Plumber

Schedule: 40 hours, day shift

Under the general direction of the Director (& Asst Director) of Facilities; responsible for installing, maintaining, repairing, and testing piping systems for water, gas vacuum, oxygen, sanitary systems, medical air, sewerage, pumps, and all related plumbing devices throughout the hospital. Typically works on more complex problems and systems.

• Installs, maintains, repairs, inspects, and tests piping systems for water, gas vacuum, oxygen, sanitary systems, medical sewerage, pumps, drains, and all related devices throughout the hospital.
• Responds to all emergency plumbing situations when and where appropriate.
• Reads and interprets blueprints (piping drawings) for various information such as piping size and locations. Conducts surveys of various systems.
• Prepares material listing as required for work order requests and other routinely assigned tasks.
• Responsibilities may involve participating in planning activities at the departmental level or assisting in the development of solutions to specific problems.
• Maintains a safe and clean work environment in the area (s) of Facilities Department responsibility (areas as assigned).
• Responds to phone calls, pages, and work orders from all areas of the hospital as assigned by the supervisor.
• Communicate with other employees and management on necessary information regarding piping systems.
• Maintains appropriate records of testing, shutdowns, and/or assigned duties.
• Ensures compliance with appropriate plumbing codes and/or NFPA99 Standards.
• May be required to carry the on-call pager.
• May be required to work weekends or rotating shifts.
• Other duties as assigned.

About Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital

Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, an affiliate of Mass General Brigham, is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community. We place great value on being a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients we serve. At Mass General Brigham, we believe in equal access to quality care, employment, and advancement opportunities encompassing the full spectrum of human diversity: race, gender, sexual orientation, ability, religion, ethnicity, national origin, and all the other forms of human presence and expression that make us better able to provide innovative and cutting-edge healthcare and research.

Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is a 171-bed non-profit, community teaching hospital located in Jamaica Plain directly across the street from the Arnold Arboretum. Founded in 1900, Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital offers comprehensive care in a wide variety of specialties. Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is a designated Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a recognition that fewer than nine percent of all US hospitals receive.

At Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, we believe that everyone should have the chance to live a healthy life. From creating breakthroughs that have paved the way for treatments around the globe to training the next generation of providers, our patients, and those we may never meet, are at the center of everything we do. If you're looking for more than a career, join Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital. Our patients call it better care. Our employees call it home.

• High School diploma required. Formal technical plumbing training generally beyond high school is required.
• Must be able to read, write, and perform arithmetic calculations at a level generally acquired through a high school education is preferred.
• Requires successful completion of an apprentice program usually lasting four years.
• Licensure (Journeyman) as a plumber in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is required.
• Requires interpersonal skills sufficient to interact effectively and to cooperate with staff throughout the hospital. Must be able to clearly explain plumbing issues to other personnel.
• Requires analytical skills to evaluate systems and to develop appropriate solutions to plumbing problems.
• Requires physical ability to lift over 50 lbs.
• Requires knowledge of plumbing supplies and equipment and the ability to read blueprints and piping diagrams.
• Requires the ability to work independently. Refers to supervisory staff for clarification or exception to established policies and procedures.
• Staff adheres to all I C.A.R.E. Standards

Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is an Affirmative Action Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives, and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.