SUPERVISING PLUMBER
In New Jersey, Supervising Plumber is filled through the competitive process: candidates take a civil service exam and are hired off a ranked list, not picked at will.
Qualifying turns on 5 years of relevant experience.
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Supervising Plumber is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction, supervises and works with a group of plumbers engaged in a variety of plumbing tasks; does related work as required.
Examples of work
- Inspects, analyzes, and assists in the determination of the plumbing work to be done.
- Develops effective work plans.
- Gives suitable assignments and instructions to subordinates and supervises their work.
- Estimates amounts of material and types of equipment needed for various types of plumbing work, and lays out the work.
- Supervises and performs the work involved in maintaining and repairing plumbing fixtures, piping, and equipment, and installing new plumbing, roughing, piping, and fixtures, and in cleaning sewer and waste lines of stoppage.
- Prepares suitable reports, and keeps needed records.
- May be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Experience
Five (5) years of experience in plumbing work involving a variety of plumbing tasks.
License
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of the problems, procedures, and methods used in inspecting, analyzing, and determining plumbing work to be done.
- Knowledge of the standard tools, materials, methods, practices, occupational hazards and safety precautions in the field of plumbing.
- Knowledge of record keeping procedures.
- Ability to keep necessary records.
- Ability to give suitable assignments and instructions.
- Ability to analyze and resolve plumbing problems.
- Ability to organize assigned work and develop effective work schedule.
- Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
A valid Master Plumber's license issued by the New Jersey State Board of Examiners of Master Plumbers may be substituted for (3) three years of related experience.
Applicants may be required to possess a valid Master Plumbers license issued by the New Jersey State Board of Examiners of Master Plumbers as determined by the Appointing Authority.