Fire Extinguisher Technician

Fire Extinguisher Technician

Providing right solutions for all fire protection needs since 1990. International Fire Protection (IFP) is an Alabama-based values driven fire suppression company. We have charted our history and legacy on our purpose of building meaningful relationships while making the world a safer place. Therefore, life safety is our business, as such, we promise to be the trusted leader in fire protection, delivering the highest quality life safety solutions with commitment to customer satisfaction and operational excellence.

What we offer:

• Health, dental, vision
• Flex spending accounts (health and dependent)
• 401(k), ESPP, profit sharing
• PTO & company paid holidays
• EAP

Job description

A fire extinguisher technician is responsible for providing reliable, high quality customer support through on-site inspecting, repairing and/or replacing fire extinguishers as well as conducting preventive maintenance services pertaining to many different manufacturers' equipment. The ideal candidate must meet the following requirements.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Performing inspections, maintenance, and recharging of extinguishers shall be certified.
• Must be knowledgeable of the code requirements of NFPA 10 2022 edition and the authority having jurisdiction.
• Personnel making manual inspections shall keep records of all fire extinguishers inspected, including those found to require corrective action.
• When an inspection of any fire extinguisher reveals a deficiency in any of the conditions in 7.2.2 or 7.2.2.4, immediate corrective action shall be taken.
• This person will be responsible for quoting all repairs needed from the inspections.
• Perform thorough inspections every time and in a timely manner.
• Being a team player.
• Customer satisfaction is a must.

Job qualifications:

• Must possess within 30 days of hire: inspection/trade license(s) or certificate(s) of registration for fire extinguishers training.
• Strong working knowledge of life safety and NFPA codes
• Willing to perform testing and maintenance
• Willing to comply with our safety policies and procedures
• Ability to work in a high stress and often dirty (dry chemical fire extinguisher agent, or inside manufacturing plants) environments
• Able to complete documentation as necessary; proficient in the use of an iPad tablet
• Willing to coordinate between inspection deficiencies and service required to correct found deficiencies
• Capability to present information and respond to questions from managers, customers, AHJs.
• Valid state driver's license required.
• Willing to pass post-offer drug screen, reference and background check.

Physical demands and work environment:

• Regular bending, reaching, climbing and walking.
• Mostly a physical demanding role.
• May need to lift objects up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to be on the phone and computer consistently throughout the day.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

All offers of employment are expressly contingent upon the satisfactory completion, in accordance with company policy, of a pre-employment drug screening and background check.

International fire protection is committed to complying with all laws prohibiting discrimination in employment and to providing equal employment opportunity to applicants and employees without discrimination on the basis of sex/gender, age, disability, race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, national origin, military/veteran status, or other protected characteristics as defined by local, state, and federal law. In keeping with this commitment, international fire protection will provide reasonable accommodations in the application process to otherwise qualified applicants with a disability.

Applicants who wish to request a reasonable accommodation of disability in connection with the application process should contact talent leader at View phone number on click.appcast.io.