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Plumber's Helper – Full-Time
Taggart Plumbing
Pittsburgh, PA Area
Full-Time | Monday–Friday
Starting Pay: $20-$24 per hour
Start a Career in the Plumbing Trade
Taggart Plumbing is hiring a full-time Plumber's Helper to join our growing team.
No plumbing experience is required.
We're looking for someone who is dependable, hardworking, mechanically inclined, and interested in learning a skilled trade. You'll work directly alongside experienced plumbers while gaining hands-on experience with residential plumbing service, installation, sewer, water line, and excavation work.
This isn't just a general labor position. For the right person, it can be the first step toward becoming a professional plumber.
Schedule
- Monday–Friday
- Start time: 7:30 AM
- Full-time position
- No overnight travel
- Local Pittsburgh-area work
What You'll Do
You'll assist our plumbers with day-to-day residential plumbing projects, including:
- Assist with plumbing repairs and installations
- Help install water, drain, waste, and vent piping
- Assist with toilets, faucets, water heaters, and other plumbing equipment
- Help with sewer and water service replacements
- Assist with excavation and underground plumbing work
- Dig, shovel, backfill, and prepare work areas
- Carry and organize tools and materials
- Load and unload trucks and equipment
- Set up and clean up job sites
- Keep company vehicles and equipment clean and organized
- Protect customers' floors, walls, furniture, and property
- Maintain clean and professional work areas
- Follow company safety procedures
- Learn proper plumbing installation and repair techniques
- Assist plumbers with other tasks as needed
What We're Looking For
Plumbing experience is NOT required.
We're more interested in finding someone with the right attitude and work ethic.
You should be:
- Dependable and punctual
- Hardworking
- Willing to learn
- Mechanically inclined
- Comfortable using hand and power tools
- Able to follow directions
- Comfortable performing physical work
- Able to lift and carry tools, equipment, and materials
- Comfortable working indoors and outdoors
- Comfortable working in basements, crawlspaces, trenches, and other plumbing environments
- Professional and respectful around customers
- Able to work well as part of a team
- Willing to keep trucks, tools, and job sites clean and organized
Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record required.
What We Offer
- Competitive hourly pay
- Full-time, year-round work
- [Paid Time Off]
- [Paid Holidays]
- [Health Insurance]
- [401(k) / Company Match]
- [Company Uniforms]
- [Paid Training]
- Opportunity to learn a skilled trade
- Advancement opportunities
- Hands-on training with experienced plumbers
- Professional tools and equipment
- Local work — no overnight travel
Career Growth
We're looking for someone interested in more than just a temporary job.
At Taggart Plumbing, there is an opportunity to build a career:
Employees who demonstrate reliability, professionalism, a strong work ethic, and the ability to learn will have opportunities to take on additional responsibility and advance within the company.
Our Standards
At Taggart Plumbing, we believe in:
Integrity Teamwork Accountability Communication Quality
Our customers trust us inside their homes, so cleanliness and professionalism are extremely important.
Our team follows our Clean By Design Protocol™ to protect customers' homes and leave our work areas clean and professional.
Who This Job Is Great For
This position may be a great fit if you've worked in:
- Construction
- Landscaping
- Excavation
- HVAC
- Electrical
- Carpentry
- Maintenance
- Warehouse or material handling
- General labor
Previous trade experience is helpful, but not required.
If you show up on time, work hard, take pride in your work, and want to learn a valuable skilled trade, we want to hear from you.
Apply today to start your career with Taggart Plumbing.
Pay: $20.00 - $24.00 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 40.0 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) 4% Match
- 401(k) matching
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
Salary : $20 - $24