Journeyman Plumber

Job Description:

Journeyman Plumber

Description

Pay Range: $22.90/hr. - $28.62/hr.

Job Posting Closing on: Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Workdays & Hours: Monday - Thursday 7am - 5:30pm or Tuesday - Friday 7:am - 5:30pm, depending on business needs; Some evening/weekend work may be required.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Journeyman Plumber job is available with the City of Fort Worth Property Management Department within its Facilities Division. The Facilities Division provides City Departments with world class facility planning, design, construction, renovation and maintenance services. The Division is seeking a qualified Commercial Plumber for maintenance and repair of City owned facilities. Candidates must have the ability to develop work plans and schedules for the provision of services in the assigned area, supervise work of unskilled personnel as appropriate, maintain appropriate records, write reports and prepare correspondence as assigned, establish and follow a preventative maintenance schedule for equipment, inspect and clean tools daily and order and maintain supplies according to established City and departmental procedures.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School diploma/GED supplemented by specialized training in plumbing or related skilled trades experience
• Two years of increasingly responsible plumbing experience.
• Valid Class “C” Driver’s License
• Must pass Drug Screen and Physical

Preferred Qualifications:

• Commercial plumbing experience

The Journeyman Plumber job responsibilities include:

• Plans and participates in all phases of rough and finished plumbing work involved in construction, alteration, repair and maintenance.
• Installs pumps, hot water heaters and fuel storage tanks. Repairs or replaces team lines and cleans sewer lines.
• Repairs, designs and installs irrigation systems. Provides chemical treatment and preventative maintenance of pools, fountains, pumps and water feature facilities.
• Repairs and extends existing plumbing facilities.
• Replaces leaky faucets, washers and commodes.
• Knowledge of various types of plumbing materials: PVC, galvanized, copper, and or black pipe.
• Knowledge of methods and procedures of the plumbing trade.

Working Conditions

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling and lifting; depending on assignment. Incumbents may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, odors, dusts, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, intense noises, gases, vibrations, chemicals, oils and workspace restrictions.

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.

Heavy Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects. The position will require candidates to work from considerable heights and in confined spaces.

Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, the following will result in being disqualified for this position: Felony Convictions, Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A Misdemeanor Conviction, Class B Misdemeanor Convictions in the last 10 years, Class A Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication, Class B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication in the last 10 years, an Open Arrest for Any Criminal Offense (Felony or Misdemeanor), and ALL Family Violence Convictions regardless of class.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.