Industrial Facilities Engineering Life Safety Technician

Skywater • Bloomington, MN

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Engineering Life Safety Technician is responsible for providing cultural leadership by exemplifying core values. This role involves coordinating, planning, and performing equipment preventative maintenance, repairs, and improvements. The technician will also manage contractors, provide technical guidance to other technicians, and be involved in SOP development and training. A key aspect of this position is supporting root cause investigations and implementing solutions, with a primary focus on life safety systems. This includes expertise in system 16 control panel connections to remote gas detectors/transmitters, Vertex TGMS and chemcassette technology, and fire systems. The role requires troubleshooting 4-20mA analog or digital sensor inputs for TGMS, responding to alarms, and understanding the programming of relays, horns, shutoff valves, and ventilation. Additionally, the technician will handle the unloading, receipt, and storage of chemical deliveries, review certificates of analysis, and develop annual plans for equipment activities and capital planning. Ensuring site uptime and equipment reliability is crucial. Responsibilities extend to managing chemical inventory (FIFO), hazardous waste handling, resist canister changes, and maintaining chemical and slurry distribution parameters. This includes drum/tote/isotainer chemical offloading, batch processing, SPC chart monitoring, and chemical sampling. Maintaining equipment uptime involves maintenance and troubleshooting of systems such as valves, filters, piping, pumps, and instrumentation. The technician will operate system equipment via HMI for batch creation and distribution, monitor and operate HVAC equipment, and respond to critical equipment like boilers, cooling towers, and chillers for clean room operations. Other key equipment includes scrubber systems, fire systems, vacuum, and compressed air. The role also involves operating the DI water plant, performing system rounds, rotating equipment, working within defined technical processes, initiating continuous improvements, and upholding area upkeep and 5S principles. The ability to operate heavy machinery like forklifts and pallet jacks is required, as is cross-departmental collaboration and escalation when necessary. Completing assigned preventative maintenance tasks and record-keeping/reporting are also key duties.

Requirements

• 2 Year Technical/associate’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent military training/manufacturing work experience.
• 5 years’ experience operating life safety systems.
• 8-10 years related work experience in manufacturing or operations.
• Mechanical inclination.
• Ability to troubleshoot system equipment.
• Good communication skills.
• Attentive to detail.
• Collaborative.
• US Citizenship required (for government security clearance).

Nice To Haves

• Relevant completed vocational/professional training of at least 3 years.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Boiler license.
• Building automation knowledge.
• EPA 608 Universal Refrigerant Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Provide cultural leadership by exemplifying core values.
• Coordinate, plan, and perform equipment preventative maintenance, repairs, and improvements.
• Manage contractors.
• Provide technical guidance to technicians and be involved in SOP development and training.
• Support root cause investigations and implementation of solutions.
• Act as a technical expert on life safety systems, including system 16 control panel connections, Vertex TGMS, chemcassette technology, and fire systems.
• Troubleshoot 4-20mA analog or digital sensor inputs for TGMS.
• Operate, respond to, and repair alarms.
• Understand programming for relays, horns, shutoff valves, and ventilation.
• Handle unloading, receipt, and storage of chemical deliveries, and review certificates of analysis.
• Develop annual plans for activities within the equipment area and capital planning.
• Ensure site uptime and equipment reliability.
• Manage chemical inventory (FIFO) and hazardous waste handling.
• Perform resist cannister changes.
• Maintain supply and quality parameters of chemical and slurry distributions.
• Perform drum/tote/isotainer chemical offloading to bulk tanks.
• Conduct chemical batch processing and monitor SPC charts.
• Perform chemical sampling.
• Maintain equipment uptime through maintenance and troubleshooting of system equipment (valves, filters, piping, pumps, instrumentation).
• Operate system equipment via HMI for batch creation and/or distribution.
• Monitor and operate HVAC equipment and respond to key equipment such as boilers, cooling towers, and chillers.
• Operate the DI water plant.
• Perform system rounds and rotate equipment.
• Work within defined technical processes and procedures.
• Initiate and drive continuous improvements.
• Uphold area upkeep and 5S principles.
• Operate heavy machinery including forklift and pallet jack.
• Collaborate cross-departmentally and escalate as required.
• Complete assigned preventative maintenance tasks.
• Perform record keeping and reporting as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree