Come join the City of Appleton! Here at the City, you’ll have the opportunity to grow and enjoy your best life through challenging work, great teams, training opportunities, and making a lasting impact on the community. We welcome and respect all employees as they are. Come join our team—you belong here!

Our Community Development Department is searching for a Plumbing Inspector to join the team. This position is responsible for performing inspection of residential, commercial, and industrial buildings for compliance with City and State codes. Work involves routine field inspection, investigation of complaints, issuing permits, reviewing proposals and plans, and dealing with the public. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Inspections Supervisor.

Qualifications 

This position requires considerable experience in the plumbing trade, a Journeyman Plumbing License or Master Plumber License and the ability to obtain Commercial Plumbing Inspector credential by the Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) and in accordance with DSPS 305.625, or a combination of applicable experience and training.

Salary

The starting salary for this position is $30.76 hourly with the ability to earn up to $46.13 hourly, plus an excellent fringe benefit package including paid time off, health, life, dental, and Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS). The WRS is among the best funded and best managed public pension systems in the country. Employees, spouses, and dependents over the age of 12 months who are covered on the City’s medical plan are eligible to use the Connecting Care Clinic (CCC). The CCC provides primary and acute care services and physical therapy at no cost to the patient.

Apply Now!

If you are interested in applying for this position, please complete an on-line application at www.appletonwi.gov  by Sunday, March 8, 2026.  Resumes without an application will not be considered. 

City of Appleton Human Resources

100 N. Appleton Street, 6^th floor

Appleton, WI 54911

Phone: (920) 832-6458

Email: humanresources@appletonwi.gov

Equal Opportunity Employer