About this role
Role Overview
- Inspects and maintains various water-based fire suppression systems including dry, preaction, and wet
- Troubleshoots, diagnoses, repairs, and performs scheduled preventative maintenance on existing various water-based fire suppression systems
- Works with other NICET certified technicians for fire alarm systems, special hazard systems, and water-based suppression systems to develop and execute work plans
- Collaborates with Facilities Management and Facilities Engineers to develop work plans and schedules, and to identify materials needed for tasking
- Performs Winterization and De-winterization of Water Based fire suppression systems
- Performs periodic maintenance on fire systems equipment in accordance with the Preventative Maintenance Program, NFPA standards, and manufacturer's guidelines
- Prepares and documents work plans, job hazard analysis, job safety analysis, code required forms, checklists, and internal procedural documents as required
- Timely response to emergency service calls during and outside of normal working hours
- Maintains accurate and thorough documentation of hours worked, tasking performed, materials used, and processes involved
- Coordinates testing, maintenance, and repair activities as required with other parties such as Antarctic Fire Department, Station Management, Facilities Management, and building occupants.
- Utilizes the assistance of other station personnel to complete tasking, or assist other trades or departments with their tasking as appropriate
- Uses solid decision-making ability and sound judgment to safely and effectively solve problems
- Performs ongoing risk and hazard assessment while executing tasking
- Proactively identifies any unsafe conditions or hazards and communicate them effectively
- Works directly with other departments to plan and complete tasking
- Performs tasking outdoors in environmentally challenging conditions including wind and extreme cold weather
- Advises immediate Supervisor of job progress and material/labor requirements
- Learns and uses computer-based labor, material, and maintenance tracking applications
- Reviews and follows established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), suggests revisions as needed, and creates SOPs as directed
- Complies with all ASC Environmental, Safety and Health (ESH), Waste Management and Quality Assurance requirements and participate in Work Center Safety Program and ASC safety objectives
- Performs other duties as required
Requirements
- High School diploma or GED
- Current NICET II Water Based certification (minimum)
- Minimum four years of documented experience installing, testing, inspecting, repairing, and maintaining fire protection systems, including wet, dry and hybrid water-based suppression systems
- Experience in repair, maintenance and inspection on a variety of equipment and application types
- Experience developing written work plans, job hazard analysis, and job safety analysis related to the work activities under a permit to work system
- Experience in maintenance of commercial, government, industrial, and/or institutional facilities
- Ability to read and interpret design drawings, specifications, diagrams, maintenance manual and manufacturer’s troubleshooting guides
- Possess prior computer experience and be able and willing to learn and effectively utilize computer-based labor, inventory, and maintenance tracking applications
- Possess the competencies, willingness and ability to perform the duties of position.
Benefits
- Boots Required: Yes
- Successful completion of Medical and Dental examinations required by the NSF for deployment to Antarctica
- Successful completion of drug screening and background check required by employer
- Successful completion of Federal Background Check required by the NSF
- Must participate in community programs, such as “house-mouse” (chores), “daisy-picking” (cleaning-up around the station), recycling efforts & safety objectives.