Pipefitter; Creating pool of and positions

Pipefitter (Creating a pool of applicants for permanent and extra help positions)

Category:
Administrative, Professional & Staff Positions

Department: FACILITIES MANAGEMENT - BUILDING MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE

Locations:
Macomb, IL

Posted:
Jan 13, 2026

Closes:
Open Until Filled

Type: FT - Continuous

Position

ID: 196217

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• performs duties specific to and normally required in the pipefitter trade, following recognized procedures and techniques for such work;
• performs work needed to fabricate, assemble, install, or repair pipe systems, pipe supports, temperature control devices, and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment for steam, hot water, heating, cooling, lubricating, sprinkling, and industrial production and processing systems;
• performs associated work by utilizing oxyacetylene or electric welding processes;
• diagnoses, repairs, and/or overhauls refrigeration equipment (such as compressors, evaporators, condensers, pumps, cooling towers, and heat exchangers), refrigeration systems, and/or temperature control systems (such as thermostats, relays, damper motors, pneumatically operated valves, small air compressors, fiber optics, and/or direct digital control systems);
• assists in the preparation of material orders for the purchase of equipment or repair parts;
• assists in the preparation of estimates for projected overhaul, repair, or replacement of equipment or repair parts;
• maintains records and prepares reports on repairs completed or on units requiring future special service;
• assists engineers in planning modifications and/or new installation projects;
• makes assemblies or sub-assemblies thereof for installation by others;
• completes installations assembled by others;
• cuts and assembles such work from sketches, diagrams, detailed drawings, or specifications;
• complies with accepted safety standards;
• assigns and directs the work of apprentices;
• performs other related duties as assigned.

WORK LOCATION:

Macomb Campus

APPOINTMENT: (Creating a pool of applicants for permanent and extra help positions)

HOURLY WAGE: $46.60 (Prevailing Wage)

Benefits:
Western Illinois University employees may be eligible for a variety of State of Illinois benefits. These benefits are administered through the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS). These benefits include:
Health Insurance plans, (HMO's, OAP's, QCHP, and CDHP), Dental Insurance, Vision Plan, Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Supplemental Long-Term Disability (LTD), Flex Spending Accounts (HAS, MCAP, and DCAP), 403(b) Supplemental Retirement Plans and 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plans.

Eligible employees are required to participate in the State Universities Retirement System (SURS). SURS is the retirement administrator for employees in public higher education in the State of Illinois.

Other benefits available to eligible employees include: paid time-off, Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Waiver programs, and discounts to the local YMCA.

For questions on benefits, or eligibility, contact our benefits team at HR-Benefits or by calling .

• A. Certificate of completion of Pipetrade apprenticeship under a registered Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training program.
  OR
  B. Experience sufficient to qualify as a journeyman Pipefitter or other Pipetrade classification with a minimum of five (5) years (60 months) of actual work in the trade, which may have included apprenticeship and/or applicable vocational training. The trade for this purpose shall include work normally performed by Pipe fitters, Pipefitter Welders, Refrigeration Mechanics, Temperature Control Mechanics, Sprinkler Fitters, and/or Oil Burner Mechanics.
• For a degree to be considered, it must be conferred from a regionally accredited degree-granting institution of higher education (or equivalent from an international accrediting body). The degree must be conferred at the time of application.

Applicants for this position must be authorized to work in the U.S. without WIU sponsorship. Sponsorship for work authorization will not be considered for this position.

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