Fire Sprinkler Apprentice

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety • Valley, AL

19h • Onsite

About The Position

Make a difference, protect lives, and achieve your dreams. Build your career with the industry-leading fire, life safety and security company. The Apprentice performs tasks at various job sites, including Rapid Fire Protection offices and/or shops. This position could require overnight travel with the possibility of extended stays out of local area. The Apprentice will be expected to use a variety hand and power tools. With proper training he or she will also become proficient with trade specific tools.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and proficiency in working with hand and power tools.
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to follow instructions accurately.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Comfortable working with a computer.
• Eagerness to learn and develop new skills in the field of fire sprinkler system installation.
• Ability to lift minimum of 50 lbs. and work at excessive heights up to and including 100 feet
• Have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
• Ability to travel and have a flexible work schedule
• Team oriented focus
• Willing to pass a pre-employment drug test and background check
• Ability to walk and maneuver self around construction job sites and climb ladders occasionally.
• Ability to lift, push, and pull heavy pipe daily (10-40 lbs frequently and 50-75 lbs occasionally).
• Bending and squatting frequently and for long periods of time.
• Reaching and performing work above shoulder level frequently and for long periods of time.
• Ability to withstand occasional exposure to hot, cold, and/or inclement weather on job sites.
• Ability to wear PPE such as steel toe shoes, ear plugs, safety glass, safety harnesses, and hard hats occasionally on job sites.

Nice To Haves

• The Apprentice will not be allowed to operate lifts until properly trained.

Responsibilities

• Picking and sorting of pipes, fittings and hardware associated with the building construction trades.
• Sorting and staging fire sprinkler pipe and materials.
• Cleaning and prepping sprinkler pipe for installation.
• Hauling pipe, fittings and hardware from staging areas to installation location.
• Load and/or unloading trucks manually or with motorized lifts.
• Measure, cut and groove sprinkler pipe to specifications.
• Cutting and drilling penetrations through walls and floors for pipe installation.
• Inspect tools, cords and ladder/lifts as needed per Foreman’s direction.
• Assist with inventory of construction materials on job sights and office/shop areas.
• Maintain a clean job site that could include sweeping, picking up loose materials, cleaning and organizing the work area, removing shavings from oiler, replacing threading machine cardboard/plywood, wiping down oil spray.
• Blueprint reading.
• Driving company vehicles (½ and ¾ ton pickups).
• Climbing ladders to assist with installation of sprinkler pipe
• Compliance with any stipulations set by the General contractor enabling onsite installation.
• Studying and testing to meet the Apprenticeship Program requirements and time sensitive benchmarks.
• Taking the initiative to install sprinkler pipe to a level of proficiency relative to their apprenticeship level.
• Advanced/competent Apprentices may get opportunities to run small projects under the supervision of the Regional Labor Superintendent.
• Apprentices may be asked to install larger or specific portions of the sprinkler project under the supervision of a Project Foreman.

Benefits

• Excellent pay
• Medical, dental, vision
• Company paid life insurance
• Company paid short-term disability
• 401K with employer match
• Paid vacation and company holidays
• Training and Career Development
• Company vehicle (if job applicable)
• Immediate qualification for the ALL In Ownership Plan for all eligible full-time employees

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees