Plumber

About the role

Under the direct supervision of the Plumbing Foreman, assembles, installs, and repairs pipes, fittings, and fixtures of heating, water, and drainage systems.

Responsibilities

• Work safely and abide by all ACAA safety guidelines
• Develop or participate in the job safety analysis procedures
• Studies building plans and working drawings to determine work aids required and sequence of installation
• Inspects structure to ascertain obstructions to be avoided to prevent weakening of structure resulting from installation of pipe
• Locates and marks position of pipe and pipe connections and passage holes for pipes in walls and floors
• Cuts openings in walls and floors to accommodate pipe and pipe fittings as needed
• Cuts and threads pipe
• Bends pipe to required angle by use of pipe-bending machine or by placing pipe over block and bending it by hand
• Assembles and installs valves, pipe fittings, and pipes composed of metals, such as iron, steel, brass, and lead, and nonmetals, such as glass, vitrified clay, and plastic
• Joins pipes by use of screws, bolts, fittings, solder, plastic solvent, and caulks joints
• Fills pipe system with water or air and reads pressure gauges to determine whether system is leaking
• Installs and repairs plumbing fixtures such as sinks, commodes, hot water tanks, garbage disposal units, dishwashers, and water fountains
• Installs complete plumbing systems on remodeled projects at the Pittsburgh International Airport and the Allegheny County Airport
• Repairs and maintains plumbing by replacing washers in leaky faucets, mending burst pipes, and opening clogged drains
• Fabrication, installation, maintenance and preventative maintenance of all plumbing, pipe fitting and fire protection systems
• Periodically maintain oil water separators at PIT and AGC
• Periodic testing of all fire protection systems and devices, including pumphouses, water storage tanks, tamper switches when required
• Maintain and repair all piping on fire protection system
• Quarterly inspection of passenger boarding bridges water cabinets including water filter replacement, backflow preventors, strainers and pressure regulators, replace hoses and chlorinate and flush as completed, lube reel motor
• Weekly testing and preventative maintenance of pumphouses and water storage tanks
• Weekly testing and preventative maintenance of sewage lift stations and industrial waste lift station
• Weekly inspection of spent glycol fluid storage tanks, and recommendation of repairs or maintenance as may be required
• Maintenance and preventative maintenance of all sanitary sewers, grease traps and grease lines from all restaurants in airport complex as needed
• Maintenance of gas lines for all restaurants in airport complex as needed
• Maintenance and preventative maintenance of airline triturator
• Repair and maintenance of liquid runway deicing fluid pumps, valves and storage tanks
• Repair, maintenance, and annual testing of all backflow preventors throughout the entire airport and associated buildings and structures (those owned and maintained by ACAA, unless otherwise directed)
• Repair and install low voltage controls for automatic flushometers and lavatories
• Perform other related tasks as assigned or required

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED
• Five years of Industrial Plumbing Experience
• Completion of a recognized apprenticeship in the craft or equivalent training at an accredited trade or technical school, or military training
• Licensed as a registered journeyman plumber
• All plumbers hired after January 1, 2018, are required to have Backflow Certification
• Current, valid Pennsylvania Class C driver's license or ability to maintain the same
• Must provide his/her own personal protective footwear (safety shoes)
• Must adhere to ACAA guidelines set forth by the Department of Maintenance Dress Code and Personal Protective Equipment policy
• Must own and possess personal hand tools of the trade

Skills

• Practices, methods, tools and materials of the plumbing trade
• Applicable sanitary and safety codes and ordinances
• Occupational hazards and techniques of safety precautions and injury prevention programs
• Work according to standard practices, using the tools, materials and equipment of the trade
• Work well with others