Tech I - Fire
About The Position
Total Safety is seeking a Fire Technician to provide service, inspection, testing, maintenance, and, when certified, repair of fire equipment. Equipment may include portable and fixed fire extinguishers; lifesaving and navigation aid equipment; fixed breathing air systems; fire and gas detection systems; foam, dry chemical, and gaseous suppression systems; and water-based fire protection systems. The role includes shop and field work, accurate completion of inspection and repair documentation, customer communication, and assisting with facility and order-preparation tasks. The technician learns to inspect and test systems, identify deficiencies, recommend corrective actions, conduct job briefings, and rig and use safety equipment. The work takes place in shop, indoor and outdoor industrial, and customer environments.
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 according to manufacturers’ specifications.
- Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose assigned equipment problems and take corrective action within policy and procedural limits.
- Knowledge of applicable regulatory standards, including State, OSHA, and NFPA regulations; knowledge of applicable Code of Federal Regulations, and Coast Guard and ABS regulations if working offshore.
- Ability to perform basic arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Proficiency in the care and use of site-, facility-, and customer-required personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Respiratory Protection training and fit-test certification to wear respiratory breathing equipment where required by the facility.
- Ability to work in a team environment and readily assume additional or new responsibilities.
Nice To Haves
- Associate degree, technical training, or military training is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Perform shop service and/or field inspection, testing, maintenance, and, if certified, repair of fire equipment and related systems.
- Complete inspection and repair documentation, job-cost billable expenses, and timesheets accurately and promptly; obtain customer signatures.
- Learn to conduct visual inspections and functional tests, identify deficiencies, and recommend corrective actions to customers.
- Learn to conduct pre-job, job-update, and post-job completion briefings.
- Assist with facility tasks, including stocking clean, tested, ready-to-use equipment and pulling, staging, and loading customer orders onto trucks.
- Maintain a clean and orderly work area and other areas as needed.
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
