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Req #: 220423

Department: UW MEDICAL CENTER-MONTLAKE - MAINTENANCE

Posting Date: 04/22/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $6,413 - $8,546 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As an employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here. (http://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-classified-staff-20191231.pdf)

$3,000 Sign-on Bonus to eligible new employees joining UW Medicine UW Medical Center-Montlake - Maintenance has an outstanding opportunity to hire a JOURNEY LEVEL PLUMBER (PIPE/STEAMFITTER) WORK SCHEDULES AVAILABLE

• Full-time, 100% FTE, Day Shift POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

• As a team member, work with supervisors, plumbers, and other trades in developing, planning and performing maintenance and alterations.

• Be a part of a team dedicated to supporting UW Medicine where Patients Are First PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Inspect, diagnose malfunctions; repair, maintain, and test plumbing, heating, cooling, and other process piping systems; clear plugged waste lines.

• Remove and replace or install all types of plumbing fixtures such as water closets, sinks, drinking fountains, showers, kitchen, laboratory, and other equipment.

• Maintain and repair piping, tanks and pressure vessels for fuels, steam, water, air, gases and draining systems; install, service, repair and adjust pumps, ejectors, valves, dishwashers, stills, heat exchangers, and coils.

• Construct various types of pipe joints for high and low-pressure systems, including threading, brazing, soldering, and welding.

• Cut, fit, fabricate, and assemble a wide variety of articles, materials, and devices including steel, copper, brass, glass, plastic, cast iron, corrosion-resistant pipe, tile, and concrete.

• Read and interpret plans, blueprints, and sketches; construct, layout or plan piping assemblies with respect to walls, structures, and other obstructions, allowing for expansion and contraction and alignment in accordance with pipefitting practice. REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Washington State Department of Health Backflow Assembly Tester Certification or obtain certification within 120 days of employment.

• Completion of a recognized apprenticeship as a plumber/pipefitter/steamfitter, OR full journey status as a plumber/pipefitter/steamfitter in a union, OR four years' applicable work experience. Vocational training may be substituted for work experience on a year-for-year basis. Possession of a valid motor vehicle operator's license may be required. DESIRED SKILLS

• Washington State Department of Labor & Industries Journey-level Plumber Certification, strongly preferred. ABOUT UW MEDICINE - WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest. Become part of our team. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/about/career-opportunities) Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.#plumbers #plumberjobs #journeylevelplumbers #hospitalmaintenance #hospitaltrades

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.