Journeyman Plumber

Maintains, repairs, and installs plumbing work for city pools, buildings, water and wastewater systems, lift stations, treatment facilities, reservoir pumps, lavatory systems and fixtures.  Maintains, repairs, and installs pool equipment, circulating pumps, valves, pool filters, filter systems, chlorine and chemical injection systems.  Coordinates and provides work direction to apprentice plumber.

Ensures compliance with applicable Uniform Plumbing Codes regarding plumbing installation, service, and repair activities.   Receives work orders, prioritizes assignments, coordinates equipment, tools, materials, and supplies to minimize disruption in routine activities.  Initiates purchase orders for required materials, supplies and equipment.   Maintains daily activity logs and maintenance records on assigned equipment.  Performs calculations to prepare material and work sites for installation, maintenance or repair, such as pipe dimensions, line layout, trench and line grading, angles and distances.  Inspects and repairs leaks, obstructions, and general system and equipment failures.  Installs, maintains, and repairs potable water systems such as faucets, flushometers, drinking fountains, ice machines, pipes, valves, and pumps; water waste systems such as toilets, urinals, strainers, traps, cleanouts, and interceptors; natural gas systems such as flex lines and heaters.  Inspects and repairs worn out or loose fixtures and potential gas leaks. Inspects and repairs hot water supply systems installing a variety of fixtures used to provide hot potable water including water heaters and boilers.   Services or replaces components, switches, mechanical seals in pumps, traps, hose bibs, backflow devices, screens, lines, filters, r/o units, ice machines, furnaces, and a/c units.   Communicates with other departments and staff regarding plumbing activities and problems; provides technical information as required.  Responds to emergencies to confine, resolve, and/or prevent flooding or other hazardous conditions.  Fulfills on-call duties as scheduled.

Assists Utility Maintenance and Water Production crews as needed.  Operates and maintains a variety of specialized power and hand tools, heavy equipment and plumbing equipment.  Cleans and maintains assigned equipment and vehicles.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed.  The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES

May serve on various employee committees, as required and assigned.

This position is subject to the City of Hobbs' Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy which includes one or more of the following: pre-employment testing, post accident testing, random testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return to duty testing and follow-up testing.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:

• Graduation from high school or GED equivalent, with two (2) years journey-level compensated plumbing experience.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Working knowledge of equipment, facilities, materials, methods and procedures used in plumbing installation, alteration, and repair work.

• Working knowledge of pumps and pumping systems, and the maintenance and repair of such equipment.

• Knowledge of chlorine and chemical injection systems and handling, filter equipment and filtering systems, including knowledge of the maintenance and repair of such systems.

• Knowledge of plumbing systems, gas pipefitting, air conditioning, and heating systems.

• Knowledge of Uniform Plumbing Codes.

• Knowledge of installation, repair and maintenance of pressure reducing/sustaining valves, backflow prevention valves, and altitude control valves.

• Knowledge of water and sewer systems.

• Ability to plan and lay out plumbing work.

• Ability to work from sketches, diagrams, blueprints, plans and specifications.

• Ability to sweat weld pipe joints.

• Ability to work after hours, weekends, and holidays.

• Ability to work independently and to complete daily activities according to work schedule.

• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing.

• Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all City Departments and the general public.

LICENSING AND CERTIFICATIONS

Must possess and maintain JP journeyman plumbing license within eighteen (18) months of employment date.

The ability to obtain EPA Refrigerant certification within eighteen (18) months of employment date.

Must possess a valid state issued 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 frequently required to talk and hear, or reach with hands and arms from a standing position.  The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, kneel and use hands and fingers to handle feel or operate objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to lay, climb or balance, stoop, crouch or crawl.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move objects up to 50 pound and occasionally lift and/or move heavy objects up to 100 pounds or more.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

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 regularly works near moving mechanical parts and equipment and regularly works outdoors. The employee occasionally works in confined spaces and high precarious places.  The employee is frequently exposed to adverse weather conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, vibration, risk of electrical shock, blood borne pathogens, stinging insects and spiders, snakebites, and varmints.

The noise level in the work environment is generally moderate.