STEAMFITTER

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, United States

Updated: 20 days ago
Location: Milwaukee, WISCONSIN
Deadline: 07 Apr 2024

Position Information
Posting Details


Official Job Title STEAMFITTER
Working Title: Steamfitter
Position Number 02191778, 02363068
Division Student Affairs
Department B030200 UNIVERSITY HOUSING
Position Type University Staff
Appointment Type Ongoing/Probationary
Pay Basis Hourly
Salary Grade CBA
FLSA Status Nonexempt
Percent 100
Posting Type Staff
UWM Description
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) is Wisconsin’s second-largest university, with a unique dual mission of access and research to provide high-quality education for students from all backgrounds. UWM is one of 146 top research universities recognized as “R1” by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Along with its main campus in Milwaukee, UWM has branch campuses in Waukesha and Washington County.
UWM celebrates, values and promotes the diverse voices and experiences of its students and employees and our community partners. We believe diversity enriches and strengthens our institution. UWM is committed to providing equitable access to opportunities for students and employees from every background. We aspire to create a campus climate that is welcoming to all. Learn more here: https://uwm.edu/diversity-equity-inclusion/about-dei/
School/College/Division Description
Join the UWM family and the Milwaukee community and grow professionally and personally in your career and life. We make learning accessible at every age, stage of life and location. At UWM, we all share the motivation to learn and to excel. We value unique perspectives and possess the talent and desire to nurture ideas that make a global impact. The comforts and connections of a major metropolitan city meet the resources and expertise of a world-class research institution at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
UWM University Housing is committed to enhancing community members’ cultural understanding, leadership skills, academic success, social connections, and social responsibility by creating safe, comfortable, and well-maintained living learning environments that inspire growth and development. For more information about our mission, our department, and UWM, please visit our website at uwm.edu/housing .
Job Summary
The University Housing Steamfitter position will lay out, install, remodel, and maintain pipe systems for heating/chilling water hydraulic and pneumatic equipment. They will also install, remodel, and maintain steam systems within distributions systems and buildings to ensure adequate, safe, and operable institutional facilities.
Responsibilities include:
  • Interprets blueprints and drawings to assess and verify specifications and update blueprints, sketches, or schematics as needed. Discusses project plan with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Gathers materials, prepares work area, and maintains equipment and supplies needed for jobs. Protects University Housing property and equipment from damage during assigned work by removing furniture, wall fixtures, and equipment from work sites if possible or covering immoveable items with protective clothes, covering floors with cloths or tarpaulins, and erecting scaffolding or support structures in a manner to prevent damage.
  • Performs skilled steamfitter work according to established trade standards and applicable building and safety codes including journeyman-level work in the installation, repair, replacement, and maintenance of high and/or low steam piping, heating water lines, threaded and fusion-welded gas lines, chill water systems and piping, boilers, and condensate piping in all University Housing structure by inspecting work sites to determine the materials, equipment, tools, and methods to be used, and develop a plan or layout for the work.
  • Completes assigned projects with quality workmanship by using hand or power tools, such as welders, acetylene torches, soldering and welding tools, pipe threaders and cutters, gas leak detectors, pipe locators, and appropriate chemicals to cut and join threated and fusion-welded pipes and install, alter, or rebuild piping, gas lines, valves, traps, drains, and other related steamfitter fixtures and equipment.
  • Reviews finished projects internal and external stakeholders. Maintains records and reports of work status and completion according to established deadlines and expectations. Assists with documenting the cost of repairs by keeping records of time and materials to be charged to each job by using the work order system and providing periodic status reports to the designated supervisor.
  • Cleans works area upon completion of projects according to established guidelines and expectations.
  • Collaborates with and assists contractors as needed and recommends the use of additional departmental personnel or contract personnel as appropriate.
  • Installs, troubleshoots, and services Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVACR) systems and equipment.
  • Contributes to the overall success of University Housing by performing all other duties as assigned.
  • Physical Demands & Working Conditions and Environment
  • Must be able to stand for long periods of time, climb ladders, stoop, crouch, climb stairways, crawl, turn, kneel, and balance.
  • Breathing masks are required to be worn during some construction duties.
  • Ability to lift your arms above your head in order to reach high difficult areas.
  • Sufficient manual dexterity with one hand to be able to operate hand and power tools and manually complete paperwork such as recording items on work orders and receiving documents.
  • Must have sufficient physical flexibility to kneel, squat, stoop, crawl under cabinets and other low spaces in order to perform the tasks required.
  • Employee must wear safety toe shoes during entire shift and is responsible to wear additional PPE as determined necessary by employee/supervisor during the course of job duties.


