Fire Sprinkler Layout Technician Trainee

We provide industry-leading, end-to-end fire protection, mechanical, and HVAC services. Our skilled tradespeople work in virtually every market across the nation. S.A. Comunale has been a local industry leader for nearly 100 years, offering clients significant financial strength, unmatched bonding capability, an award-winning safety program, and large-scale purchasing power. With 16 locations and over 1,450 employees, including 850 skilled tradesmen throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Kentucky, Maryland, and West Virginia, we serve virtually every market sector and facility type.

About the role

Midwest Sprinkler, an S.A. Comunale Company, is seeking a Fire Sprinkler Layout Technician Trainee. The trainee will learn and practice all skills necessary to provide excellent service to customers alongside other Design staff members, working within NFPA, building, and underwritten standards to create and draft sprinkler designs while achieving annual company objectives and personal performance goals.

Responsibilities

• Learn how to complete a sprinkler drawing as detailed in the most current NFPA standards documentation.
• Learn how to identify the building construction type as identified in NFPA standards documentation.
• Learn how to identify the type of hazard and the appropriate protection for it.
• Become familiar with a project budget and work within that budget.
• Learn how to coordinate work with other trades on complex projects and resolve coordination problems.
• Learn how to effectively design a project, including cutting pipe with all appropriate fittings.
• Learn how to select all required materials for installation.
• Learn how to operate the present version of either AutoCAD and all current AutoCAD tools or AutoSPRINK.
• Learn how to run Navis Works and develop clash reports.
• Learn how to coordinate pipe drawing, heads, hangers, and other sprinkler components critical to design, field, or other trade affected (non-complex and complex projects).
• Learn how to correctly estimate and schedule design hours for a project.
• Learn how to meet industry quality standards in producing drawings, hydraulic calculations, material pick-offs, and material submittals for a project.
• Learn how to correctly complete project paperwork, such as test papers, insurance permits, and punch lists.
• Learn how to identify contract work vs. non-contract work and alert appropriate personnel in writing.
• Learn how to troubleshoot and identify potential problems before they manifest.
• Understand, carry out, and communicate about all project tasks.
• Communicate in face-to-face meetings with customers to provide accurate, thorough information about a job and leave a positive impression of the company.
• Gain knowledge of all applicable fire codes, including NFPA 13.
• Work with other departments to service customers.
• Work to achieve the company’s annual objectives and personal performance goals.
• Operate at all times in compliance with the company’s safety practices.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Engineering background is a plus.
• Mechanical aptitude is required.
• Knowledge of Hydratec or AutoSPRINK programs is a plus.
• AutoCAD experience is required.
• NICET Certification is a plus.
• Ability to conduct a field survey to obtain all proper dimensions and information is required.
• Ability to travel to job sites by plane or vehicle is required.
• A commitment to learn and show initiative in completing the training program is required.
• Ability to think strategically, make sound decisions, and produce accurate and timely results is required.
• Ability to build positive working relationships with multiple levels of employees and management is required.
• Demonstrating integrity, professionalism, and commitment to company values is required.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to follow up on tasks and assignments in a timely manner are required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Ability to prioritize in a fast-paced, multi-task environment is required.
• Ability to perform basic business mathematical functions is required.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision is required.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment is required.
• Compliance with all operating policies, procedures, executed Plans, and Programs is required.

Language Skills

Must have the demonstrated ability to effectively communicate, cooperate, and collaborate with multiple levels of employees, government agencies, customers, vendors, and suppliers.

Physical Demands

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly required to sit, climb, reach, and use hands and fingers to handle and move objects.
• The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, hear, balance, stoop, kneel, and crouch.
• The physical strength rating is classified as light work: exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently.
• Specific vision abilities required include close acuity, depth perception, peripheral vision, and color vision.
• Exposure to a wide range of environmental conditions including indoors, outdoors, extreme temperatures, fumes, odors, toxic conditions, dust, poor ventilation, humidity, loud noises, vibrations, and wet conditions.
• May require arm, eye, feet, head, leg, skin, hearing, and/or respiratory protection while performing job duties.
• Operation of a computer keyboard, telephone, copier/fax machine, drawing/drafting materials, a hand calculator, and manual hand tools may be required.
• Understanding of addition, subtraction, simple math, advanced math (Calculus, Algebra, & Geometry), simple drawings, technical reports, technical instructions, layout work, simple memos, and business letters is required.
• Ability to write or present simple memos, summaries, business letters, and technical reports is required.