The Plumber installs, repairs, and maintains plumbing, heating, and electromechanical systems on campus buildings and facilities.

This is a full time, benefits eligible, hourly position with a hiring range of $33.31 - $38.92 per hour.

Core Responsibilities:

• Performs maintenance and repair of various facilities as indicated on daily work orders; orders materials needed to complete jobs; lays out and installs plumbing to comply with plumbing codes.  
• Performs testing procedures to troubleshoot electromechanical systems on campus building equipment.  
• Repairs and maintains laundry equipment.  
• Assists with installation, maintenance and repair of boilers, refrigerators, freezers, air conditioning systems and gas fueled equipment.  
• Maintains fire protection equipment  
• Performs associated Facilities Services maintenance work as requested, including, but not limited to: snow removal, event set-up and clean-up, truck loading and unloading, grounds maintenance.  
• Works cooperatively with others and accepts direction from supervisors.  
• Performs all duties in a safe and professional manner and in accordance with Middlebury College and departmental policies and procedures.  

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required; License or ability to obtain Propane and Natural Gas certifications, Oil heat silver technical training or ability to obtain.  
• Must be a licensed Master Plumber. Knowledge of refrigeration, gas and electrical systems preferred.  
• A minimum of 4 years of progressively complex experience in Plumbing trade is required; 10 years is preferred.  
• Must have driver's license, clean driving record, and vehicle for transportation of self, tools and for procuring small materials.  
• Furnishes own hand tools for plumbing/mechanical work.  

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

Must be available for emergency maintenance calls on evenings and weekends according to rotational schedule. Flexible shifts and overtime as required. Ability to work Saturdays and Sundays as part of regular or rotating work shift. Requires frequent standing, squatting, climbing stairs and ladders, twisting, reaching, pushing or pulling. 

Other:

An offer for this position is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check, a post-offer pre-employment physical exam, and references.

Benefits

As an employee of Middlebury College in Vermont or the Middlebury Institute in California, you will enjoy being part of a vibrant supportive community.

Middlebury offers its employees excellent compensation and competitive health, dental, life, disability, generous retirement matching, and vision benefits, and a generous time-away program - up to 34 days per year, increasing as the term of service lengthens. Employees are eligible for robust educational assistance programs. The result is a very high quality-of-life in a gorgeous setting. Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and other perks of employment including:

• MiddCard Privileges: access to athletic facilities, discounts at the college store, library privileges, and cultural and sporting events. Spouses or domestic partners are eligible to receive a card with the same privileges.
• Discounts on season passes at Middlebury College's Snow Bowl, the Ralph Myhre Golf Course and the Rikert Outdoor Center.
• Access to our Partner Inclusion Program that provides comprehensive support services to the spouses and partners of Middlebury employees.
• A full listing of our benefit offerings can be found on our website or click to see some of the other fun perks of working at Middlebury, whether in Middlebury, VT or Monterey, CA!

Middlebury College is an equal-opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. To this end, the College recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world. Middlebury College encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities. The College also invites applications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.