Maintenance Repair 2 - Plumber - Department of Facilities Management
Top Benefits
About the role
Employees in this class perform maintenance and renovations on all University-owned buildings, equipment, and grounds. This position involves maintaining, repairing, and troubleshooting equipment, as well as building structures and systems. It ensures that all hot, chilled, domestic, and storm water systems, along with steam and sewage systems, are in good repair through regular maintenance and/or new installations.
What You’ll Bring:
- Formal training and proven experience in installation, troubleshooting, and preventative maintenance of a wide range of plumbing systems
- A commitment to quality workmanship and safety
- A team-oriented attitude and pride in keeping university facilities in top shape
Why Work at UPEI?
- Primarily an indoor work environment
- Comprehensive Health & Dental coverage
- Paid time off
- Paid Holidays
- Uniforms and tools provided
- Health Spending Account
- Post-retirement benefits
- Overtime opportunities
- Disability and Life Insurance
- On-campus Health & Wellness programs for staff
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Carries out plumbing related projects such as installing new plumbing systems, prepares material lists for such projects, and carries out installation in accordance with local, provincial, and Federal codes and regulations
- Trouble shoots, maintains and repairs all plumbing related systems and equipment such as domestic water systems, heating systems, cooling systems, drainage systems, humidification systems, sprinkler systems, compressed air systems, steam systems, medical gas systems, and compressed air systems
- Trouble shoots, maintains and repairs equipment such as pressure reducing stations, pumps, compressors, boilers, burner systems, garburators, commercial kitchen equipment, refrigeration equipment, etc.
- Trouble shoots, maintains and repairs all instrumentation on the equipment and systems within campus
- Carries out non-plumbing minor repairs or initial investigation work such as carpentry, ventilation, millwright, welding, groundwork, etc.
- Repair, reset and reprogram fire alarm and security systems
- Requisitions for material, supplies and tools relating to proposed or actual work being performed and inventory purposes
- Such other duties as may be assigned by supervisor
- Directly responsible to the Maintenance Foreman
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Grade 12 education with five (5) years’ experience in the plumbing field, including but not limited to: installation, troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair of building systems and equipment, with preference in an education/health care setting
- Preference will be given to individuals with a Red Seal certification as a plumber, and/or in progress to complete the block release plumbing program requirements will also be considered
- Computer software experience
- Valid driver’s license and a Criminal Record Check will be required
About University of Prince Edward Island
Established in 1969, the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is a comprehensive public liberal arts university in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, with roots in its founding institutions, Prince of Wales College (est. 1834) Saint Dunstan's University (est. 1855).
The only university in the province, UPEI offers a wide range of programs and degrees within the faculties of Arts; Business; Education; Graduate Studies; Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies; Nursing; Science; Sustainable Design Engineering; and Veterinary Medicine. Home to Canada Research Chairs, a UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability, endowed and sponsored research chairs, and 3M National Teaching Fellows, UPEI comprises a community of talented and dedicated faculty and staff who provide exceptional learning experiences to Canadian and international students under their tutelage.
In addition to its main campus in Charlottetown, UPEI has established the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation in St. Peter's Bay, PEI. The University also has an international campus in Cairo, Egypt, offering degrees in business administration, mathematical and computational sciences, and sustainable design engineering. It also has postsecondary exchange programs with universities in numerous countries. As well, post-secondary students in Asia, Africa, and Europe can earn certain UPEI degrees, based on the University's curriculum and rigorous educational standards, while living in their home countries.
With millions of dollars in scholarships, international exchange and experiential learning opportunities, expanding professional and graduate programs, and outstanding student-faculty interaction, UPEI offers students an educational experience designed to help them reach their potential as future leaders.
The interim President and Vice-Chancellor is Dr. Greg Keefe. The Chancellor is the Honourable Catherine Callbeck.
Maintenance Repair 2 - Plumber - Department of Facilities Management
Top Benefits
About the role
Employees in this class perform maintenance and renovations on all University-owned buildings, equipment, and grounds. This position involves maintaining, repairing, and troubleshooting equipment, as well as building structures and systems. It ensures that all hot, chilled, domestic, and storm water systems, along with steam and sewage systems, are in good repair through regular maintenance and/or new installations.
What You’ll Bring:
- Formal training and proven experience in installation, troubleshooting, and preventative maintenance of a wide range of plumbing systems
- A commitment to quality workmanship and safety
- A team-oriented attitude and pride in keeping university facilities in top shape
Why Work at UPEI?
- Primarily an indoor work environment
- Comprehensive Health & Dental coverage
- Paid time off
- Paid Holidays
- Uniforms and tools provided
- Health Spending Account
- Post-retirement benefits
- Overtime opportunities
- Disability and Life Insurance
- On-campus Health & Wellness programs for staff
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Carries out plumbing related projects such as installing new plumbing systems, prepares material lists for such projects, and carries out installation in accordance with local, provincial, and Federal codes and regulations
- Trouble shoots, maintains and repairs all plumbing related systems and equipment such as domestic water systems, heating systems, cooling systems, drainage systems, humidification systems, sprinkler systems, compressed air systems, steam systems, medical gas systems, and compressed air systems
- Trouble shoots, maintains and repairs equipment such as pressure reducing stations, pumps, compressors, boilers, burner systems, garburators, commercial kitchen equipment, refrigeration equipment, etc.
- Trouble shoots, maintains and repairs all instrumentation on the equipment and systems within campus
- Carries out non-plumbing minor repairs or initial investigation work such as carpentry, ventilation, millwright, welding, groundwork, etc.
- Repair, reset and reprogram fire alarm and security systems
- Requisitions for material, supplies and tools relating to proposed or actual work being performed and inventory purposes
- Such other duties as may be assigned by supervisor
- Directly responsible to the Maintenance Foreman
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Grade 12 education with five (5) years’ experience in the plumbing field, including but not limited to: installation, troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair of building systems and equipment, with preference in an education/health care setting
- Preference will be given to individuals with a Red Seal certification as a plumber, and/or in progress to complete the block release plumbing program requirements will also be considered
- Computer software experience
- Valid driver’s license and a Criminal Record Check will be required
About University of Prince Edward Island
Established in 1969, the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is a comprehensive public liberal arts university in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, with roots in its founding institutions, Prince of Wales College (est. 1834) Saint Dunstan's University (est. 1855).
The only university in the province, UPEI offers a wide range of programs and degrees within the faculties of Arts; Business; Education; Graduate Studies; Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies; Nursing; Science; Sustainable Design Engineering; and Veterinary Medicine. Home to Canada Research Chairs, a UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability, endowed and sponsored research chairs, and 3M National Teaching Fellows, UPEI comprises a community of talented and dedicated faculty and staff who provide exceptional learning experiences to Canadian and international students under their tutelage.
In addition to its main campus in Charlottetown, UPEI has established the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation in St. Peter's Bay, PEI. The University also has an international campus in Cairo, Egypt, offering degrees in business administration, mathematical and computational sciences, and sustainable design engineering. It also has postsecondary exchange programs with universities in numerous countries. As well, post-secondary students in Asia, Africa, and Europe can earn certain UPEI degrees, based on the University's curriculum and rigorous educational standards, while living in their home countries.
With millions of dollars in scholarships, international exchange and experiential learning opportunities, expanding professional and graduate programs, and outstanding student-faculty interaction, UPEI offers students an educational experience designed to help them reach their potential as future leaders.
The interim President and Vice-Chancellor is Dr. Greg Keefe. The Chancellor is the Honourable Catherine Callbeck.