PLUMBER (TITLE 32)

PLUMBER, WG-4206-09As a PLUMBER, WG-4206-09, you will install and repair interior pipe systems and plumbing fixtures and appurtenances and maintains pipe systems, plumbing fixtures and equipment. Installs, tests, troubleshoots and repairs pipe systems designed to conduct flow of hot and cold water interior sewage. Installs and maintains pipe systems located above, under and on the ground; in, on and between walls, floors and ceilings; and, at mobile and stationary missile facilities. Installs plumbing fixtures, appliances, potable and non-potable water, interior sewage, and air and gas systems. Connects pipe sections using fittings and soldering, brazing, or packing oakum and lead will or hot head. PHYSICAL EFFORT: Performs duties which require standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, climbing and working in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Frequently lifts, carries, and sets up tools, parts and equipment that weigh up to 50 pounds. Makes repairs and installations from ladders, scaffolding and platforms, and where parts of systems worked on are in hard-to-reach places. WORKING CONDITIONS: Work is performed both inside and outside. Inside work is usually in buildings, adequately heated, lighted and ventilated. Noise from saws, hammers and power tools is frequent. Dust, mud, dirt and snow are prevalent on construction sites. Has occasional exposure to the possibility of broken bones, cuts. electrical shocks. and respiratory ailments. Has frequent exposure to the possibility of scrapes, burns, and infections. Exposure to repeated, prolonged or concentrated amounts of refrigerant gases may cause toxic effects to eyes. skin, and internal organs.