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Mechanical Services Technician - $500 Sign-On Bonus

Employer
Bowdoin College
Location
Maine, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
May 10, 2021

Job Details


Posting Details

Title Mechanical Services Technician - $500 Sign-On Bonus Posting Number S00786JP Department FM - Mechanical Services Job Summary

$500 Sign-Bonus for those hired on or after June 15, 2021 and before August 16, 2021. ½ paid at first check and ½ paid after 90 days, of eligibility requirements are met.

The mission of the Bowdoin College Facilities Management team supports the educational, personal, and professional goals of all students, employees, and visitors. Facilities Management at Bowdoin takes pride in both the stewardship of the campus and the services that we provide to the campus community. The Mechanical Services Shop, within the Facilities Management team, is a diverse group of top notch technicians with many years of combined experience and knowledge, responsible for mechanical, plumbing, and HVAC systems, both commercial and residential. The team is also responsible for maintaining the ice making equipment for the hockey arena and the circulation and filtration systems for the College’s 500,000 gallon pool. The position of Mechanical Services Technician is supervised by the Mechanical Services Shop Leader and performs a wide variety of mechanical repairs and installations of heating and plumbing systems and other related maintenance activities. Below are some of the essential functions and expectations for this role:

• Service and maintain natural and propane gas fired equipment (i.e. HVAC systems, gas boilers, and gas hot water heating equipment), oil burners and boilers, and HVAC systems and components
• Install, maintain, and repair steam and hydronic systems, pumps and ejectors, air compressors, faucets, toilets, and other plumbing system components
• Clean stoppages and repair leaks in supply and drain lines
• Maintain and check sprinkler systems and fire extinguishers
• Ability to operate drill press, threading machine, cut-off saw, hand tools, braze, and perform light welding
• Have a knowledge of low voltage electrical systems
• Ability to respond to after-hour call-ins (must carry shop pagers on a rotating basis)

Bowdoin embraces diversity in all forms, and the College is home to talented students, faculty and staff—with a variety of racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; religious beliefs; and gender identities, among other factors. We encourage applications from candidates committed to the support of an inclusive campus community and those who will enrich and contribute to the College’s multifaceted diversity. We value a community in which individuals of all backgrounds are warmly welcomed and encouraged to succeed.

Bowdoin College is committed to keeping our staff as safe as possible and has implemented many important safety measures. Please read more about what we are doing here:
https://www.bowdoin.edu/covid-19/index.html

Education/Skills Requirements

Licensed Plumber/Gas/Oil Tech preferred.
High School Diploma, plus a minimum of one year of vocational or trades training, required.
Certificates of completion of subjects or license as applicable. Must have valid state of ME class C driver’s license.

Experience Requirements and/or Equivalents

Minimum of 3 – 5 years work experience directly related to heating and plumbing systems maintenance, repair and installation.

Standard Work Days and Hours

The Mechanical Service technician is expected to work a 40 hour week which may include weekends and overtime. Must be able to respond 24 hours a day.

About Bowdoin

Bowdoin embraces diversity in all forms, and the College is home to talented students, faculty and staff—with a variety of racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; religious beliefs; and gender identities, among other factors.

We encourage applications from candidates committed to the support of an inclusive campus community and those who will enrich and contribute to the College’s multifaceted diversity. We value a community in which individuals of all backgrounds are warmly welcomed and encouraged to succeed.

Founded in 1794, Bowdoin has maintained its commitment to the liberal arts for well over 200 years. Bowdoin’s reputation as a preeminent liberal arts college rests on the excellence of its faculty, students, and staff; intimate size; strong sense of community; and connections to the people, history, and natural beauty of Maine.

Bowdoin’s campus is situated in a beautiful natural setting. Located in Brunswick, Maine, a town of approximately 20,000, the College is a short drive from the Maine coast, twenty-five miles from Portland and 120 miles from Boston.

Shift Employment Category Full Time Year Round FTE 1.00 Benefits Eligible Yes Pay Type Hourly Background Check Package Requirements Is driving a vehicle (e.g. Bowdoin vehicle or off road vehicle, rental car, personal car) an essential function of this job? Yes Is a pre-placement physical required for this position? Yes Posting Date 06/11/2021 Applications Accepted Until Open Until Filled No Type of Posting Internal/External Special Instructions to Applicants EEO Information

Bowdoin College complies with applicable provisions of federal and state laws that prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment, admission, or access to its educational or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry and national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, marital status, place of birth, genetic predisposition, veteran status, or against qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities on the basis of disability, or any other legally protected statuses.

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    • MANP
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  2. If you answered Employee Referral or Other, please specify here:

    (Open Ended Question)

Applicant Documents
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  1. Resume / Curriculum Vitae
  2. Cover Letter


Company

Bowdoin College

Bowdoin (rhymes with explodin') is a private, selective, liberal arts college, founded and endowed to benefit the common good. Our historic residential campus, located in Brunswick, Maine, is home to just over 1,800 students from all over the world.

Academic life at Bowdoin spans thirty-three departments, and is cooperative, not competitive: so we tend to attract students who like brainstorming with faculty, working in teams, and welcoming big, new, difficult questions.

We value kindness, diversity, creativity, and hard work.

There’s a lot to love about Maine. And this state is very much at the heart of the College. We simply wouldn’t be Bowdoin anywhere else.

According to one of our colleagues, “To teach at Bowdoin is to help train and educate future leaders—an unalloyed privilege in my experience and a rare one.”

We feel fortunate to live here and to be able to experience everything there is to see and do. Maine is renowned for its beauty—its iconic seaside fishing villages and beachesmountain vistas, and pristine forests. But the appeal is also very much about the people—their culture, sense of community, way of life, and welcoming, inquisitive, and energized spirit.

We’re not going to try to list all that Maine has to offer. But we will try to lead you in a few directions from which you can navigate your own journey of discovery—a very Maine thing to do too!

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