Plumber

 JOB SUMMARY: Repair, replace, and/or install new plumbing fixtures, equipment, and systems. Perform preventive maintenance on plumbing systems and components. Operate and maintain sewage treatment plant. Perform other miscellaneous duties. May be asked to serve as Lead Plumber for plumbing team.

REPORTS TO: Engineering Manager

PRIMARY DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS:

1. Investigate, trouble-shoot, diagnose, and correct reported problems with, or malfunctions of plumbing fixtures, equipment, and/or systems.
2. Perform preventive maintenance on existing plumbing systems and components.
3. Install new piping, fixtures, equipment, and systems as directed by the Engineering Manager or the Assistant Engineering Manager.
4. Operate and maintain Skytop’s municipal sewage treatment plant, including daily chemical analyses of effluent and equipment, and process adjustments as necessary.
5. Maintain a stock of spare parts, supplies, and tools necessary to minimize plumbing-related disruptions to normal daily operation of Skytop Lodge and Skytop’s municipal water system.
6. Maintain records necessary for the efficient and effective operation of the Plumbing Shop, including the timely submission of material lists to the Accounting Department for proper charge-out of supplies used.
7. May be asked to serve as a team “lead man” when accompanied by Plumber “B”
8. Must be willing and generally available to respond to a request to make emergency repairs outside of normal scheduled working hours.
9. Perform other duties as directed by the Engineering Manager or the Assistant Engineering Manager.

RESPONSIBLE FOR: Tools, equipment, Plumbing Shop inventory, keys, truck.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Job requires active work all day long, including walking, stretching and lifting. Lifting can involve normal plumbing fixtures and equipment weighing up to 100 pounds.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Work takes place in many places throughout the Lodge and on the property. This includes all rooms, crawl spaces and tunnels of the Lodge, as well as dormitories, shops, sports facilities, other outlying buildings, and the sewage treatment plant.

HAZARDS ENCOUNTERED: Typical hazards associated with physical work involving tools, equipment, lifting, and chemicals. Also, exposure to raw sewage, live steam, hot water, hot pipes, and containment vessels, and entrance into confined spaces.

NOTICE: Job descriptions are not intended, and should not be construed, to be exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with a job. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management must reserve the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush job, or technological development) dictate. Because of various seasonal requirements, jobs in other areas of the resort may be offered as a replacement for this position to include work in other areas e.g. grounds maintenance, housekeeping, kitchen etc. 

 SKILLS REQUIRED: 

1. Competence in the safe use of all hand  and power tools, equipment, chemicals, and supplies used in the required work.
2. Competence in necessary procedures and routines associated with required work.
3. Must be able to drive a standard transmission vehicle, and possess a valid driver’s license.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: High School education or equivalency preferred. Must have the ability to read, write, speak and understand English. Must have good basic math skills. Must have a specific training in plumbing trade through either an educational process, thorough on –the-job training, or an apprenticeship program.  

PRIOR EXPERIENCE: Minimum of three years in plumbing trade. 

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS: In addition to basic plumbing knowledge, experience in working with air conditioning, Steam, water distribution, and sewage systems is desirable.  

PERSONALITY REQUIREMENTS: Must be self-motivated, dependable, flexible, trustworthy, courteous, and self-oriented.