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Full-time
On-site
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Plumbing
Description

Position Summary:

 

Vanderbilt University Maintenance and Operations (VUMO) seeks a Plumber Journeyman to perform routine plumbing work and plumbing construction/installation work. This is a full-time position: 40 hours per week. Must be available to work 7:30AM to 4:00PM. Must be available to work additional hours as required including evening hours. 

 

VUMO provides facilities support for all construction, renovation, and routine maintenance of University Central space and facilities; housekeeping services for approximately 5.8 million square feet of academic, administrative, residential, and recreational space; grounds care for 330 acres that are a registered arboretum; turf care for athletic fields; and utilities for the University Central and the Medical Center.

 

VUMO’s annual budget exceeds $100 million in operating expenses and includes over 400 employees.  VUMO manages major capital project expenditures totaling ~$125 million annually and facility renewal, replacement and large maintenance project expenditures totaling ~$20 million annually. 

 

Key Functions and Expected Performance:

 

  • Maintain and repair domestic water lines

  • Maintain and repair sanitary sewer system

  • Check and repair all backflow devices

  • Maintain and repair all steam domestic water heaters

  • Maintain and repair all plumbing fixtures

  • Maintain and repair all domestic recirculation pumps

  • Maintain and repair domestic pressure regulating valves

  • Maintain and repair storm sewer system

  • Assist on irrigation problems

  • Assist zone electrician, plumber, and carpenter in performance of their duties

  • Utilize work order system in all aspects, including parts ordering, printing work orders and parts look up

  • Set up and monitor personal work order query

  • Process daily work order time sheet

  • Operate vehicle/golf cart and perform operator level maintenance

  • Other duties related to classification

 

Supervisory Relationships:

This position does not have supervisory responsibility; this position reports administratively and functionally to Preventive Maintenance Manager.

 

Education and Certifications:

 

 

Experience and Skills:

  • 5 Years of experience or the equivalent
  • Strong communication skills
  • Able to stand, stoop, crawl, work on elevated surfaces and be in awkward positions for extended periods of time.
  • Push, pull, lift and carry at least 70 pounds.
  • Able to work in various weather conditions
  • High work ethic