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Overview

Bucks County Community College is seeking a committed HVAC and Plumbing Mechanic for its Newtown Campus to ensure the operation, maintenance, and repair of HVAC, plumbing, and BAS control systems, contributing to a dynamic campus culture.

Responsibilities

  • Operate, maintain, and repair campus HVAC, plumbing, and BAS control systems.
  • Understand and work with boilers, steam and hot water heating systems, chillers, refrigeration equipment, and electrical controls.
  • Fabricate and install piping and tubing for plumbing and HVAC repairs.
  • Troubleshoot equipment problems electrically and mechanically using meters and diagnostics.
  • Inspect, maintain, and repair building heating supply and return lines.
  • Clean, repair, and replace strainers, valves, and other fittings as required.
  • Work from ladders and lifts to access equipment.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma.
  • 3-5 years’ experience in service, maintenance, repair, and installation of air handling equipment.
  • 3-5 years’ experience working with BAS and mechanical systems.
  • Ability to troubleshoot problems with equipment electrically and mechanically.
  • Experience inspecting, maintaining, and repairing building heating supply and return lines.
  • Ability to lift 50 lbs and possess a valid driver’s license.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 403B
  • Life Insurance
  • Short & Long-term Disability

Additional Information

  • 1st Shift — 6:30 AM to 3:00 PM, Tuesday–Saturday.
  • Employment is contingent upon successful completion of background checks and clearances.
  • No work visa sponsorships provided.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
403B
Life Insurance
Short & Long-term Disability
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How this job compares in Newtown, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $34/hr, this posting sits about 20% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania — toward the top of a $24–$33/hr middle band drawn from 146 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 76% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Newtown, PA

Newtown, PA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 286 other active welding openings from 187 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.

Bucks County Community College currently has 1 other opening live in Pennsylvania, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Phillips Tank & Structure (8), Greene Tweed (7), and TradeWorx (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $35/hr and York at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Newtown, PA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. HVAC and Plumbing Mechanic – 1st Shift, Tuesday–Saturday figures were last recalculated when this page was built.