.