What are the responsibilities and job description for the PLUMBER position at State of Illinois?
Job Requisition ID: 56232
Opening Date: 06/02/2026
Closing Date: 06/15/2026
Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: PLUMBER - 32900
Skill Option: None
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $10,527.00 - $10,948.08 per month ($60.50 - $62.92 per hour)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Cook
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: PR000
Merit Comp Code:
Closing Date: 06/15/2026
Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: PLUMBER - 32900
Skill Option: None
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $10,527.00 - $10,948.08 per month ($60.50 - $62.92 per hour)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Cook
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: PR000
Merit Comp Code:
This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
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All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.
Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.
Why Work for Illinois?
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No matter what state career you’re looking for, we offer jobs that fit your life and your schedule—flexible jobs that provide the gold standard of benefits. Our employees can take advantage of various avenues to advance their careers and realize their dreams. Our top-tier benefits and great retirement packages can help you build a rewarding career and lasting future with the State of Illinois.
Position Overview
The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking to hire a Plumber for the Madden Mental Health Center located in Hines, Illinois to receive day-to-day guidance from the Chief Stationary Engineer. Performs journey level work in installation, maintenance and repair of sanitary fixtures, sewage systems, performs remodeling, renovation, and maintenance at the Madden Mental Health Center. Maintains and prepares records and reports relative to the plumbing system at Madden Mental Health Center and other facilities and centers when necessary or as requested. Instructs and guides semi-skilled and unskilled workers and contractual vendors in performing or assisting with plumbing and similar tasks such as digging trenches and backfilling operations for broken watermains. Travels from Madden Mental Health Center to other facilities on an as needed basis, to perform general plumbing work.
Essential Functions
- Receives day-to-day guidance from the Chief Stationary Engineer at the Madden Mental Health Center.
- Makes regular inspections of structural facilities or equipment.
- Maintains and prepares records and reports relative to the plumbing system at Madden Mental Health Center and other facilities and centers when necessary or as requested.
- Maintains a supply of tools, materials, and equipment necessary for the job.
- Instructs and guides semi-skilled and unskilled workers and contractual vendors in performing or assisting with plumbing and similar tasks such as digging trenches and backfilling operations for broken watermains.
- Exercises, follows, and pays close attention to appropriate safety precautions and procedures in the use and handling of tools and equipment at work sites and residential and programming/training areas.
- Travels from Madden Mental Health Center to other facilities on an as needed basis, to perform general plumbing work.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to the completion of four (4) years of high school.
- Requires possession of a current valid plumber’s license issued by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Conditions of Employment
- Requires ability to access all locations of facility including basements, crawl spaces, tunnels, attics and roofs.
- Requires ability to lift and carry heavy items and material such as ladders, bundles of copper pipes, cast iron fittings and tripods weighing up to 50 pounds independently and up to 100 pounds with assistance.
- Requires a valid and appropriate driver’s license.
- Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
- Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
- Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
- Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.
- All conditions of employment listed are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
Work Hours: 7:00am - 3:00pm Monday - Friday; 30-minute paid lunch
Trades
Headquarter Location: 1200 S 1st Ave, Hines, Illinois, 60141
Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery
Madden Mental Health Center
Trades
Work County: Cook
Agency Contact: DHS.HiringUnit@illinois.gov
Posting Group: Building, Fleet & Institutional Support; Social Services
About the Agency:
The Illinois Department of Human Services uplifts individuals and communities across Illinois. Our mission is to respond to the needs of all people in Illinois so they can lead healthy, safe, and enriched lives. Our vision is the future we are shaping with dignity and the well-being for everyone in Illinois. Our values are the principles that guide us as we work to remove systemic barriers and create lasting opportunities with Compassion, Accessibility, Responsibility, and Equity.
As a State of Illinois employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:
- A Pension Program
- Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
- 12 Paid Sick days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
- 10-25 days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
- Benefit time modified for part-time, 12-hour, & non-standard work schedules (as applicable)
- 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
- Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
- 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
- Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
- Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
- GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
- 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
- Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)
For more information about our benefits please follow this link: https://cms.illinois.gov/benefits/stateemployee.html
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Use the “Apply” button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process.
If you are not already signed in, you will be prompted to do so.
State employees should sign in to the career portal for State of Illinois employees – a link is available at the top left of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon.
Non-State employees should log in on the using the “View Profile” link in the top right of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon. If you have never before signed in, you will be prompted to create an account.
If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:
State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid
Non-State employees: on Illinois.jobs2web.com – click “Application Procedures” in the footer of every page of the website.
State employees should include temporary assignment in the application profile. Temporary assignment verification forms can be uploaded to the Additional Documents section.
The main form of communication will be through email. Please check your “junk mail”, “spam”, or “other” folder for communication(s) regarding any submitted application(s). You may receive emails from the following addresses:
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- systems@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com
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