Plumber Job Description Sample Template

JOB TITLE:

  • Plumber

DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Ensures all plumbing and plumbing fixtures shall be installed in compliance with applicable local plumbing ordinances.
  • Understand safety requirements, including eyewash stations and emergency showers.
  • Ensures emergency fixture placement must meet certain standards, such as being conveniently located, unobstructed, and accessible at all times.
  • Ensures that plumbing in the facility contains proper drainage and efficient irrigation systems for the crop yield.
  • Make sure that grow rooms should be provided with floor drains to remove spilled water and nutrient solutions.
  • Checks if the drains should be trapped and equipped with screens to catch any plant material or other debris.
  • Ensures that water supply lines used for irrigation purposes be provided with back-flow preventers to protect the domestic water supply from contamination.
  • Provides cost estimates for repairs, installations, and maintenance.
  • Reviews building plans and inspects structures to assess material and equipment needed for the installation of pipes.
  • Inspects and repairs circulating pumps and recommends replacement as needed.
  • Analyzes defects or malfunctions in plumbing systems, identifies the problem, and performs the necessary repairs.

EXPERIENCE and QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Knowledge of plumbing systems.
  • Skilled in repairing, fabricating, and replacing system parts.
  • Ability to solve most problems without any direct supervision.
  • Ability to use hand tools, sewer machines, pipe groves, soldering and brazing equipment, and computer operating systems.
  • Working knowledge of various plumbing systems including purified water; air, natural and medical gas; vacuum, soil, waste, and vent; steam condensate, pipe covering and insulation, fire protection; miscellaneous fluid systems, fixtures, and appliances.
  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • Minimum 21 years of age (or per state regulations).
  • Must pass all required background checks.
  • Must comply with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

  • Ability to stand, crawl, walk, and stoop.
  • Push, pull, and lift or lower objects weighing up to 50 lbs. 
  • Ability to work indoors and outdoors, in wet or humid weather, and in fluctuating and/or extreme temperatures.