Life Safety Plumber I
Pickens County, SCFull-time$40K/yrPosted 1w agoStill listed 6 days ago
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The Life Safety Plumber I leads a third-shift maintenance team responsible for life-safety and critical building systems at Clemson University. The role performs plumbing maintenance, inspections, testing, repairs, and emergency response across campus systems, including fire suppression, domestic and process water, and steam. It also trains employees as needed and emphasizes customer service, communication, and compliance with applicable standards.
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JOB SUMMARY:
Leads a team of maintenance technicians on 3rd shift to perform preventive and corrective maintenance on life-safety and critical building systems. Conducts inspection and testing of approx. 800 lab/mechanical room eyewash/safety showers and from the floor sprinkler head inspections. Respond to flooding/plumbing emergencies as necessary. Works independently, or as a member of a skilled life safety systems maintenance crew performing preventative testing, maintenance, repair, renovation and construction of campus building University standards and applicable directives. Performs repairs to residential and commercial plumbing systems. Trains other employees in the Plumbing field as needed. Performs other duties as assigned, 24/7 callback. Customer Service and Communication top priority.
JOB DUTIES:
60% Plumbing Maintenance and Management: Unstops blockages in all types of plumbing fixtures and building drains. Installs and maintains plumbing fixtures, water distribution pipes and fittings on drains, water and vent pipes and fittings, and other related equipment according to the Standard Plumbing Code which mandates natural gas pipe fittings on the consumer side of the gas meter and gas operated water heaters.
15% Domestic and Process Water Back-flow Devices Maintenance: Conducts scheduled visual and operational inspections/testing as required by DHEC and EPA guidelines. Makes repairs as necessary to ensure compliance with DHEC standards. Maintain DHEC certification for back-flow prevention devices. Documents results using CMMS and DHEC procedures.
10% Campus Domestic Water and Process Water Systems: Conducts scheduled testing, inspections, installation and maintenance of campus domestic water and process water system specialties; including pressure reducing valves, water meter, check valves, strainers, piping and other related devices. High and Low Pressure Steam Systems: Inspects, tests, maintains and repairs high and low pressure steam traps, regulators and pressure valves. Utilizes thermal imaging equipment to evaluate performance of steam and hot water systems and associated equipment. Documents test results through CMMS.
10% Fire Suppression System Maintenance: Conducts scheduled inspection, testing and preventative maintenance according to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and Clemson University Fire Marshal guidelines. Ensures reliability of sprinkler systems and related building fire fighting components. Documents testing, inspections, maintenance and repairs utilizing University Facilities Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
5% Safety: Promotes a safe workplace and demonstrate safe work practices. Comply with all OSHA, State and University Facilities safety standards. Completes mandatory training in a timely manner.
Minimum Requirements:
High school diploma or equivalent and general maintenance experience related to the area of employment.
Valid Driver's License Class D Preferred Requirements:
3+ years in the installation, maintenance or repair or air, water, gas or waste disposal system.
How this job compares
Set against the 532 open Plumber jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$40K/yr
- US median$87–100K/yr98 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $40K, is 60% below the US median midpoint ($100K) — in the lowest quarter of Plumber salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 13 open Plumber jobs in South Carolina and 532 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- Plumber postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (278 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 167 of the 532 open Plumber jobs (31%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
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