Plumber and Steamfitter II - Springfield Technical Community College

Location

Springfield, MA Category: Facilities Job Type: Full-time Posted On: Wed Jun 17 2026 Job Description:

• The Plumbing Department works in conjunction with the HVAC Department.
• Installs, repairs, maintains, and/or alters steam and plumbing systems by cleaning sewer drains; by operating power tools, welding equipment, sewer cleaning machines, hand tools, and plumbing equipment; by laying out, cutting and fitting materials for welding; by packing joints, valves, and pumps; by cutting and threading pipes; by caulking and packing lead joints, valves and pumps; by replacing seals in water closets; by cleaning filters; by unplugging sinks, toilets, and drains; and by insulating heat tracing wires and/or piping to ensure that equipment is in proper working order and to meet agency needs.
• Inspects buildings to determine need for repairs.
• Reads and interprets blueprints, sketches, instructions or layouts to understand construction work to be done.
• Schedules installation, maintenance, and/or repair work by conferring with supervisors and other department personnel to determine location of equipment and appropriate time to complete the project.
• Estimates length of time, cost of materials and manpower needed by using current market rates and man-hour output to develop a work project budget.
• Handles complaints from building occupants regarding assigned work and takes appropriate corrective action.
• Acts as liaison with the Facilities Dept. and outside contractors. Supervises and Approves outside contractors work. Reviews and comments on all specifications for capital and operational projects on campus.
• Is available for overtime and emergencies as needed.
• Alter, repair and maintain water systems.
• Install, repair, troubleshoot piping, glass piping, sprinkler, gas distribution.

For the full Series Plumber and Steamfitter series job description, logon to: https://www.mass.edu/shared/classificationspecs/specspers/Plumber and Ste...