Type of Appointment: Full-Time, Long Term Temporary (1 Year)
Collective Bargaining Unit: Teamsters - Unit 6
Job Classification: Plumber
Anticipated Hiring Range: $6,135 - $6,458 per month
Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, unless notified otherwise
THE DEPARTMENT Facilities Planning and Management (FP&M) serves as the lead organization for planning, developing, and maintaining the campus ‘natural and built environments in support of the university’s mission. The department seeks to preserve and enhance CPP’s history, aesthetics, physical assets, and natural ecosystems through coordinated planning, design, and construction of buildings, roads, infrastructure, landscaping and other physical improvements. As an advocate on behalf of the university and its auxiliaries, FPM strives to provide facilities that meet scope, budget, operational needs and functional requirements. FPM is comprised of approximately 200 facilities professionals (FTE) that also provides maintenance services including custodial services, landscaping, recycling, building and mechanical trades, energy and utility management, fleet, and auto services.
The workforce is culturally diverse and multilingual. Its composition includes full time staff throughout FPM who are also earning their degrees and many whom have graduated from Cal Poly Pomona. The staff includes licensed architects and engineers, accountants, planners, project managers, administrative staff, carpenters, plumbers, locksmiths, painters, electricians, landscape architects, computer technicians, custodians and other building and mechanical trade technicians.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Primary Responsibilities
- The plumber position will be working with one or more crews of skilled journey level plumbers and semi-skilled assistants in the operation and maintenance of the campus Potable & Recycled Water System, Gas Distribution System, Sewer System and Storm Drain System.
- The position works in a team-oriented environment under the supervision and reports to the Plumbing Supervisor or his designee.
- The incumbent performs full range of skilled and unskilled plumbing work including the installation, maintenance, inspection, modification, remodel and repair of mechanical plumbing equipment and fixtures including utility meters for water, gas, steam, sewage, fire sprinkler/prevention, heating and chilled water distribution plumbing systems, and the automated telemetry systems related to plumbing. Incumbents typically maintain, troubleshoot and test plumbing systems, including backflow prevention devices; assemble, install and repair pumps, pipes, fittings, and fixtures; cut, thread and weld pipes; assemble and install valves, pipe fittings and pipes composed of a variety of metals and materials; manage wet-lab utilities; inspect completed work for conformance with specifications, requirements and compliance with applicable building plumbing and safety codes and regulations; perform all work in accordance with established safety procedures; maintain a safe and clean work environment; and consult and work with other trades workers in a team environment to accomplish multi-trade work orders. Incumbent may provide instruction and lead direction to unskilled and semi-skilled assistants in accomplishing assigned work.
- The incumbent also inspects completed work to ensure it complies with specifications, applicable building and safety codes and regulations, and sound trade practices. Prepares shop related reports and drawings; maintains records and retrieves data related to work performed using manual and/or computerized record keeping systems. Maintains a safe and clean work environment; and works with other trades shops. The incumbent also works on new construction and remodeling projects by collaborating with engineering and design consultants; reviews and interprets plans and specifications; coordinates and schedules for utility shutdowns and tie-ins to meet the overall construction objectives; inspects related work performed by contractors; and provides rough order cost estimates of time and material for minor plumbing projects.
- Incumbent is required to have a backflow prevention certification and able to test backflow devices.
Organizational Excellence
- The incumbent will collaborate openly with FP&M colleagues to share information, support organizational excellence through continuous improvement and develop FP&M into a best-in-class Facilities department. FP&M colleagues include but are not limited to EH&S, Facilities Maintenance and Operations shops and the Planning, Design and Construction units, as all these operations have the potential to affect the Plumbing Shop.
- The incumbent will work with Campus Planning and Design and Construction units to ensure that campus plumbing standards are incorporated, installed, and inspected for compliance. The incumbent will collaborate with other units in FP&M to monitor and manage the interactive effects between other shops preventative maintenance and the Plumbing Shop. The incumbent will participate fully in collaborative, innovative problem solving within FP&M leveraging primarily existing resources implementing the current FP&M strategy map.
General Administration
- Incumbent makes recommendations for continuous operational improvements in the Plumbing Shop and applies a "team-oriented” approach and a service-oriented win-win attitude, strong technical skills and communication skills, both written and oral. Promotes and projects a positive attitude, leads by example, and promotes customer service philosophy in the department.
- Maintain knowledge of current industry model practices.
- Assist in identifying O&M on recurring, non-recurring and deferred maintenance tasks.
- Assists in the preparation of annual operation budget, and preparation of capital improvements and deferred maintenance projects. Responsible for monitoring expenditures of operating budget, evaluating strategic initiatives and/or options in improving operation reliability, efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
- Prepares supporting materials plans, specifications, performance standards, campus standards for Requests for Proposals; evaluates contractor/vendor performance. Reviews campus capital projects and provides input relating to facilities, university standards, and/or specifications for materials, equipment, and design.
