Overview
Plumbing Construction Apprentice
Redlands Plumbing, Heating and Air has an opening for a Plumbing Construction Apprentice. We offer the best pay, benefits, tools, and the opportunity for a career! This is a great opportunity for a person who is mechanically inclined and looking to get into high demand trade with great earning potential. Bring your desire to learn, a strong work ethic, and fortitude and we will provide you the training and experience for a lifetime career.
Primary Job Function: To work under the direction of a journeyman and/or master plumber, maintaining plumbing systems, identifying repair and/or replacement needs; providing necessary information on the proper uses of the equipment; and ensuring adequate materials are available to complete assignments in a timely manner.
Work Hours: 6:30 am to 3:00 pm, Monday through Friday, with some weekends and evenings required
Benefits: Medical (100% paid for by employer), Dental, Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Life Insurance, and 401K with company match.
Essential Functions:
Installs various domestic water and drain systems (e.g. hot water, chilled water, sewer, storm water, air, gas) for the purpose of providing a comfortable, sanitary, and safe environment inside facilities.
Maintains tools and/or equipment for the purpose of ensuring the availability of plumbing systems in safe operating condition.
Repairs various items, systems and/or components (e.g. toilets, sinks, vents, faucets, water softeners, garbage disposals sewer lines, vacuum breakers, hot water heaters, sewer line blockages, urinals, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring that items are available and in safe working condition.
Repairs various types of pipes (e.g. iron, steel, copper, clay, plastic, and cement, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring that items are functional and in safe working condition.
Responds to emergency situations for the purpose of resolving immediate safety concerns.
Tests for leaks in new and repaired systems with compressed air and/or water for the purpose of ensuring that items are functional and in safe working condition.
Transports various items (e.g. tools, equipment, supplies, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring the availability of materials required at job site.
Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.
Qualifications/Experience:
Valid driver’s license and insurable driving record
Desire to learn and willingness to commit to learning a trade
Mechanical experience or aptitude.
Integrity and strong core values
Goal oriented
Ability to work hours which may include evenings and weekends
Professional appearance and demeanor to reflect well on the trade and business
Ability to lift up to 75 lbs
Contains basic hand tools.
Lives within Redlands Plumbing, Heating and Air work area