OAG Service Technician

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety • Grand Rapids, MI

31d • 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. This role involves performing the construction and routine maintenance of fire protection systems, including various alarm, detection, and suppression systems. You will service foam suppression, clean agent, and dry chemical suppression systems. The ability to interpret blueprints/drawings to determine device locations and placement is crucial. You will inspect and test systems to ensure all components are performing well and comply with safety requirements, completing detailed inspection reports and documenting any issues. Reporting results of work completed accurately and in a timely manner is essential. This role also requires protecting and maintaining company equipment, including inspecting and maintaining the truck and related equipment, and putting in repair requests as necessary for safe operation. Operating warehouse equipment, including vehicles, safely for loading and unloading is also part of the job. You will troubleshoot and resolve issues with fire alarm systems, verify the integrity of all work before tying into the building’s system, which may include functionality testing of installed devices and metering circuits for shorts, grounds, and faults. Repairing as needed to ensure fully compliant system operation is required. Working safely according to company procedures, including driver safety and personal protective equipment, and maintaining a clean and safe workspace are paramount. Other duties assigned by management will also be performed.

Requirements

• 2+ years’ experience preferred.
• Familiar with NFPA codes and standards
• Must have a clean driving record and reliable transportation to/from the office or job site.
• Must be flexible with scheduling requirements that occasionally will require evening, weekend and/or out-of-town assignments.
• Working knowledge of electrical testing equipment.
• Requires the ability to display knowledge of principles, practices, codes and regulations related to the work.
• Requires the ability to display knowledge of basic practices of reviewing official documents for completeness and accuracy.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands or arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally required to lift and/or move heavy objects.
• Balancing, climbing, grasping, hearing, mental acuity, pulling, pushing, repetitive motion, speaking, talking, and visual acuity.

Nice To Haves

• 2+ years’ fire alarm and fire suppression experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform the construction and routine maintenance of fire protection systems including a variety of alarm, detection, and suppression systems.
• Service foam suppression, clean agent, and dry chemical suppression systems.
• Interpret blueprints/drawings to determine device locations and placement.
• Inspect and test systems to ensure all components are performing well and comply with safety requirements.
• Complete detailed inspection reports, documenting any issues.
• Report results of work completed in an accurate and timely manner.
• Protect and maintain company equipment.
• Inspect and maintain the truck and all related equipment, putting in repair requests as necessary to maintain safe operation.
• Operate warehouse equipment, including vehicles, in a way that facilitates the loading and unloading of the truck while observing all safety regulations and manufacturer’s safety instructions for that equipment.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues with fire alarm systems.
• Verify integrity of all work prior to tying-in to building’s system.
• Repair as needed to ensure a fully compliant system operation.
• Work in a safe manner as outlined by company safety procedures including driver safety and personal protective equipment.
• Maintain a clean and safe workspace.
• Perform other duties assigned by management.
• Adheres to the Code of Conduct, Confidentiality Agreement, and Company Safety Policy.
• Ability to travel when needed.

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: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed