Sprinkler Service Tech II

Duties And Responsibilities

• Serves and repairs fire protection sprinkler systems for commercial application.
• Performs preventative and routine maintenance as well as emergency service calls, as needed, on existing sprinkler systems.
• Troubleshoots/diagnoses and identifies malfunctioning sprinkler systems.
• Replaces or repairs malfunctioning or inoperative equipment.
• Prepares accurate and timely documentation for work performed, completes monthly vehicle reports and maintains truck inventory to ensure proper response to customers’ needs).

Minimum Qualifications (Education, Skills & Experience)

• Minimum of High School/Vocational training.
• Three (3) or more years of experience in all fire sprinkler systems (wet, dry, deluge, and pre-action).
• A working knowledge of fire pumps and underground sprinkler systems.
• A full understanding of all NFPA and local codes that apply (NFPA 13, 13(R), 13(D), 14, 20, 24).
• An understanding of all fire codes and an ability to discern deficiencies in the system(s) being serviced.
• A valid driver’s license and be able to clear a drug screening.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprint, schematics, diagrams, policies, procedures, etc. as presented in English.

Certification/Licensing

• Must have Backflow Test and Repair Certification.
• Must obtain and retain any specific product certifications and/or licenses that are required by national, state, and local codes.

Work Environment

• Exposure to outside weather conditions, risk of electrical shock, and harsh work environments.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: Stand; walk; sit; twist; use hands to handle; reach with hands and arms; push; pull; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk and hear.
• Use vision abilities including: close, distance, peripheral, depth, and color.
• Work in unusual and sometimes difficult positions/circumstances such as with ladders, scaffolding, high lift equipment, wires, ducts, crawl spaces, attics, above ceilings, etc.
• Lift, move, and hold up to approximately 50 lbs.
• Must be able to work a full-time, flexible schedule with “on call availability” and must be able to travel on short notice.
• Must be able to drive a motor vehicle (day and evenings) for extended time periods.