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Facilities - Maintenance Worker - Plumbing

Isidore Newman School, New Orleans, LA, United States


2025-2026 - Facilities - Maintenance Worker - Plumbing

27-Feb-2025 to Until Filled (CST)
Facilities
New Orleans, LA, USA
Benefits Eligible
Hourly
Full Time
This position is benefits eligible
Position Overview

The employee has primary accountability to:
Assemble pipe sections, tubing and fittings, using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking, or soldering, brazing and welding equipment.
Fill pipes or plumbing fixtures with water or air and observe pressure gauges to detect and locate leaks.
Review blueprints and building codes and specifications to determine work details and procedures.
Study building plans and inspect structures to assess material and equipment needs, to establish the sequence of pipe installations, and to plan installation around obstructions such as electrical wiring.
Keep records of assignments and produce detailed work reports.
Perform complex calculations and planning for special or very large jobs.
Locate and mark the position of pipe installations, connections, passage holes, and fixtures in structures, using measuring instruments such as rulers and levels.
Measure, cut, thread, and bend pipe to required angle, using hand and power tools or machines such as pipe cutters, pipe-threading machines, and pipe-bending machines.
Install pipe assemblies, fittings, valves, appliances such as dishwashers and water heaters, and fixtures such as sinks and toilets, using hand and power tools.
Cut openings in structures to accommodate pipes and pipe fittings, using hand and power tools.
Repair and maintain plumbing, replacing defective washers, replacing or mending broken pipes, and opening clogged drains on campus and rental properties.
Change water filters annually.
Maintain Palaestra Gymnasium floors, bleachers and trash cans.
Complete work orders as assigned.
The employee has shared accountability to:
Car pool duty as assigned
The employee assists others who:
Assist with moving and deliveries.
Assist with changing light bulbs and A/C filters on school campus.
Assist with ceiling tile replacement on campus.
Assist with drywall repair and painting responsibilities
Security for games and after school functions.
Assist with large set-ups and/or breakdowns