Student Affairs Housing is required to conduct Post-Offer Pre-Employment (POPE) physical screening on all selected candidates for Steamfitter positions. Employment is contingent upon successfully passing the screening.
Minimum Qualifications
Applicants for this vacancy must:
  • Possess a High School Diploma and the completion of a registered apprenticeship program approved by the Department of Workforce Development as a Steamfitter as defined on DWD website – https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/apprenticeship/trades/steamfitter-construction.htm
  • At least 4 years of experience working as a steamfitter upon date of hire
  • A Journeyman Steamfitter’s license with documented welding certifications or an equivalent license with documented welding certifications, such as a licensed Pipefitter, licensed Welder with 6-G Test, or licensed Welder with Nuclear Certification is required
  • Provide evidence of 4 or more years of general mechanical ability including skills in the use of welding equipment, acetylene torch equipment, pipe locators, related steamfitter tools, small hand and power tools, and mechanical equipment and materials applicable to the steamfitter trade is required
  • A working knowledge of building and piping codes is required
  • Have the ability to consistently lift up to 50 lb objects
  • Ability to perform duties within extreme temperature ranges
  • Must be able to tolerate working in confined spaces in order to perform maintenance and repair work when necessary
  • Employee must be able to work in partially lit spaces, confined spaces, dusty and/or dirty spaces, on raised platforms/ladders, and in extreme temperatures
Preferred Qualifications
Highly qualified candidates will also have:
  • At least 6 years of experience working as a steamfitter
  • Associate’s degree in a related field
  • 2+ years of experience/knowledge of TMA Systems or similar work order system is preferred.
  • Ability to interpret wiring diagrams, blueprints, and schematics is preferred
  • Demonstrated experience and/or willingness to assist in maintenance projects of varying complexity across multiple trade areas
  • Proven ability to work as part of a team
Target Salary Range Adjusted 100 Hour Leave Rate: $52.46/hr; Adjusted 140 Hour Leave Rate: $51.63/hr; Adjusted 180 Hour Leave Rate: $50.80/hr (Hired individuals will get to pick their amount of leave time and will receive the hourly rate based on their choice.)
Benefits and Total Rewards
As part of UWM’s commitment to supporting the success of our team members through positive experiences, employees are provided with Benefits to Benefit You and Your Life. UWM offers a comprehensive benefits package and contributes towards the cost of several benefit plans. Employees with a qualifying position also receive an extensive leave package including vacation, sick leave (with no expiration), personal holiday, and paid legal holidays. Please visit this link to view summary benefits information. (Compensation figures are for example purposes only.) UWM Benefits to Benefit You and Your Life
Application Instructions
Interested applicants are required to apply online and provide a cover letter addressing your education/experience as they apply to all minimum and preferred qualifications, a resume, and a document listing the names and contact information for three professional references. UWM will not consider paper, emailed or faxed applications.
In instances where the Search and Screen Committee is unable to ascertain from a candidate’s application materials whether they meet any of the qualifications, they will be evaluated as not meeting such qualifications.
All application materials will be further evaluated as evidence of excellent written communication skills. Candidate(s) selected for hire will be required to submit their Journeyman Steamfitter’s License.
Student Affairs Housing is required to conduct Post-Offer Pre-Employment (POPE) physical screening on all selected candidates for Steamfitter positions. Employment is contingent upon successfully passing the screening.
Application Deadline 04/07/2024
Continuous (Open Until Filled?) No
If Continuous, Initial Review Date
Position Contact Name Todd Luebstorf
Contact Phone (414) 251-9120
Contact Email [email protected]
Application Notes
For this position, applicants are required to apply online. UWM will not consider paper, emailed or faxed applications. Additionally, applicants must complete all required fields and attach any required documents. The process is complete when the message “Your application has been submitted” is displayed and you receive a confirmation number.
Legal Notices
AA/EO Statement
UWM is an AA/EO employer: All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, or protected veteran status.
Reasonable Accommodations
UWM provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment. Employment opportunities will not be denied because of the need to make reasonable accommodations for a qualified individual with a disability. If you need assistance or accommodation in applying because of a disability, please contact [email protected] or 414-229-4463. This job announcement and other material on this site will be made available in alternate formats upon request to an individual with a disability.
Confidentiality of Applicant Materials
UWM is a State agency and subject to Wisconsin’s Open Records Law. UWM will not, however, reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing except as may be required by Wisconsin’s Open Records law. In certain circumstances, the identities of “final candidates” and/or the identity of the appointed applicant must be revealed upon request.
CBC and Reference Check Policy
Employment will require a criminal background check. UWM takes the prevention of sexual misconduct seriously. As such, you and your references will be required to answer questions regarding any past findings of sexual violence and sexual harassment or any pending allegations of sexual violence or sexual harassment.
Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (Clery Act)
For the UWM Annual Security and Fire Safety Reports (i.e., Clery Report), which includes statistics about reported crimes and information about campus security policies, see http://www.cleryact.uwm.edu/ , or call UWM’s Dean of Students Office, Student Union 345 at (414) 229-4632 for a paper copy.
Employment Authorization
In compliance with federal law, all persons at the time of their start date will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
Job Categories Facilities/Maintenance, Trades, University Housing

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