Plumber - Full-time / Part-time

Are you an experienced Journeyman Plumber who is looking for a long term opportunity? Our client in Palo Alto, CA is looking for a journeyman plumber to join their team.

Maintenance Plumber

Responsibilities:

Working under the general supervision of the shop foreman or a leadman, these employees perform skilled plumbing work at the journeyman level in the repair, assembling and installation of pipes, fittings, and heating fixtures, gas and water fixtures, and drainage systems.

Work is assigned by the shop foreman or a leadman and carried out by the Maintenance

Plumber independently, selecting methods most suitable for the job. Work is spot checked during progress or upon completion.

Characteristic Duties:

• Assembles, installs and repairs pipes, fittings, and fixtures for gas, water and sanitary lines, storm drains, toilets, sinks, boilers, heat exchangers valves, pumps, drinking fountains, water stills, hot water heaters, etc.
• Cuts and threads pipe
• Bends pipe to required angle
• Joins pipe by use of flanges, fittings, solder, lead caulking, welding, epoxy cement and diversified materials
• Performs maintenance on plumbing by replacing washers on leaky faucets, mending burst pipes, opening clogged drains
• Detects malfunctions in plumbing systems, shuts systems down, and makes repairs
• Works on glass, plastic, copper, brass, steel, and cast iron pipe varying in size from 1/8" to 6"
• Repairs and installs cast iron pipe joints with bands or lead caulking
• Installs and repairs gas lines
• May do minor plumbing-related welding, and brazing.

Qualifications:

These employees must be skilled in the use of the tools, materials, and equipment of the plumbing trade. They must have sufficient experience to qualify as a journeyman

plumber, with approximately four years of actual work in the trade. This may include

time spent in apprenticeship or vocational training. They must possess and maintain a valid California drivers license with a good driving record and also be available for callbacks and alternate work schedules.

These employees should have sufficient experience to work independently most of the time. They should possess excellent customer service and communication skills, and conduct themselves with a high degree of professionalism.

About Aerotek:

Aerotek, headquartered in Hanover, Md., is a leading provider of technical, professional and industrial staffing services. Established in 1983, Aerotek is an operating company of Allegis Group, the largest provider of staffing services in the U.S. Aerotek operates a network of more than 200 non-franchised offices throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. For more information, visit .

Aerotek is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.