Plumber Apprentice

Plumbing Helper

Under general supervision of designated supervisor, install, maintain, and repair heating and plumbing systems. Responsible for providing excellent customer service and producing the highest quality of work.

Job Duties :

• Assist plumbers when repairing and maintaining heating, plumbing, steam water and drainage systems
• Assist plumbers when repairing, installing and replacing plumbing fixtures such as sinks, water closets, showers, heaters, hot water tanks and other related plumbing fixtures.
• Use UNH electronic sources, including use of UNH Continuum and EcoStructure for troubleshooting and problem identification
• Assist plumbers when repairing and maintaining dining hall equipment, including, but not limited to, dishwashing machines, garbage disposals and steam kettles.
• Assist plumber when assembling and installing valves, pipe fittings and pipes
• Using appropriate equipment, clear, thaw, drain and unplug stopped or blocked plumbing systems.
• Correct openings in walls and floors in order to accommodate pipes and pipe fittings.
• Determine appropriate sizes, locations, tools and methods of solving plumbing and pipe fitting problems.
• Perform welding, brazing, cutting, threading, bending and other normal plumbing and pipe fitting techniques, using appropriate tools and methods.
• Assist plumber when analyzing, diagnosing, and repairing malfunctions of plumbing systems.
• Maintain electronic records and service reports of materials and time expended, including use of tablets and Integrated Work Management Software.
• Follow codes and recognized procedures, techniques and safety precautions in performance of duties.
• Participate in institutional professional development and training. Communicate with and provide excellent service to campus customers.
• Attend departmental training, such as safety and equipment training.
• Participate in the on-call rotation, and respond to emergencies situations, including during off hours, as needed.
• Perform related duties as assigned including campus snow removal efforts.

Service Calls and Customer Service

Preventative Maintenance and Project Work

Safety and Training

Minimum Qualifications :

Applicant Instructions :

Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the Resume / Cover Letter section of your application :

Applications that are missing any of the required items may not move forward for consideration. Additional uploaded documents not requested in the position announcement will not be reviewed.

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire's lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity / Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

Location : Durham

Salary Grade : Non-Exempt Staff 12