Apprentice Plumber

Weekly Pay up to $36/hr

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Apprentice Plumber with 3-6 years of experience and a valid plumbing license. The ideal candidate will have commercial plumbing experience and be proficient in working with sanitary cast iron, PVC, and copper pipes. This role involves assisting in the assembly, installation, and repair of plumbing systems, ensuring they meet specifications and appropriate trade and building codes.

Responsibilities

• Assist in loading, unloading, transporting, and furnishing experienced craft workers with materials, tools, equipment, and supplies.

• Clean work areas and restock supplies and materials as directed.

• Layout and mark the position of pipe and passage holes for pipes in walls and floors using a ruler, level, and plumb bob.

• Cut openings in walls and floors to accommodate pipes and fittings using hand and power tools.

• Help dig, backfill, and tamp ditches using shovels, picks, and tampers.

• Cut, ream, and solder copper tubing/piping; braze, solvent weld, fuse groove, and thread pipe using pipe cutters, reamers, torches, alloy, gaskets, solvent cements, fusing machines, groove and pipe-threading machines.

• Assemble and install valves, pipes, and fittings composed of metals (e.g., iron, steel, copper, brass, lead) and non-metals (e.g., glass, vitrified clay, plastic) using hand tools and power tools.

• Join pipes using screws, bolts, fittings, solder, solvent, and caulk joints.

• Fill pipe systems with water or air and read gauges to determine system integrity.

• Install and repair plumbing fixtures such as sinks, toilets, bathtubs, urinals, water heaters, and water softeners.

• Assist plumbers, welders, sheet metal workers, or HVAC workers as needed.

Essential Skills

• 3-6 years of experience as an apprentice plumber

• Valid plumbing license

• Commercial plumbing experience

• Experience working with sanitary cast iron (70%) and PVC (30%)

• Proficiency in soft soldering copper (90%) and brazing copper (10%)

• Experience with schedule 40 threaded pipe

• Ability to set up fixtures and perform underground installations (roughing)

• Knowledge of plumbing systems and building codes

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with copper pipes above 1 inch in size

• Ability to use hand and power tools effectively

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Why Work Here?

We offer a supportive and collaborative work environment where your skills will be valued and your career growth will be encouraged. Enjoy a stable work schedule and the opportunity to work on diverse and challenging projects in downtown locations.

Work Environment

You will be working on construction sites, primarily on projects located downtown. The standard work schedule is from 7 am to 4 pm. The role involves physical labor and the use of various hand and power tools in a dynamic and sometimes challenging environment.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of San Antonio, Texas.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $23.00 - $35.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

• Short and long-term disability

• Health Spending Account (HSA)

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in San Antonio,TX.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Mar 8, 2025.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.