OAG Service Technician

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety • Grand Rapids, MI

32d • 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. The technician will service foam suppression, clean agent, and dry chemical suppression systems. A key part of the job is interpreting blueprints and drawings to determine device locations and placement, and inspecting/testing systems to ensure optimal performance and compliance with safety requirements. The role also includes completing detailed inspection reports, documenting issues, and reporting work results accurately and promptly. Protecting and maintaining company equipment, including the service truck and related tools, is essential. Operating warehouse equipment safely and efficiently for loading/unloading is also required. The technician will troubleshoot and resolve issues with fire alarm systems and verify the integrity of all work before integration with building systems, which may involve functionality testing, metering circuits, and repairing as needed to ensure full compliance. Adherence to company safety procedures, including driver safety and personal protective equipment, is mandatory, as is maintaining a clean and safe workspace. Other duties may be assigned by management.

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.

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. This may include functionality testing of installed devices, metering circuits and devices for shorts, grounds, and faults. 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