Job Description

Overview

The Craft Specialist in the Plumbing Shop is responsible for managing multiple projects under the direction of the Operations Supervisor and Lead Craft Specialist, completing service work orders, and performing preventive maintenance. This role involves using hand tools and testing instruments to ensure proper plumbing operations and maintenance.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain proper paperwork, including Infection Control Permits and Maintenance Activity Reports.
  • Maintain general plumbing components such as toilets, urinals, and faucets.
  • Install, repair, or replace domestic hot and cold water lines and associated valves.
  • Perform a dynamic preventative maintenance program and apply information from blueprints.
  • Repair and replace domestic drinking water systems.
  • Install, test, and repair backflow prevention devices.
  • Troubleshoot and repair utility distribution systems including water, waste, and natural gas.
  • Promote continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma/GED - Preferred
  • Two (2) plus years' experience at an apprentice level in plumbing
  • Electrical and Mechanical background
  • Excellent customer service and communication skills
  • Computer proficiency is a requirement
  • Journeyman Plumbers License - Required

How this job compares in Los Angeles, CA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA currently run a median of $51/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $37–$69/hr across 56 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Los Angeles, CA

We're tracking 100 other active welding openings in Los Angeles, CA right now, from 49 different employers. 32 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 505 other active welding openings from 239 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Los Angeles, or widen the search to California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (37), Relativity Space (18), and Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (13). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are El Segundo at $53/hr, Los Angeles at $51/hr, and Pasadena at $50/hr. Los Angeles is among them.

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