Job Description

Assembles, installs, and repairs pipes, fittings, and fixtures of heating, water, and drainage systems, maintains the buildings and grounds of the College by performing the following duties.
Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma and/or vocational diploma with one to three years’ experience in maintenance or related field
• Knowledge of all tools and equipment used in maintenance field
• Knowledge of maintenance functions.
• Valid North Carolina driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications Essential DutiesESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Inspects structure to ascertain obstructions to be avoided to prevent weakening of structure resulting from installation of pipe.
Locates and marks position of pipe and pipe connections and passage holes for pipes in walls and floors.
Cuts openings in walls and floors to accommodate pipe and pipe fittings.
Cuts and threads pipe.
Bends pipe to required angle by use of pipe-bending machine or by placing pipe over block and bending it by hand.
Assembles and installs valves, pipe fittings, and pipes composed of metals, such as iron, steel, brass, and lead, and nonmetals, such as glass, vitrified clay, and plastic.
Joins pipes by use of screws, bolts, fittings, solder, plastic solvent, and caulks joints.
Fills pipe system with water or air and reads pressure gauges to determine whether system is leaking.
Installs and repairs plumbing fixtures such as sinks, commodes, water heaters, hot water tanks, and water softeners.
Repairs and maintains plumbing by replacing washers in leaky faucets, mending burst pipes, and opening clogged drains.
Performs such indoor maintenance activities as operating electric saws, painting, repairing and installing plumbing fixtures, light fixtures, etc.
Performs such outdoor maintenance activities as trimming shrubbery and trees, planting lawns, moving materials and equipment, pouring concrete, etc.
Has the responsibility to lead maintenance helpers to accomplish their assigned tasks.
Physical DemandsPhysical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee will need to regularly operate and use computers, phones and other electronic equipment.
• The employee will frequently communicate with other employees and students and must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• The employee may need to move around their office and / or campus to attend meetings / classes and to access files, machinery or other job-related tools.
• The employee may need to lift and/or move equipment, tools or paperwork up to 25 pounds.
• The employee may need to position themselves by reaching, stooping, kneeling or crouching in order to adjust or collect equipment and/or supplies
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Posting Detail Information

Open Date
01/04/2023

Close Date
01/20/2023

Open Until Filled
No

Special Instructions to Applicants
If you have trouble, please call HR at 336-734-7302. AA/EOE.

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