Job Title: Fire Service Technician
Contract: 6-month contract to hire
Pay Rate: $25-30/hr
Interview process: 1 In-person
Location: Capitol Heights, MD - some travel around the DMV Area to 1-2 commercial sites per day
What they will do:
- Receive service calls from the Service Resource Center, including a brief description of equipment/system malfunctions
- Contact customer representative and determine equipment/systems problems
- Diagnose problems and perform service and repairs on electronic fire alarm systems and other related building system products at customer sites
- Follow prescribed troubleshooting procedures and refer to technical manuals, part manuals, change notices and bulletins, modification notices, etc. to repair equipment
- Service, troubleshoot and install many different manufacturers’ Fire & Life Safety systems including SimplexGrinnell
- Read and interpret blueprints, diagrams, submittals, specifications software/systems, programs, schematics, and operational product manuals
Must Have:
- 3-5 years of experience working with fire safety systems
- Experience in reading and interpreting blueprints, submittals, and operational/product manuals.
- Knowledge of test equipment, multi-meter, digital analyzer, and commissioning devices.
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
- Capable of performing physical labor to include carrying and moving equipment and tools up to 50-70 lbs.
- Able to work in unusual and sometimes difficult position such as climbing ladders, scaffolding and high lift equipment up to 40 feet, working within ducts, crawl spaces, above ceilings, etc.
