Technician - Shop

About the role

The Shop Technician position at Summit Fire & Security involves receiving and storing materials, picking items, moving and transporting items, assisting with walk-in customers, delivering fire extinguishers and cabinets, keeping the shop and extinguisher holding areas clean, and performing various other tasks as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Perform hydrostatic test or 6-year internal inspections on fire extinguishers.
• Assist with walk-in customers' fire extinguishers.
• Occasionally deliver fire extinguishers and cabinets to customers.
• Help keep shop and extinguisher holding areas clean.
• Frequently moves fire extinguishers, fire sprinkler pipes, and other mechanical devices.
• Identifies and inspects received inventory, verifies labels.
• Transport items via truck, including travel time and location may vary.
• Transport items inside and outside of trucks.
• Cleaning of workstation and surrounding areas in warehouse/shop.
• Aid with inventory audits.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 1 year Fire Life Safety Industry experience, preferably in the Shop area.
• 1 year of professional computer skills, preferred.
• Inventory control experience, preferred.
• Forklift certification, license, or experience, required.
• Must comply with SFS's Drug and Alcohol policy and Background screening requirements.
• Efficient time management skills, developed organizational skills, and ability to prioritize initiatives and business goals.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills.
• Collaborator and ability to work with all levels of employees.
• Strong diligence and accuracy.
• Effective communication skills, including reading, writing, and communicating in English with employees and customers.
• Familiarity with analytical use of business intelligence systems, Sage 300 CRE, or similar, preferred.
• Experience with Salesforce preferred.

Physical & Work Environment Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to bend, ascend and descend step stools, ladders and stairs, kneel, lift up to 50 lbs, reach above and below shoulders, stand and walk for extended periods of time.
• Employee is required to see in color, close and far distances, peripheral, depth, and adjust focus.
• Employee will occasionally be required to balance, crouch, drive, kneel, lift over 50 lbs, sit, stoop, twist, and work at heights.
• Work Environment: Employees will regularly be required to work outside, and be exposed to hot/cold temperatures, dust, fumes, chemicals, electrical hazards, and noise.
• Employee will occasionally be required to work indoors in an office setting, work alone and with others.
• Employee must consistently wear all appropriate personal protective equipment, as required by company safety policies while visiting locations.