Career Center

Position Summary

Pingry is currently looking for a Facilities Technician to join our team at our Pottersville Facilities team. The Facilities Technician is a 12-month full-time hourly position that will include some overtime when necessary. While experience with hand tools, general maintenance, and landscaping is preferred, we are willing to train the right candidate. Enthusiasm and a positive attitude are essential.  Must have the ability to work unsupervised, independently, and in a team environment. Regular working hours are from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm, Monday thru Friday.  Occasional activities such as social events, snow removal, weather conditions, or athletics scheduling may require your attendance outside of regular working hours. These demands must be satisfied as part of your job duties.

Responsibilities:

As part of the Facilities Team, the Facilities technician will:

• Complete minor HVAC, plumbing, carpentry, painting, mounting, furniture assembly, electrical maintenance, and repair projects 
• Prepare for school events by setting up tables, chairs, and displays.
• Maintain various systems, including fire alarms, sprinklers, card readers, intercoms
• Serve as a member of the Grounds Crew as needed to assist with landscaping duties such as:
• Mowing, weeding, planting, and trimming lawns.  
• Athletics fieldwork and tennis court maintenance. 
• Equipment repair
• Snow Removal
• Receive and distribute deliveries.

• General requirements are needed to upkeep and preserve an 80-acre campus containing educational buildings and residential housing units.
• Experience with hand and power tools
• Experience with landscaping machinery
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to receive direction but able to work independently if needed.
• Capable of working in a team environment to accomplish the task at hand.
• Able to lift 50 lbs., stand for long periods and work from a ladder.

About The Pingry School

The Pingry School, a K-12 coeducational, independent country day school, is recognized throughout the United States for its academic excellence, Honor Code, arts, athletics, and community and civic engagement. The school’s mission is to foster in students a lifelong commitment to scholarly exploration, personal growth, and social responsibility while preparing them to be global citizens and luminaries of the 21st century. Dr. John F. Pingry founded the school in 1861 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and today there are three campuses: Grades K-5 in Short Hills, Grades 6-12 in Basking Ridge, and a shared campus for Grades K-12 in Pottersville that focuses on experiential education. The diverse student body is composed of more than 1,100 students from nearly 100 towns in New Jersey and New York. For more information visit the school’s website, pingry.org, or follow The Pingry School on Facebook and Twitter.

Connections working at The Pingry School