Plumber/Pipefitter Foreman Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/5037304) Apply  Plumber/Pipefitter Foreman Salary $4,177.00 - $7,518.00 Monthly Location New Iberia, LA Job Type Classified Job Number NIRC080825TFC5 Department University of LA - Lafayette Opening Date 08/08/2025 Closing Date 8/15/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits About this Job We’re looking for a Plumber/Pipefitter Master to join our New Iberia Research Center (NIRC) Team. This position plays a vital role in performing highly skilled, technical installations, repairs, and modifications to plumbing systems—both above and below ground—ensuring reliable water, steam, and gas services across our facilities. Minimum Qualifications Two years of the required experience for the following minimum qualifications must have been on-the-job experience: Four years of experience or training in pipefitting, steam fitting, or plumbing. Job Specification The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere. Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties: In this role, you will: • Perform repairs, troubleshooting, and modifications to above and below ground plumbing—including tunnel systems • Service high- and low-pressure steam, gas, and water systems • Conduct preventive maintenance and repairs on domestic and commercial hot water heaters and boilers, ensuring compliance with code and insurance standards • Interpret complex plans and specifications for installations and repairs • Install and repair steam regulators, traps, relief valves, and various components of plumbing systems • Fabricate and assemble pressure and sewage piping using techniques like soldering, threading, bonding, and welding • Repair fire mains, install kicker blocks and valves, and maintain steam sterilizers and medical gas lines as needed • Serve as a lead worker, providing guidance and oversight to subordinate Plumber/Pipefitters and Apprentices Position-Specific Details: Appointment Type:Probational Work Location:University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s New Iberia Research Center Compensation: $21.05 per hour How To Apply: No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy. To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which may be used for this vacancy as well as future opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking their application status to monitor progress in the recruitment process. Further status information is available under theInformationsection of the Current Job Opportunities page. Candidates must include detailed descriptions of relevant experience and education in the application. Resumes alone will not substitute for the completed education and experience sections. Incomplete applications may be rejected. Contact Information: For further information about this vacancy, contact: Taronsler Faye Cormier Human Resources Specialist faye.cormier@louisiana.edu University of Louisiana at Lafayette Human Resources Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program: Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/ Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year: + New Year's Day + Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, + Mardi Gras, + Good Friday, + Memorial Day, + Independence Day, + Labor Day, + Veteran's Day, + Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. ***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase. Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to): + Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system + Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org), + Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others Employer State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. 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