Plumber/Pipefitter Foreman Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/5009199) Apply  Plumber/Pipefitter Foreman Salary $4,177.00 - $7,518.00 Monthly Location Monroe, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 210280 Department University of LA - Monroe Opening Date 07/21/2025 Closing Date 7/26/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits About this Job This vacancy resides at the University of Louisiana Monroe Physical Plant. The Plumber/Pipefitter Foreman provides leadership, support, and oversight to a team of journeyman plumbers, ensuring efficient installation, maintenance, and repair of plumbing and piping systems critical to the health, safety, and comfort of university students, faculty, and staff. Responsibilities include reading complex blueprints, troubleshooting, and performing limited administrative tasks. Minimum Qualifications Two years of the required experience for the following minimum qualifications must have been on-the-job experience: Four years of experience or training in pipefitting, steam fitting, or plumbing. Job Specification The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere. Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties: + Assign and inspect work of plumbers and pipefitters. + Oversee plumbing installations, repairs, and alterations. + Inspect sites and review plans to estimate time, materials, and costs. + Requisition materials and maintain project cost/time records. + Read and interpret blueprints. + Approve leave and track employee time. + Evaluate employee performance. + Install, repair, and maintain interior and exterior natural gas lines, valves, and regulators. + Maintain and replace sewer and drain lines (copper, lead, PVC, glass, cast iron); clear blockages. + Locate and mark utility lines (water, sewer, gas) for Louisiana One Call. + Install and maintain steam systems, valves, traps, heat exchangers, and temperature regulators. + Install, repair, and monitor natural gas and electric water heaters; service control valves and regulators. + Maintain and replace water lines (copper, steel, ductile iron, PVC, PEX); test and recertify backflow devices; service valves and filters. + Install, maintain, and repair pressure booster pumps, hot water circulating pumps, and sump pumps. + Install, repair, and replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, faucets, and valves. + Maintain vehicles and equipment. + Assist with general cleanup and housekeeping tasks. + Participate in ongoing training and cross-trade work assignments as needed. + Complete all documentation (e.g., work orders, petty cash, requisitions) by the next business day. How To Apply: No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy. T o apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page. * Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. For further information about this vacancy contact: Mary Earl -- earl@ulm.edu University of Louisiana at Monroe HR Services Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program: Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/ Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year: + New Year's Day + Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, + Mardi Gras, + Good Friday, + Memorial Day, + Independence Day, + Labor Day, + Veteran's Day, + Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. ***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase. Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to): + Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system + Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org), + Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others Employer State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. 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