Residential Service Plumber Apprentice
We are seeking a Plumbing Course Graduate to join us as an apprentice Service Plumber. You will be trained as a helper and assistant to our full-time Service Plumbers. At United Plumbing & Drain, we value team players who are eager to advance within the company, master our sales techniques, and aim to operate a service truck within two years.
As a trusted mobile service and repair company, our comprehensive plumbing company has served the Tampa Bay area for over 30 years. Our team of highly trained professionals is dedicated to making our company the premier service provider in the region. As an essential service to the critical trades our communities depend on, we are eager to expand our business within the Tampa area. We look forward to the opportunity to meet with you. We are seeking highly motivated team players to join us, offering a range of benefits, including weekend trips to our Orlando timeshare as a bonus.
- We have a Structured Bonus Program for FT Service Plumbers after 90 days with a potential additional bonus of up to 7% of sales. (Only for FT Technicians, in trucks)
- Vacation pay after one year of FT service, sick time after 90-day probationary time. (PTO), 5 Paid Holidays Off, after one year.
- Uniform T-Shirts to start, and Polo shirts, after 90 days.
Our Company services Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties. We also service outside counties for several Property Management Companies.
We are a complete Mobile Company, with No Office check-in.
Responsibilities you will be required to learn
- Read blueprints and drawings to understand or plan the layout of plumbing, waste disposal, and water supply systems
- Cut, assemble and install pipes and tubes with attention to existing infrastructure
- Install and maintain water supply systems
- Locate and repair issues with water supply lines (e.g. leaks)
- Repair or replace broken drainage lines, clogged drains, faucets, etc.
- Repair plumbing on household appliances (e.g. washing machine lines, garbage disposals, faucets).
- Install waste disposal and sanitary systems with well-functioning DWV systems
- Install all types of water heaters
Skills/Qualifications
- Proven experience as a graduate of a plumbing school
- Valid Drivers license
- Good communication and interpersonal skills - sales capabilities
- Must have email, computer knowledge, basic experience for daily work.
- Friendly with a great deal of patience
- Solid understanding of water distribution and disposal systems in residential, and commercial buildings
- Working knowledge of heating and ventilation systems as well as appliances
- Ability to handle plumbing tools and equipment (pipe wrenches, pipe cutters, video camera, etc.)
- Good physical condition and strength with the ability to work in awkward spaces
- Diploma from a trade school or successful completion of apprenticeship - required.
- Pre-Employment Drug Screening & Background Checks
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour
Expected hours: 32 – 40 per week
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- On call
Supplemental Pay:
Experience:
- Plumbing: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
- Plumbing Apprentice Certificate (Preferred)
Work Location: On the road
