Verified Job
Plumber
PLUMBER / GAS FITTER
Plumber
#785830
Remote / WFH
Academy Mechanical Services
Job Description
Job Description
• Assemble pipe sections, tubing and fittings using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking or soldering, brazing and welding equipment
• Fill pipes or plumbing fixtures with water or air and observe pressure gauges to detect and locate leaks
• Review blueprints and building codes and specifications to determine work details and procedures
• Prepare written work cost estimates and negotiate contracts
• Study building plans and inspect structures to assess material and equipment needs to establish the sequence of pipe installations and to plan installation around obstructions such as electrical wiring
• Keep records of assignments and produce detailed work reports
• Perform complex calculations and planning for special or very large jobs
• Locate and mark the position of pipe installations, connections, passage holes, and fixtures in structures using measuring instruments such as rulers and levels
• Measure, cut, thread and bend pipe to required angle using hand and power tools or machines such as pipe cutters, pipe-threading machines and pipe-bending machines
• Install pipe assemblies, fittings, valves, appliances such as dishwashers and water heaters and fixtures such as sinks and toilets using hand and power tools
• Cut openings in structures to accommodate pipes and pipe fittings using hand and power tools
• Hang steel supports from ceiling joists to hold pipes in place
• Repair and maintain plumbing, replacing defective washers, replacing or mending broken pipes and opening clogged drains
• Direct workers engaged in pipe cutting and pre-assembly and installation of plumbing systems and components
• Install underground storm, sanitary and water piping systems and extend piping to connect fixtures and plumbing to these systems
• Clear away debris in a renovation
• Install oxygen and medical gas in hospitals
• Use specialized techniques, equipment or materials such as performing computer-assisted welding of small pipes or working with the special piping used in microchip fabrication
• Install, inspect, repair and maintain gas lines and gas equipment such as meters, regulators, heating units and appliances in residential, commercial and industrial establishments
• Assemble pipe sections, tubing and fittings using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking or soldering, brazing and welding equipment
• Fill pipes or plumbing fixtures with water or air and observe pressure gauges to detect and locate leaks
• Review blueprints and building codes and specifications to determine work details and procedures
• Prepare written work cost estimates and negotiate contracts
• Study building plans and inspect structures to assess material and equipment needs to establish the sequence of pipe installations and to plan installation around obstructions such as electrical wiring
• Keep records of assignments and produce detailed work reports
• Perform complex calculations and planning for special or very large jobs
• Locate and mark the position of pipe installations, connections, passage holes, and fixtures in structures using measuring instruments such as rulers and levels
• Measure, cut, thread and bend pipe to required angle using hand and power tools or machines such as pipe cutters, pipe-threading machines and pipe-bending machines
• Install pipe assemblies, fittings, valves, appliances such as dishwashers and water heaters and fixtures such as sinks and toilets using hand and power tools
• Cut openings in structures to accommodate pipes and pipe fittings using hand and power tools
• Hang steel supports from ceiling joists to hold pipes in place
• Repair and maintain plumbing, replacing defective washers, replacing or mending broken pipes and opening clogged drains
• Direct workers engaged in pipe cutting and pre-assembly and installation of plumbing systems and components
• Install underground storm, sanitary and water piping systems and extend piping to connect fixtures and plumbing to these systems
• Clear away debris in a renovation
• Install oxygen and medical gas in hospitals
• Use specialized techniques, equipment or materials such as performing computer-assisted welding of small pipes or working with the special piping used in microchip fabrication
• Install, inspect, repair and maintain gas lines and gas equipment such as meters, regulators, heating units and appliances in residential, commercial and industrial establishments
