Fire Sprinkler Foreman

Brothers Fire & Security • Elk River, MN

2d • $49

About The Position

A Union 669 Foreman position (Road Sprinkler Fitters) involves leading a crew installing, maintaining, and repairing fire sprinkler systems, requiring union membership, strong leadership, technical skill in NFPA codes, and often willingness to travel, overseeing apprentices, and ensuring safety/quality on projects. Responsibilities include blueprint reading, crew supervision, coordinating tasks, troubleshooting, documentation, and adhering to the union contract (CBA). They often handle recruitment, training, budget monitoring, and problem-solving to meet project goals.

Requirements

• Union Membership: Must be a member or willing to join UA Local Union 669.
• Experience: Typically requires completion of the 5-year apprenticeship or equivalent.
• Skills: Strong leadership, problem-solving, mechanical aptitude, blueprint reading, and teamwork.
• Physical: Ability to perform physical labor, potentially lifting heavy objects.
• Travel: Often requires travel, sometimes for extended periods away from home, as 669 covers "road" work.
• Ability to stay on feet all day
• Ability to lift/carry 50+ pounds with no fear of climbing or heights
• Ability to work overhead while holding heavy pipe for extended period of time
• Understand basic measurements, capability of learning to read construction drawings, plans

Nice To Haves

• NICET Certification (National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies).
• Fire suppression system certification (state-specific).
• OSHA 10, 17, 17A, 96,1 and 99 fire codes and building codes or OSHA 30 certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead and guide a team of journeymen and apprentices on job sites.
• Install, maintain, and repair various fire sprinkler systems (wet, dry, foam, etc.).
• Enforce OSHA and NFPA standards, ensuring all work meets codes (NFPA 13, 25) and regulations.
• Read plans, manage timelines, coordinate logistics (materials, schedules), and report progress.
• Liaise with clients, managers, and crew; train apprentices.
• Climbing of ladders
• Working at heights
• Working overhead
• Cut and install pipe, fittings and valves using saws, pipe cutter, hammer, hammer drill and chisel, torch and pipe cutting machine.
• Threads pipe, using pipe threading machine
• Bends pipe, using pipe bending tools and pipe bending machine
• Assembles and installs a variety of metal and non-metal pipes, tubes, fittings. Including iron, steel, copper and plastic.
• Connects pipes using threaded, caulked, soldered, brazed, fused or cemented joints and hand tools.
• Secures pipes to structure with brackets, clamps and hangers, using hand tools and power tools.
• Installs and maintains hydraulic and pneumatic components of machines and equipment, such as pumps and cylinders using hand tools.
• Increases pressure in pipe system and observes connected pressure gauge to test system or leaks.
• May weld pipe supports structural steel members.

Benefits

• Brothers Fire & Security offers a competitive salary and commission package, benefits including medical, dental, Life AD&D, ST and LTD insurance, 401K, HSA and Section 125 plans
• Brothers Fire & Security is an Equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed