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Job Description

Overview

Bucks County Community College is seeking an HVAC and Plumbing Mechanic to operate, maintain, and repair campus HVAC, plumbing, and BAS control systems. This role emphasizes a commitment to serving students and fostering 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, electrical controls, building automation, plumbing, and water treatment.
  • Fabricate and install piping and tubing for plumbing and HVAC repairs.
  • Troubleshoot problems with equipment electrically and mechanically using meters, gauges, and computer 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 the service, maintenance, repair, and installation of air handling equipment.
  • 3-5 years’ experience working with BAS and mechanical systems.
  • Ability to lift 50 lbs and possess a valid driver’s license.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Location: Newtown Campus
  • Shift: 1st Shift — 6:30 AM to 3:00 PM
  • Schedule: Sunday - Thursday

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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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–$34/hr middle band drawn from 139 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 75% 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 277 other active welding openings from 181 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 (7), 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.

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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, Sunday–Thursday figures were last recalculated when this page was built.