Plumber

Full Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: The Plumber position is located with the Directorate of Public Works, Operations & Maintenance Division, Buildings and Grounds Branch at Fort Riley, KS.

Who May Apply: US Citizens Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. There is no specific length of training or experience required.

However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision.

Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a(n) Plumber ~ without more than normal supervision.

The ability to perform common duties of installing, maintaining, and repairing of commercial and industrial plumbing systems contained in commercial facilities, buildings and infrastructures.

Use carpentry skills related to repairing, constructing, remodeling, and maintaining commercial facilities, buildings, and infrastructure; and installing repairing, and maintenance of electrical systems and parts.

- Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating. Physical Effort The employee makes repairs from ladders, scaffolding, platforms and other hard-to- reach places.

Must stand, stoop, bend, kneel, climb, stretch, and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Frequently lifts parts and equipment that weigh up to 100 pounds.

Working Conditions The employee makes repairs from ladders, scaffolding, platforms and other hard-to- reach places.

Must stand, stoop, bend, kneel, climb, stretch, and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Major Duties:

• Performs duties in the installation, maintenance and repair of interior plumbing and potable and non-potable water systems, air, natural or manufactured gas, sewage, industrial wastes, chilled water and gas distribution systems.
• Assembles pipe sections and fittings that may require threading and pipe bending operations. Inspects and tests piping after installation or the completion of repairs or alterations.
• Cleans all blockages in the main sewage lines, installs and repairs utility lines and their component parts up to 12-inch gas, 24-inch sewage and 30-inch potable water.
• Makes repairs to utility systems consisting of any of the following materials: steel, malleable iron, cast iron, ductile iron, asbestos concrete, steel lined concrete, concrete, copper, PVC, ABS, PE, etc.
• Maintains, repairs and installs the natural gas distribution system from the utility company's delivery points to buildings and facilities and works on excavations.
• The distribution system includes lines of 3/4 inch to 12 inch diameter carrying up to 85 psi pressure; reducing stations, building regulators, pilot regulators, main regulators, turbine meters, relief valves, etc.