Job Description: Plumbing ApprenticeWe're hiring plumbing apprentice!Lee's Air, Plumbing, & Heating is growing, and we want you to grow your career with us!
If you are someone who takes pride in their work, has a great work ethic and positive attitude then our team could be for you.Benefits of becoming a Lee's Air team member:-Company Supplied Uniforms-Company Service Vehicle-Instant Tool Credit-Year-Round Paid Training-Health Benefits (Health, Vision, Dental, Group Term Life)-Retirement Plan (Up to 3% Match)-Paid Time Off-Paid Holidays-Year End Bonus-FREE Snack Vending Machine-Financial School Assistance for Job Related ClassesOur mission statement: SERVE PEOPLE.
Our customers, our coworkers, & our community and HAVE FUN DOING IT!Lee's Air, Plumbing, & Heating was founded in 1981 in Fresno CA by the Lee family.
Since, Lee's has grown into a full HVAC & Plumbing company serving Northern CA to Bakersfield CA both commercially & residentially.
If you'd like to be a part of a growing team, apply today for more info!Summary Under the direction of the lead Plumber assembles, installs, and repairs pipes, fittings, and fixtures of heating, water, and drainage systems.Essential Duties and Responsibilities includes, but not limited to the following:•Studies building plans and working drawings to determine work aids required and sequence of installations.•Inspects structure to ascertain obstructions to be avoided to prevent weakening of structure resulting from installation of pipe.•Locates and marks position of pipe and pipe connections and passage holes for pipes in walls and floors.•Cuts openings in walls and floors to accommodate pipe and pipe fittings.•Cuts and threads pipe.•Bends pipe to required angle by use of pipe-bending machine or by placing pipe over block and bending it by hand.•Assembles and installs valves, pipe fittings, and pipes composed of metals, such as iron, steel, brass, and lead, and nonmetals, such as glass, vitrified clay, and plastic.•Joins pipes by use of screws, bolts, fittings, solder, plastic solvent, and caulks joints.•Fills pipe system with water or air and reads pressure gauges to determine whether system is leaking.•Installs and repairs plumbing fixtures such as sinks, commodes, bathtubs, water heaters, hot water tanks, garbage disposal units, dishwashers, and water softeners.•Repairs and maintains plumbing by replacing washers in leaky faucets, mending burst pipes, and opening clogged drains.•Welds holding fixtures to steel structural members.•Performs other routine duties.CompetenciesBe able to successfully demonstrate industry knowledge and observe safety and securityQualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Education and/or Experience One-to-two-year certificate from college or technical school; or six months to one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.Language Skills Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence in English.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization in English.Mathematical Skills Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.Reasoning Ability Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.Computer Skills To perform this job successfully, an individual should be able to navigate a smart phone or tablet for various web-based applications.Certificates, Licenses, RegistrationsAll Plumbers must hold a current driver's license.Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
The employee is frequently required to stand and walk.
The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and taste or smell.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, outside weather conditions and explosives.
The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.