Maintenance Plumber

Akima

Today
Top Secret
Unspecified
Unspecified
Construction/Facilities
Saint Louis, MO (On-Site/Office)

The Plumber is a full-time, on-site position responsible for general plumbing and assorted duties necessary to maintain, repair, or upgrade all facilities and structures.

Responsibilities

  • Perform a variety of plumbing trade functions such as the installation, maintenance, or repair of pipes, fittings, and fixtures of heating, water, and drainage systems according to plumbing code.
  • Cut openings in walls, floors, or ceilings to accommodate pipe and pipe fittings. Assembles and installs valves, pipe fittings, and pipes composed of metals such as iron, steel, and copper, and nonmetals such as fiberglass, vitrified clay, and plastic by using power and hand tools.
  • Install and/or repair sinks, toilets, bathtubs, water heaters, hot water tanks, garbage disposal units, faucets and burst pipes. Opens clogged drains.
  • Study building plans and working drawings to determine work aids required and sequence of installations. Inspect structures to ascertain obstructions to be avoided to prevent weakening of structure resulting from installation of pipe.
  • Cut and thread pipe, using pipe cutters, cutting torch, and threading machines. Bend pipe to required angle by use of bending machine or by hand.
  • Join pipe by use of threaded joints, flanges, fittings, solder, pro press, plastic solvent welds.
  • Fill pipe system with water/air and read pressure gauges to determine whether system is leaking.
  • Maintain and repair plumbing by performing such tasks as replacing washers in leaky faucets.
  • Use pipe locators to locate, identify, and mark sewer, and natural gas systems to prevent damage.
  • Responsible for the timely reporting of accidents, injuries, and "near miss" and hazardous situations
  • Assist other trades and crafts personnel in their daily operations.
  • Works from blueprints, drawings, models, or verbal and written instructions.
  • Follows established safety procedures and utilize safety protective equipment and clothing pertaining to trades or skills.
  • Inspect and maintain both Fire Suppression systems and Backflow preventers.
  • Ensures proper housekeeping practices are observed.
  • Operate Company motor vehicles and/or other equipment.

Qualifications

  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must possess a HS Diploma or GED.
  • Must successfully complete a background check to include criminal and credit and obtain a government clearance.
  • Must be able to pass a pre-employment Drug Test.
  • Possess or able to obtain a Top Secret Clearance with eligibility to access Sensitive Compartmented Information.
  • Must possess 5+ years' experience at Journeyman plumber level.

Desired Qualifications:
  • Possess a Top-Secret security clearance with eligibility to access Sensitive Compartmented Information.
  • Trade or tech school highly preferred.
  • Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester training certified.
  • Backflow Prevention Assembly Repair and Maintenance Training certified.

Work Conditions:
  • Normal shift is 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Work hours are subject to change, with overtime work as needed. Hours may vary.
  • On call required for emergency and after hours events.
  • Work is performed indoors and outdoors. Outdoors work is subject to temperature extremes and inclement weather conditions.
  • Subject to hazards that may cause personal bodily harm; diseases, cuts, bruises, burns, common colds, influenza, dust odors and elevated noise levels.
  • Tasks may be performed on uneven, inclines, and soft-carpeted floors, cement, and surfaces.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally be required to stand; walk; sit; lift up to 50 lbs.; bend; reach; carry; stoop; kneel; use hand and fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; use fingers and hands to type or write.
  • This position requires the individual to wear and work in personal protective equipment, such as hardhat, safety glasses, goggles, face shields, hearing protection, work gloves, chemical gloves, respirator, and safety-toed boots for a full shift.
  • The individual must be able to read and interpret safety regulations, procedures, and hazard analysis and implement environmental, safety, and health requirements into work tasks.

Job ID

2025-16187
Work Type

On-Site
Company Description



Work Where it Matters

Akima Intra-Data (AID), an Akima company, is not just another federal logistics services provider. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At AID, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, AID provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, AID delivers flexible, full-spectrum facilities, maintenance, and repair and logistics services that enable our customers to reduce operating costs, improve productivity, and enhance the value of their existing assets.

As an AID employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.
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Be part of something bigger. With Akima, you’ll enjoy the agility and autonomy of working for a small business, while also being supported by an enterprise over 10,000 employees strong. Career growth and opportunity? Look no further.

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Akima is a global enterprise with 10,000 employees, delivering solutions to the federal government in the core areas of information technology; facilities & ground logistics; aerospace solutions; protective services; systems engineering; mission support; furniture, fixtures & equipment (FF&E); and construction. As a subsidiary of NANA, an Alaska Native Corporation owned by more than 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, Akima’s core mission is to enable superior outcomes for our customers’ missions while simultaneously creating a long-lived asset for NANA consistent with our Iñupiat values. In 2024, Akima ranked #29 on Washington Technology’s Top 100 list of government contractors.

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