Nick’s Plumbing

Website:

NicksPlumbing.com

Phone:

(713) 868-9907

Location:

Houston, TX

Job Type:

Full Time

Salary:

Negotiable

Date Posted:

December 3, 2024

Experience:

5-10 years

How to Apply:

Via Website

Description:

This Licensed Plumbing Technician position is a supervisory level position in our company, where the selected candidate(s) will perform all necessary maintenance, repairs and installation of water and gas line plumbing systems. If you’re looking for a solid, reputable company to take your career in the plumbing industry to new heights, apply to Nick’s today.

Job Responsibilities

● The chosen applicant(s) will be responsible for the maintenance, installation, and repair of all aspects of plumbing, including pipes, water heaters, fixtures, fittings, and natural gas lines.

● Acts as point-of-contact for on-site customer inquiries, as well as liaison between the customer and Nick’s Plumbing management.

● This position will respond to customer calls seeking estimates for potential jobs and will provide cost estimates prior to any work performed.

● This position requires solid troubleshooting skills, familiarity with all current industry standard tools, along with physical dexterity.

● The Licensed Plumbing Technician may be assigned an assistant and is expected to provide leadership and guidance and may be required to perform other supervisory duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

1. Current Tradesman or Journeyman’s Plumber License (TX)

2. Residential and Commercial experience.

3. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

4. Ability to relate to customers’ needs, respond to questions, and explain procedures.

5. Build rapport with potential customers, maintain strong repeat business relationships.

6. Strong sales ability, self-motivated toward achieving goals.

7. Well organized, must maintain clean job sites and a clean, fully-stocked truck.

8. Valid Texas driver’s license with clean driving Record.

9. Must be able to pass a standard background check.

10. Self-motivated, team players who take pride in their work, as well as their company.

11. Ability to work evenings and weekends as needed.

Benefits:

● Competitive Wages

● Bonus Opportunities

● Emphasis on Work/Life Balance

● Company Supplied Truck & Tools

● Full Benefits – Health/Dental/Vision (after probationary period)

● Paid Vacation

● Paid Holidays

● Be Part of a Team Serving Houston for Over 40 Years!

About The Company:

Nick’s Plumbing & Air Conditioning is looking to fill a Licensed Plumbing Technician position within our company. Nick’s Plumbing has been doing business since 1979 in the Houston Heights, as we continue our growth in the local market, we’re looking to add some new faces to our team.

City of San Marcos, TX

Website:

SanMarcosTX.gov

Phone:

(512) 393-8060

Location:

San Marcos, TX

Job Type:

Full Time

Salary:

$65,603 to $81,993 Per Year

Date Posted:

December 1, 2024

Experience:

2-5 years

How to Apply:

Via Website

Description:

Performs advanced level installation, maintenance, and repair work of plumbing systems and components. Work involves assembling, installing, or repairing pipes, fittings, or fixtures of heating, water, and/or draining systems. Works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Reports to the Construction Facilities Maintenance Manager.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

1. Performs technical and preventative maintenance tasks on all plumbing equipment.

2. Performs troubleshooting and maintenance procedures needed to keep all plumbing equipment operating in a safe and efficient manner.

3. Assembles pipe sections, tubing, or fittings using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking, or soldering, brazing, or welding equipment.

4. Installs pipe assemblies, fittings, valves, appliances, or fixtures using hand or power tools.

5. Installs energy-efficient and water-conserving equipment and alternative water sources.

6. Locates and marks the position of pipe installations, connections, passage holes, or fixtures in structures.

7. Measures, cuts, threads, or bends pipe to required angles using hand or power tools or machines.

8. Welds small pipes or special piping using specialized techniques, equipment, or materials.

9. Assists in inspecting structures to assess material or equipment needs, to establish the sequence of pipe installations, or to plan installation around obstructions such as electrical wiring.

10. Assists in making estimates related to time, materials, and/or labor costs for repair jobs or project plans.

11. Performs camera, trace inspections of plumbing systems.

12. Assists in conducting annual inspections and testing.

13. May assist in training others. Completes assigned training.

14. Completes appropriate documents, work orders, reports to include but not limited to documenting length of time spent on each job, materials used, and describing work completed.

15. Travel to remote agency facilities to accomplish repair, renovation, or restoration tasks as assigned.

16. May work hours beyond and other than normal work hours including holidays and weekends as needed. May work other than normal hours to accomplish special projects or respond to off-hours maintenance emergencies as needed.

17. Attends work regularly and observes approved work hours in accordance with agency leave and attendance policies.

18. Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (Salary is dependent upon qualifications)

Minimum Requirements:

● High School Diploma or equivalent is required.

● Minimum of three (3) years experience repairing and maintaining plumbing systems at the Journeyman level.

● Substitution Note: Technical school training in a skilled construction trade (as listed above) may substitute for the required work experience at the rate of six (6) months of full-time training equal to one (1) year of full-time work experience. If used to substitute for the required work experience, satisfactory completion of the training must be provided (certificate, transcript, etc.).

● Current Journeyman Plumbing License issued by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners.

● Must possess a valid Texas Driver’s License with an acceptable driving record.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master level Plumber.

CORE COMPETENCIES AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Core Competencies:

Regulatory Knowledge – Working knowledge of plumbing systems. Journeyman level understanding of plumbing codes, building codes such as Fire Codes, American with Disabilities Act, etc. Or ability to learn how they apply to facilities.

Maintenance knowledge– Skill in the use of hand and power tools and equipment to accomplish plumbing tasks involved in maintenance, repair, dismantling, construction, refresh, and remodeling of the building structures.

● Ability to learn a variety of processes, procedures, methods, various standard materials, and supplies applicable to constructing, remodeling, maintaining, and repairing office buildings and other structures.

● Ability to learn procedures for and to operate construction equipment (jack hammers, etc.) safely and effectively.

● Ability to learn and effectively apply procedures for maintaining and making minor repairs to tools, equipment, and machinery.

● Work safely and effectively in construction environments involving heavy dust, dirt, noise, moving equipment, and other adverse factors.

● Ability to bend various sizes of singular and multiple conduits by hand.

● Ability to apply proper methods, techniques, and procedures in accomplishing a wide variety of repair, renovation and construction projects.

Interpersonal Skills – Must demonstrate an ability to exercise poise, tact, diplomacy and an ability to establish and maintain positive, working/professional relationships with internal/external customers.

Organizational and Prioritization Skills – Must be organized, flexible, and able to effectively prioritize in a multi-demand and constantly changing environment; able to meet multiple and sometimes conflicting deadlines without sacrificing accuracy, timeliness or professionalism.

Safety – Must be able to work in safe manner at all times, avoiding shortcuts that have potential adverse results/risks, and must be able to comply with safety standards and best practices.

Physical Demands:

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear, taste or s. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds; frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and ability to adjust focus.