Utility Technician

Utility Technician

Bridgewater College - Bridgewater, VA 22812

Overview

Salary Range $19.38 Hourly

Description

Utility Technician

Bridgewater College is seeking a skilled Utility Technician with a background in carpentry and general maintenance trades to support campus facilities operations. This hands-on role includes carpentry, painting, and general repair work that helps keep our campus safe, functional, and well-maintained.

If you enjoy working with your hands, solving problems, and seeing the results of your work across a campus environment, this is a great opportunity to join a supportive Facilities team.

What You'll Do:

Drywall Repair & Patch Painting Focus

• Surface Preparation & Restoration: Perform drywall, plaster, and sheetrock repairs, including patching holes, taping, mudding, sanding, and feathering seams to create smooth, seamless finishes.
• Patch & Finish Painting: Color-match, blend, and apply primers, touch-up paints, stains, or sealants to repaired interior drywall, plaster, trim, and exterior surfaces.
• Wall & Ceiling Maintenance: Repair gouges, water damage, stress cracks, and minor plaster defects on walls and ceilings

General Carpentry & Maintenance

• Structural Repairs: Assemble, install, and repair wooden and masonry structures, doors, window frames, trim, cabinetry, and interior hardware (locks, hinges, handles).
• Fixture & Surface Installation: Install or replace ceiling/floor tiles, counter tops, window blinds, and shades.
• Conduct regular building sweeps to proactively identify necessary repairs, resolve minor facility issues, and replace light bulbs or basic fixtures before work orders are generated.
• Perform timely repairs within student housing facilities, including fixing or adjusting built-in cabinetry, dorm furniture, desks, bed frames, drawers, and related woodwork.

Support Facilities Operations:

• Complete work orders accurately and maintain detailed maintenance records.
• Maintain tools, equipment, and parts inventory.
• Assist contractors working on campus mechanical systems.
• Participate in special event setup, snow removal, and emergency response, as needed.
• Participate in an on-call rotation for a minimum of 8 weeks per year to support after-hours emergency facility needs. Receive an additional weekly stipend during on-call coverage, plus a guaranteed 2-hour minimum pay for any physical, on-campus response.

What You Bring:

• High school diploma or GED
• 2+ years of experience in carpentry, maintenance, or related skilled trades
• Knowledge of materials used in carpentry/masonry work, inc. lumber, putties, finishes, stains, paints, plasters, cement, and related hardware
• Ability to operate motorized equipment requiring manual dexterity
• Maintain a valid VA driver's license with a good driving record that meets the BC driver policy.

What We Offer:

• Weekly, daytime schedule with scheduled on-call responsibility
• Competitive pay
• Comprehensive benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans and 403(b) retirement program
• 20 days of paid time off, in addition to 14 paid holidays
• Full tuition benefits for eligible dependents
• Access to BC Wellness Center

General Information: Bridgewater College was founded in 1880 as a coeducational liberal arts college to serve the local community. Located in the scenic Shenandoah Valley, just minutes outside of Harrisonburg and within driving distance of Charlottesville, Washington D.C., and Richmond, Bridgewater is home to a total student body of approximately 1,450 from 27 states and 19 countries. Bridgewater students study more than 60 majors and minors, in addition to four graduate programs and 10 pre-professional programs. Bridgewater College is an NCAA DIII school with approximately 40 percent of its students participating in intercollegiate athletics on 26 teams.