Plumber

Plan and schedule from start to completion any assigned projects by using journey level knowledge of plumbing techniques to install, remove, replace, or repair all utility lines above or below grade. Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair campus stea...

  • 519230
  • Manhattan, Kansas, United States
  • Fac Building Maintenance
  • Staff Full Time (USS)
  • Opening on: Feb 24 2025
  • On-site

About This Role

The Division of Facilities at K-State is hiring for a Plumber position. This position is responsible for planning and scheduling from start to finish any assigned projects by using journey level knowledge of plumbing techniques to install, remove, replace, or repair all utility lines above or below grade.

About Us

The Division of Facilities is an action-oriented service organization within the K-State family. We plan, budget, build, operate, maintain, clean, supply and transport. We are custodians, landscapers, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, mechanics, project managers, engineers, architects, accountants, and administrative professionals — all stewards and leaders of an inspiring campus shared by many.

We wholeheartedly embrace the K-State traditions of excellence, integrity and professionalism, and we are enthusiastic champions of K-State's visionary goal to become a Top 50 Public Research University by 2025

Worksite Option

This position is on-site

What You'll Need to Succeed

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Requires two years of relevant experience. Education may be substituted for experience as determined relevant by a hiring manager.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Ability to work from sketches, blueprints, and specifications, and read and understand specific instructions in English.
  • Prefer high school graduate or equivalent with vocational training in the plumbing trade plus thirty months of experience in plumbing work.

Other Requirements:

  • Have and maintain a valid driver’s license.
  • Thirty months of experience in plumbing work.
  • Become a certified Class I repair and maintenance operations asbestos worker during the probationary period and maintain it.
  • Cross connection control and back-flow prevention certification required during the initial probationary period.
  • Work requires considerable physical exertion to transport equipment/material weighing over 50 pounds unassisted on a repetitive basis.
  • Daily bend, stoop, and crawl to access small spaces and work in extreme temperatures.

Sponsorship eligibility:

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship.

How to Apply

Please submit the following documents:

  1. Online application.
  2. Resume with three professional references.

Screening of Applications Begins

Immediately and continues until position is filled.

Anticipated Hiring Pay Range

$20.30 to $31.45 hourly

 

 

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Why Join Us:

Kansas State University offers a supportive and inclusive community, dedicated to your professional growth. While specific benefits may vary by position, many roles come with comprehensive packages that support your well-being and work-life balance, including health and life insurance, retirement plans, and generous paid time off. To learn more about benefits that are available for various positions, visit our benefits overview page.

Work Authorization: 

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States at the time of employment.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Kansas State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

Background Screening Statement:

Upon acceptance of a contingent offer of employment, a candidate may be subject to a background check per K-State’s background check policy.

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