Maintenance Worker, Plumbing Shop

Why UT Southwestern?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. UT Southwestern is honored to be a veteran-friendly work environment that is home to approximately 800 veterans. We value your integrity, dedication, and the commitment you've made to our country. We're proud to support your next mission.

Ranked as the #1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth for the sixth consecutive year, we invite you to continue your healthcare career with us at UT Southwestern. You will discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for learning and advancement into leadership roles.

All full-time employees will have a robust benefits package including employer paid medical insurance. Children and family medical insurance plans are available at a cost to the employee.

To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/ .

Job Summary

UT Southwestern is in search of a skilled and experienced Maintenance Worker for their Plumbing Shop department. Works under immediate supervision to serve as helper and assist journeyman staff in performance of variety of maintenance and repair work in one or more craft or trade areas, such as apprentice-level plumbing, rough painting, concrete repair, and minor electrical and mechanical repair.

Work Location: Dallas Campus; assist other UT Southwestern campuses when necessary.

Shift Requirement: Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM; some overtime.

Minimum Experience and Education Requirements

• Requires a minimum 8th grade education. High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Must have and maintain a valid State of Texas driver's license.
• Two years of work experience in performing a variety of semi-skilled maintenance and repair work preferred.
• Requires basic knowledge of use and safety with hand tools and power.
• Plumbing work experience preferred.
• Plumber Apprentice Registration with the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners preferred.

Please Note: Attach the following prior to submitting your application:

1. An updated resume with all relevant work experience, education, vocational training, certifications, and/or licenses.
2. A copy of training diplomas or certificates.
3. A copy of trade licenses.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Work requires the ability to use tools of trade in which work is to be performed.
• Work requires attention to avoid injury to self and others.
• Work requires walking, bending, climbing, lifting up to 50 lbs., pulling/pushing equipment up to 50 lbs.

Job Duties

• Installs and/or repairs locks, door closures and window shades.
• Performs rough painting, concrete laying, and patch plastering.
• Assists plumbers by unstopping sinks, commodes, hand basins, and sewer lines.
• Performs semi-skilled tasks in construction, repair and maintenance of wooden structures and articles.
• Makes minor repairs and adjustments to electrical equipment and appliances.
• Assists with the replacement of belts, filters, couplings, gaskets, pulleys, bearings, and motors on a variety of mechanical equipment utilizing the tools of the trade.
• Assists with the repairs and/or replacement of valves, fittings, pipes, controls, heat exchangers and associated components of steam, chill water, and hot water systems.
• Makes minor adjustments to equipment such as belt and pulley alignments, coupling alignments and ensuring that mechanical areas are kept clean and tidy.
• Monitors and maintains equipment daily while performing general maintenance tasks such as corrosion control and painting.
• Assists other shops with clean-ups and general support as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

The following is the acronym, "PACT", and is fundamental to all non-clinical positions at UT Southwestern Medical Center:

• P-Problem Solving: Employees take ownership in solving problems effectively, efficiently, and to the satisfaction of customers, or managers. They show initiative in addressing areas of concern before they become problems.
• A-Ability, Attitude and Accountability: Employees exhibit the ability to perform their job and conduct themselves in a professional and positive manner reflecting a professional environment readily assuming obligations in a dependable and reliable manner.
• C-Communication, Contribution, and Collaboration: Who are our customers? Anyone who requests our help, needs our work product, or receives our services. Employees focus on customer service with creative solutions while improving the customer experience through clear, courteous, and timely delivery and communication. Sharing ideas with others helps expand our contribution to department goals.
• T-Teamwork: Employees work to contribute to the department's success by supporting co-workers, promoting excellence in work product and customer service, and in maintaining a satisfying, caring environment for each other.

Working Conditions

• Work is performed primarily in an indoor and outdoor hospital and university environments, including clinical, non-clinical, laboratory, classroom, general office, or outside landscape areas.
• Working conditions involve exposure to one or more disagreeable elements, such as dust, dirt, heat, moisture, cold conditions, and contact with animals, animal odors, lifting, moving heavy equipment, and occasional work where biohazardous, chemicals, or zoonotic diseases will require use of appropriate safety procedures.

Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents in lieu of stated minimum require prior approval of Vice President for Human Resources Administration or his/her designee.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code •51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.