Plumber

Plumber

Employer: Aerotek. **Job Title: Plumber** **Job Description** Journeyman plumber who can independently run a job, and an intermediate-level plumber with strong mechanical and commercial plumbing knowledge. You will install and connect a variety of piping systems and fixtures in a commercial new-build environment while working from blueprints and adhering to building codes. **Responsibilities** + Install vent, storm, sanitary, gas, and water piping systems and extend piping to connect fixtures and plumbing to those systems. + Assemble pipe sections, tubing, and fittings using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvents, 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, building codes, and specifications to plan and execute plumbing installations correctly. + Locate and mark the position of pipe installations, connections, passage holes, and fixtures in structures using measuring instruments such as rules and levels. + Measure, cut, thread, and bend pipe to required angles using hand and power tools or machines such as pipe cutters, pipe-threading machines, and pipe-bending machines. + Install pipe assemblies, fittings, valves, and appliances such as dishwashers and water heaters, as well as 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 securely in place. **Essential Skills** + Proven experience as a plumber in commercial construction environments. + Ability to install vent, storm, sanitary, gas, and water piping systems and connect fixtures to those systems. + Commercial plumbing knowledge, including underground work and rough-ins. + Ability to read and interpret blueprints, building codes, and specifications. + Proficiency using standard plumbing hand