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OAG Service Technician

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety
  • Grand Rapids, Michigan
    6 days ago

    Job Description

    Make a difference, protect lives, and achieve your dreams. Build your career with the industry-leading fire, life safety and security company.

    Essential Duties & 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.
    Ability to 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.

    Education/Qualification:
    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.

    Other Duties:
    Adheres to the Code of Conduct, Confidentiality Agreement, and Company Safety Policy.
    Ability to travel when needed.
    Performs other duties as assigned.

    Physical Requirements:
    While performing the essential functions of this job the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands or arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and is occasionally required to lift and/or move heavy objects.
    The work also requires the following physical abilities in order to perform the essential job functions: balancing, climbing, grasping, hearing, mental acuity, pulling, pushing, repetitive motion, speaking, talking, and visual acuity.

    Essential Duties & 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.
    • Ability to 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.

    Education/Qualification:  

    • 2+ years’ fire alarm and fire suppression 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.   

    Other Duties:

    • Adheres to the Code of Conduct, Confidentiality Agreement, and Company Safety Policy.
    • Ability to travel when needed.  
    • Performs other duties as assigned.

    Physical Requirements:

    • While performing the essential functions of this job the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands or arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and is occasionally required to lift and/or move heavy objects.  
    • The work also requires the following physical abilities in order to perform the essential job functions: balancing, climbing, grasping, hearing, mental acuity, pulling, pushing, repetitive motion, speaking, talking, and visual acuity.   

    Benefits and Perks:


    • 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

    Our Commitment:


    Pye-Barker is built on four core values – customer-bias, trust, respect, and commitment – that serve as the north star for how we conduct business within our community and across our branches. As a group, we promise to do what’s right by our customers, community, and one another, each and every day.


    Our EEO Statement:


    Pye-Barker Fire & Safety is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, disability, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.



    Numbers & Facts

    LocationGrand Rapids, Michigan
    IndustryRetail
    Company Size5,000 to 9,999 employees
    Websitehttps://pyebarkerfs.com/

    About Company

    Pye-Barker Fire & Safety is the nation’s leader in fire protection, life safety and security services. We are a team of fire and security industry experts who believe in serving our customers and communities with pride, working hard, and doing the right thing. We’ve come together to form the premier fully integrated fire, life safety and security company dedicated to keeping the communities we live in safe. Learn about our values and the commitment we make to our team members and our community, here.

    Skills

    • Blueprintsunmatched
    • Constructionunmatched
    • Corporate Policiesunmatched
    • Documentationunmatched
    • Driver's Licenseunmatched
    • Electrical Componentsunmatched
    • Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
    • Fire Alarmunmatched
    • Fire Safetyunmatched
    • Fire Suppression/Controlunmatched
    • Functional Testingunmatched
    • Heavy Liftingunmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Life Safety Systemsunmatched
    • Loading/Unloadingunmatched
    • Maintenance Servicesunmatched
    • National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)unmatched
    • Physical Demandsunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Regulationsunmatched
    • Safety Complianceunmatched
    • Safety Processunmatched
    • Safety Trainingunmatched
    • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
    • System Operationsunmatched
    • Systems Maintenanceunmatched
    • Test Equipmentunmatched
    • Testingunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Warehousingunmatched
    • Willing to Travelunmatched

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