Plumber

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

Under the supervision of the Manager, and following established guidelines, performs a variety of tasks associated with the installation, repair, and maintenance of piping, fixtures, and associated equipment for the plumbing systems, medical gas systems, and emergency situations. May perform work in connection with sanitary drainage, storm drainage, special waste, venting systems and public or private water supply systems within or adjacent to a building or structure and other ancillary buildings.

Job Description :

Essential Duties & Responsibilities including but not limited to :

• Replaces defective pipe by cutting, bending threading soldering, caulking and assembling as appropriate.
• Performs steam-fitting duties, assembling pipefittings, valves, steam traps, pipe covering and insulation.
• Performs sprinkler and fire pup test, maintain accurate records of all tests required by outside regulatory agencies.
• Maintains specialized water and treatment systems in optimum operating condition including critical hot water reverse osmosis, and patient, clinical and surgical air / vacuums.
• Performs assigned and scheduled preventive maintenance on equipment and systems in a timely and thorough manner.
• Maintains grease traps plaster traps, and other waste systems.
• Interprets and works from blueprints, sketches, and written and oral instructions in order to accomplish assigned tasks. Properly estimates times, material, and equipment needed for the assignment.
• Completes required paperwork in a neat, legible, and timely manner (i.e., job requests, requisitions, logs and daily reports).
• Responds to requests for unscheduled and / or emergency situations to meet the needs of the department (i.e., floods, roof leaks, storm emergencies, etc.)

Minimum Qualifications :

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent. Vocational / Trade school course, and / or

equivalent education and experience.

Licensure / Certification / Registration

Current valid Massachusetts State Plumbing License, and current Massachusetts Driver's license required.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities :

Experience : 5-7 years working as a licensed plumber, preferably in a healthcare institution.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled