Plumber

Job Title: Plumber Department: Physical Plant Job Description: Rhodes College will be closed for Winter Break December 20, 2025-January 4, 2026. Rhodes College is hiring a Plumber. The Plumber is responsible for performing skilled journey-level work in the installation, repair, and maintenance of plumbing facilities. The shift for this position is Tuesday through Saturday from 7:30AM - 4:30PM. Job responsibilities include but may not be limited to: Repairs and maintains plumbing facilities, including fixtures, pipelines, sewer traps, acid waste, and other specialty plumbing systems. Installs new facilities such as water heaters, drinking fountains, drains, tubs, faucets, valves, pumps, etc. Operates equipment such as Roto-Rooter and other handheld power tools. Replaces and extends old plumbing lines; adds new lines, including cutting and fabricating materials and amending blueprints. Reviews work orders and orders materials for completion of jobs; monitors inventory. Regular attendance is an essential function to perform the duties of this position. Other duties as assigned. Job Qualifications: High school diploma or GED equivalency, preferred. This position requires a valid driver’s license, good driving record, and must be insurable by the College’s insurance carrier. Must be able to pass a background check, pre-employment physical and drug screen. Five years’ work experience in plumbing field, required. Memphis/Shelby County Journeyman Plumber’s certificate, required. Physical Demands: Ability to lift floor to waist eighty-nine (89) pounds. Ability to lift waist to shoulder thirty-five (35) pounds. Ability to lift shoulder to overhead twenty (20) pounds. Ability to carry tools (20 pounds) and torch (35 pounds) up as much as three flights of stairs. Ability to frequently work on hands and knees, in bent or stooped positions, and perform sustained overhead work. May use forceful grip to loosen and tighten pipe fittings and forceful pulling to extract Roto-Rooter. Repetitive use of various hand tools. May be exposed to chemical, mechanical or electrical hazards. A complete application includes a cover letter, a resume and the names of three references. Rhodes is an equal opportunity employer that offers an excellent benefits package and a great working environment. #HEJ Rhodes College is an international, four-year, private, co-educational, residential college committed to the liberal arts and sciences, located in Memphis, Tennessee. We aspire to graduate students with a lifelong passion for learning, a compassion for others, and the ability to translate academic study and personal concern into effective leadership in their communities and the world. We encourage applications from qualified individuals interested in helping us achieve this vision. Rhodes is profiled in The Princeton Review’s popular college guide, The Best 384 Colleges: 2019 Edition, and ranks No. 10 for Most Accessible Professors and No. 16 for Most Engaged in Community Service. Rhodes is also one of fifty colleges included in both editions of The Princeton Review’s list of “Colleges That Create Futures” and continues to be included in each new edition of Colleges That Pay You Back: The 200 Schools That Give You the Best Bang for Your Buck. For two years in a row, Rhodes was named America’s #1 Service-Oriented College by Newsweek magazine.