QUALIFICATIONS - A California driver’s license and proof of insurance required.
- These abilities normally would be acquired through any combination of progressively responsible training and experience which demonstrates achievement journey-level skills equivalent to that acquired through completion of a standard plumber’s apprenticeship program.
- Work requires thorough knowledge of the methods, materials, tools and equipment used in the plumbing trade; a base knowledge of the operation of building automation systems; and a thorough knowledge of applicable state and federal health and safety orders and regulations pertaining to the plumbing trade, including the California State Safety Orders of the Division of Industrial Safety and the California State Plumbing codes.
- Must be able to:
- Perform skilled plumbing work on all applicable equipment and systems.
- Perform applicable welding work; obtain necessary backflow prevention licenses.
- Make rough sketches of plumbing installations.
- Read and work from blueprints, plans, drawings and specifications.
- Estimate materials and labor cost of standard plumbing maintenance and repair work.
- Maintain records and retrieve data related to work performed using manual and/or computerized record-keeping systems.
- Provide instruction to unskilled and semi-skilled assistants.
- Analyze and respond appropriately to emergency situations.
- Prepare standard reports; read and write at the level appropriate to the position; and perform arithmetic calculations as required by the position.
- Incumbents may be required to possess a California Driver’s License valid for the operation of any vehicle or equipment they are required to maintain and operate.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE - Have and maintain a Backflow Prevention Device Tester certification.
- Two (2) years of journey level plumber trade experience plus having experience in the following:
- Operation and maintenance of large Hydronic Systems such as campus wide domestic water
distribution systems, recycled water irrigation systems, cross-connection controls, water & irrigation
central controls system, and all the associated infrastructure; reading and working with drawings and
specifications.
- Estimating material and labor cost.
- Performing complex arithmetic calculations with chemical mixtures and ratios.
- Desire and ability to obtain Cross-Connection Prevention certification, and the State of California Water
Treatment T1 Certificate and State of California Water Distribution D1 Certificate within 24 months of
date of hire.
- The ability to:
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Effectively plan and organize workload.
- Manage details and multiple processes.
- Establish effective working relationship with others and provide quality customer service.
- Identify problems and recommend appropriate solutions.
- Comprehend contractual requirements; and evaluate employee and vendor performance.
- Work requires knowledge and experience of the methods, materials, tools and equipment used in the
plumbing trade.
- A base knowledge of the operation of water operation SCADA or large centralized
irrigation systems.
- A knowledge of applicable state and federal health and safety orders and
regulations pertaining to the plumbing trade, including the California State Safety Orders of the Division
of Industrial Safety, Drinking Water, Waste Water, and the California State Plumbing codes.
- Knowledge and experience to proficiently utilize computerized work order management systems, such as TMA.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion At Cal Poly Pomona, we are committed to the urgent and ongoing work of creating and sustaining an inclusive campus where all students, faculty, and staff are welcomed, respected and can flourish to achieve their dreams of success.
We believe diversity strengthens community. Cal Poly Pomona proudly holds designations as both a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI). In 2022, the campus launched the Black Thriving Initiative recognizing that Cal Poly Pomona’s future as a university must be linked to the success of its Black community.
Out of State Work The California State University (CSU) system is a network of twenty-three public universities providing access to a quality education through the support of California taxpayers. Part of CSU’s mission is to prepare educated, responsible individuals to contribute to California’s schools, economy, culture, and future. As an agency of the State of California, the CSU’s business operations almost exclusively reside within California. The CSU Out-of-State Employment Policy prohibits hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside California. For more information, go to https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/10899725/latest/ .
Background Check Cal Poly Pomona will make a conditional offer of employment to final job candidates, pending the satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check).
The conditional offer of employment may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information.
In determining the suitability of the candidate for the position, Cal Poly Pomona will give an individualized assessment to any information that the applicant submits for consideration regarding the criminal conviction history such as the nature, gravity and recency of the conviction, the candidate’s conduct, performance or rehabilitation efforts since the conviction and the nature of the job applied for.
For more information, go to https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/13813878/latest/ .
CSU Classification Salary Range This position is part of the Teamsters bargaining unit 6, the CSU Classification Standards for this position are located on the following site, https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/careers/compensation/Pages/Classification-Standards.aspx . The CSU Salary Schedule is located on the following site: https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/careers/compensation/Pages/salary-schedule-documents.aspx . The classification salary range for this position according to the respective skill level is minimum $6,459 and maximum $8,339 per month. Please refer to the anticipated hiring range for the appropriate salary rate for this particular position.
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Advertised: Jul 02 2024 Pacific Daylight Time
Applications close: Jul 16 2024 Pacific Daylight Time
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