Fire Technician

Total Safety • Beaumont, TX

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About The Position

Total Safety is seeking a Fire Technician to provide service, inspection, testing, maintenance, and repair of fire equipment. Equipment may include portable and semi-portable fire extinguishers; lifesaving equipment; fire and gas detection systems; foam, dry chemical, and gaseous suppression systems; and water-based fire protection systems.

The position performs shop services and/or field work, completes customer documentation, and learns to inspect and test systems, identify deficiencies, and recommend corrective actions. It also supports facility operations by preparing equipment and customer orders, maintaining a clean work area, caring for an assigned vehicle or trailer, and learning to rig and use safety equipment.

Work takes place in shops and indoor and outdoor industrial and customer environments. Conditions may include cold, heat, wet or humid weather, vibration, high pressure, chemicals, and traffic. The noise level is usually moderate.

Requirements

• One year of field experience in fire protection, petrochemical, oil refinery, or a related industry.
• Demonstrated ability to operate electronic safety equipment and understand fire systems and components.
• Ability to operate, maintain, reassemble, and test electronic safety equipment in accordance with manufacturers’ specifications.
• Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose assigned equipment problems and take corrective action within policy and procedure limitations.
• Knowledge of regulatory standards related to assigned responsibilities, including State, OSHA, and NFPA regulations.
• Knowledge of applicable Code of Federal Regulations and, if offshore, Coast Guard and ABS regulations.
• Ability to perform arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Proficiency in the care and use of site-specific, facility-required, and customer-required personal protective equipment.
• Respiratory Protection training and full certification to wear respiratory breathing equipment (Fit Tested) where required by the facility.
• Ability to work in a team environment and willingness to readily assume additional or new responsibilities.

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree, technical training, or military training.

Responsibilities

• Perform shop service and/or field inspection, testing, maintenance, and repair, if certified, of fire equipment and related systems.
• Complete inspection and repair documentation, job-cost billable expenses, and time sheets accurately and promptly, and obtain customer signatures.
• Learn to conduct detailed visual inspections and functional tests, report deficiencies, and recommend corrective actions to customers.
• Learn to conduct pre-job, job-update, and post-job completion briefs.
• Assist with stocking clean, tested, ready-to-use equipment and pulling, staging, and loading customer orders onto trucks.
• Maintain the work area and other areas in a clean and orderly condition.
• Perform basic maintenance and care of an assigned vehicle and/or trailer.
• Learn to rig and use safety equipment, including retractable lifelines, harnesses, and lanyards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED