Plumber
Shakopee, Minnesota
Job Category: Maintenance/Trades
Req ID 28280Location: Shakopee, MN
Job Type: Full-Time, Year-Round
Salary Start: $29 / hour
Preferred Start Date: September 15, 2025
Benefits:
- Health Insurance:Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Retirement Plan:401(k) with company match
- Paid Time Off:15 days of vacation, 11 holidays, and 6 sick days
Job Description:
Executes the daily operation, ongoing maintenance, installation and annual projects assigned for the Utilities Plumbing
Department. Responsible for installing, repairing and maintaining pipes, fixtures and other plumbing used for water
distribution and wastewater disposal in amusement and water parks. Maintains boilers, bathrooms, sinks, kitchen equipment,
drains, lift stations, grease traps, and other related equipment as required to support a large amusement facility. Maintains Fire
Systems and performs minor repairs. Responsibilities and requirements may vary by location.
Responsibilities:
- Installs, repairs, and maintains plumbing, systems supports and hangers for pipe, fixtures and equipment and performs preventative maintenance (planned internal inspections) on water rides and plumber installations, as well as preventative maintenance on plumbing equipment and machinery, based on manufacturer and park standards.
- Tests and observes pressure gauges for leaks to repair if needed and reads blueprints and drawings to determine exact specifications and where plumbing systems exist and will be installed.
- Ensure use of materials needed for installation, including type and size of pipe.
- Assembles pipe sections, tubing and fittings, using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking, or soldering, brazing, and welding equipment.
- Measures, cuts, threads, and bends pipe to required angle.
- Locates and repair issues with water supply lines; unclogs drains safely and without causing damage to company property.
- Completes all related documentation in a timely and appropriate manner (i.e., records, reports, logs).
- Ensures that all installations, repairs, and maintenance are properly sized, aligned, supported, and at specified grade and meets all standards of health, building and safety guidelines, and codes.
- Assists in parts ordering and maintaining inventory of parts and equipment to anticipate needs, while keeping within budget guidelines.
- Interacts with and communicates with various groups and individuals, such as the immediate supervisor, other Park managers and staff, co-workers, guests, vendors, contractors, inspectors, etc.
- Provides guest service according to Cedar Fair standards when serving the guest, including initiating guest interactions, answering questions, and giving directions.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Maintains cleanliness and safety in assigned work area and performs all duties in compliance with Cedar Fair Safety guidelines and requirements and reports all unsafe or unusual conditions to supervision.
- Meets scheduling availability requirements, including nights, weekends, and holiday periods to meet business needs.
- Meets Six Flags attendance requirements as outlined in Six Flags attendance policies.
- Adheres to Six Flags Rules of Conduct including specific costuming and grooming standards as outlined in Employee
- Guidelines and other park/division specific policies and procedures.
- Provides guest service according to Six Flags standards when serving the guest or working with subordinates, including initiating guest interactions, answering questions and giving directions.
Qualifications:
- Applicants must be at least 18 years of age or older.
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Good knowledge of plumbing regulations. Good skills in handling plumbing tools and
equipment (pipe wrenches, pipe cutters, plungers etc.). - Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure,
using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret
bar graphs. - Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Education: High school graduate or equivalent. Related degree or vocational training preferred.
- License or Certification: Ability to obtain Journeyman Plumbing Certification if required. Valid driver’s license.
- Experience: Typically requires 2-4 years of plumbing experience.
- Equivalency: Directly related experience or a combination of directly related education and experience and/or
competencies may be considered in place of the above requirements.