Fire Protection Systems Technician

Amentum•Chandler, AZ

About The Position

Amentum is seeking a Life Safety Systems Specialist to join its Operations & Maintenance team. The role provides advanced expertise in responding to work orders, troubleshooting, and performing preventive maintenance on facility systems in a large industrial environment, including clean rooms. The specialist diagnoses industrial facility equipment and systems; performs electrical and mechanical preventive and corrective maintenance; identifies and corrects safety issues; and independently evaluates equipment for potential failures. General equipment maintenance, building testing and inspections, fire suppression system assessments, fire extinguisher training, and work to NFPA 20 and 25 requirements are also part of the role. The position begins as a three-month contract, with potential extension based on performance and business needs. The specialist performs routine fire protection system inspections and maintenance, maintains regulator records, and carries out scheduled preventive maintenance using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS). Work includes troubleshooting and repairs, safe operation of forklifts, hoists, and cranes, and use of safe rigging and lifting techniques. The role requires safe work practices, including compliance with job hazard analyses, lockout/tagout procedures, company policies, safety regulations, and required personal protective equipment. The specialist responds to work orders and provides customers with service and feedback while ensuring compliance with codes, regulations, and industry standards. The role also recommends improvements to maintenance methods and equipment performance, helps resolve work problems, and uses diagnostic instruments and equipment to support energy-efficiency solutions. The position requires maintaining a strict schedule while remaining flexible to customer needs. Various shifts, weekends, holidays, overtime, and alternative schedules may be required, and schedules may change based on critical business needs. The role requires the ability to work in aerial or scissor lifts at heights of 30 feet or higher. Physical activities include repetitive wrist movement, extensive walking, climbing ladders and stairs, bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, reaching, stretching, and moving light-to-medium-weight materials. The specialist must be able to distinguish wire colors, read documents and computer displays, use office equipment and computers, communicate professionally, and attend meetings throughout the site. Travel to nearby Amentum, customer, or vendor locations and occasional air travel may be required. Applicants offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test. A valid driver's license may be required. The role does not include sponsorship for United States work authorization, and the employee must be able to obtain a security access badge at the client's location. Additional licensing may be required by state regulation. Employees must wear steel-toe safety shoes, safety glasses, gloves, hard hats, and other PPE as needed, and must cope with job and workplace stressors while maintaining acceptable performance.

Requirements

High school diploma or demonstrated equivalent.
Three years of job-related experience or equivalent.
Ability to work in an aerial lift or scissor lift at heights up to 30 feet or higher.
May require additional licensing per state regulation.
Must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test if offered a position.
May require a valid driver's license.
Must be able to obtain a security access badge at the client's location.
Ability to work various shifts and alternative schedules, including weekends and holidays when required.
Willingness to work overtime when required.
Ability to wear required PPE, including steel-toe safety shoes, safety glasses, gloves, and hard hats.
Ability to perform the physical activities described, including extensive walking, climbing ladders and stairs, repetitive wrist movement, bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, reaching, stretching, and moving light-to-medium-weight materials.
Ability to distinguish colors used in wire color-coding.
Ability to read and understand documents and information displayed on a computer screen.
Ability to use office equipment and a computer keyboard to access databases, send and receive messages, and prepare documents.
Demonstrated fluency in computer use, including the full Microsoft product line.
Ability to communicate by telephone and in individual or group discussions, meetings, and presentations.
Ability to attend meetings throughout the site and potentially travel to local Amentum, customer, or vendor locations and to more distant locations by air.
Ability to interact professionally and courteously with clients, including during stressful periods.
Ability to cope with job and workplace stressors while maintaining acceptable performance and contribution.

Responsibilities

Respond to work orders and provide service and feedback to customers while ensuring compliance with applicable codes, regulations, and industry standards.
Troubleshoot industrial facility equipment and systems and perform electrical and mechanical preventive and corrective maintenance.
Identify and correct safety-related issues and independently evaluate equipment to identify potential failures.
Perform general equipment maintenance, building testing and inspections, and fire suppression system assessments.
Provide fire extinguisher training and perform requirements under NFPA 20 and NFPA 25.
Maintain regulator records and conduct routine inspections of fire protection systems.
Perform routine inspections and maintenance on apparatus, equipment, grounds, and stations as needed.
Conduct preventive maintenance inspections and complete maintenance such as lubrication, cleaning, filter changes, and alignments.
Perform scheduled preventive maintenance on process and production equipment through the CMMS.
Troubleshoot and repair equipment.
Safely operate forklifts, hoists, and cranes and use safe rigging and lifting techniques.
Follow safety guidelines, including job hazard analysis, lockout/tagout procedures, company policies, safety regulations, and PPE requirements.
Recommend improvements to maintenance methods and equipment performance.
Analyze and resolve work problems or assist workers in resolving them.
Operate measuring, diagnostic, and testing instruments to help provide energy-efficiency solutions.
Use hand tools, laptop computers, and diagnostic hardware to perform work.
Maintain a strict schedule while remaining flexible in daily activities and scheduling to benefit the customer.
Perform other duties assigned by the manager or supervisor.