What are the responsibilities and job description for the Suppression Technician position at Fortis Fire and Safety?
At Piper Fire Protection, Inc., A Fortis Fire & Safety Brand, we provide industry-leading fire protection services across the United States. Our ever-growing footprint can be seen in California, Florida, North Carolina, and Chicago and we are acquiring new brands all the time.
Our team provides a full spectrum of specialized and certified service professionals to support your company and protect your building with the peace of mind of properly installed and maintained fire and life safety systems.
Here at Fortis and throughout our family of brands, we value our employees and offer competitive benefits which include :
- 2 weeks of paid vacation
- 1 week of paid sick time
- 10 Company Paid Holidays
- Other paid time off (jury duty, bereavement)
- Competitive pay
- 401k with company match
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Company-paid Life Insurance
- Company-paid Short-term Disability
- Supplemental Long-term Disability and Life Insurance Packages
- Legal Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Career Advancement Opportunities
We are currently seeking an experienced Fire Suppression Technician.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Qualifications
Compensation $18-$20 / hour training rate. Experienced Techs make $50,000 - $90,000 base plus commission
Physical Requirements
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is frequently required to stand for 8 hours, walk, sit, and climb stairs, or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The employee will need to be able to withstand working in temperatures that may exceed 100 degrees. The employee will need to have the ability to walk in excess of 1 mile in a day.
Fortis Fire & Safety Inc. is an EEO Employer. We select people on the basis of skill, training, ability, attitude, and character without discrimination with regard to age, sex, color, race, creed, national origin, religious persuasion, marital status, political belief, or a disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Salary : $50,000 - $90,000
