Plumbing Technician

Company: Bridgewater College
Location: Bridgewater
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

Description Bridgewater College seeks a Plumbing Technician. The Plumbing Technician is responsible for maintaining, installing, and repairing plumbing systems and boilers, including campus steam distribution equipment. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Repair and maintain plumbing systems by replacing washers, mending burst pipes, and opening clogged drains. • Install plumbing systems: Assembles, positions, and seals valves, pipe fittings, and pipes. • Cuts, threads, and bends pipe using cutters, cutting torches, threading machines, and bending machines. • Test plumbing systems by filling the system with water or gas; identify leaks. • Locate the position of pipes and pipe connections and passage holes using a ruler, level, and plumb bob to mark the structure. • Accommodate pipes and pipe fittings by cutting openings in floors and walls using hand and power tools. • Produce plumbing systems with established standards and procedures. • Study building plans and working drawings to determine the sequence of installation. • Inspect structures to avoid obstructions. • Maintain plumbing supplies and conserve plumbing resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results. • Keep plumbing equipment and tools operational by following the established procedure and manufacturer’s instructions. • Comply with Federal, State, and local building/plumbing codes by enforcing adherence to requirements. • Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies. • Maintains a safe and clean working environment by following procedures, rules, and regulations. • Maintains plumbing parts and equipment inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed parts and equipment, and verifying receipt of parts and equipment. • Schedules and accomplishes assigned preventative maintenance programs in accordance with established directions and procedures. • Supports and assists other trades in repair, replacement, maintenance, and/or installation of equipment and systems components. • Completes automated and manual work order assignments in a timely manner with appropriate documentation and follow-up. • Maintains records as required. • Works safely from ladders and safely operates power lifts • Selects correct ladder for job/task. • Maintains knowledge and ability to safely operate power lifts. • As a key member of the campus snow removal and emergency response teams, responds to weather conditions maintain routine and emergency access which includes operating trucks, equipment and shovels to clear walkways, roads and parking lots of snow and ice. Often this work requires working during nonstandard shifts with short notice. • Event set up and take down. • Assist with the set-up of any College event, including chair set-up and take down, tent set up, etc. • Perform other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS: • High School Diploma or GED required. • 2 years of commercial, related plumbing work required. • Vocational/Technical training in a related field/discipline required. • Journeyman Licensure in plumbing required. • Practical and applied knowledge of materials and tools utilized in plumbing trades is required. GENERAL INFORMATION: Bridgewater College was founded in 1880 as a coeducational liberal arts college to serve the local community. Located in the scenic Shenandoah Valley, just minutes outside of Harrisonburg and within driving distance of Charlottesville, Washington D.C., and Richmond, Bridgewater is home to a total student body of approximately 1,450 from 27 states and 19 countries. Bridgewater students study more than 60 majors and minors, in addition to four graduate programs and 10 pre-professional programs. Bridgewater College is an NCAA DIII school with approximately 40 percent of its students participating in intercollegiate athletics on 26 teams. To learn more about Bridgewater College, visit: bridgewater.edu Pay is offered at a competitive rate. This full-time position offers a full benefits package, including paid tuition at the College for eligible dependents. APPLY: Complete the online application. DEADLINE: Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Email humanresources@bridgewater.edu COMMITMENT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: Bridgewater College, an equal opportunity provider and employer, is a welcoming and vibrant workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, marital status, disability, religion, age, veteran status, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law. Non-Discrimination Notice: https://www.bridgewater.edu/legal/non-discrimination-notice/ ANNUAL SECURITY REPORT AND ANNUAL FIRE SAFETY REPORT: The Bridgewater College Annual Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report summarizes policies on campus security and personal safety, crime prevention, fire safety, and crime reporting, and includes crime and fire statistics for the past three years:https://bridgewater.app.box.com/s/4ma6tlh30y8cat9un192ugo3dm6n29y9 To request a printed copy, please call 540-828-5761 E-VERIFY AND RIGHT TO WORK: https://bridgewater.box.com/s/479yflkelh9xjxi32ekzbre2wer5fsmz https://bridgewater.box.com/s/zqyfln3uwpfebahz4drdc37afh4du3im Bridgewater College has partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to obtain resources to enhance the College’s facilities, including the recent renovations of several academic, athletic, and residential College facilities. The College is posting the following notice as required by federal law for organizations that benefit from the USDA’s funding program. View the USDA’s poster summarizing the following notice (.pdf). NOTICE If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax at (202) 690-7442, or email at program.intake@usda.gov.

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