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Technical Support Specialist (30169119)

Kidde Global Solutions- RSR
Bradenton, FL Full Time
POSTED ON 4/25/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/4/2025

Job Description

Technical Support Specialist

Want to be part of a team focused on saving lives and building a safer tomorrow? If you want to play a critical role in developing and delivering the solutions and culture that contribute to our mission, we want to talk to you.

As North America’s #1 home fire safety brand, Kidde 's mission is to provide solutions that protect people and property from the effects of fire and its related hazards. For more than 100 years, people have relied on Kidde to deliver superior fire detection and suppression.

About this role

As a Technical Support Specialist at Edwards , you will be responsible for all aspects of providing technical support to Kidde™ and Edwards Commercial customers.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide technical support via telephone, email, or other IT based tools.
  • Follow predefined procedures to identify, evaluate, solve, and escalate product related issues.
  • Help to reduce technical field installation time and application errors.
  • Ensure accuracy of technical information provided to customers.
  • Provide timely solutions for technical field problems requiring attention to detail.
  • Answer incoming phone calls regarding issues for Fire Alarm and Detection products. (Approx. 15-20 calls / day)
  • Identify and document the problem summary and description as described by the customer as well as record the call details in the Customer Relations Management (CRM) tool following the documented processes.
  • Option to assist in generating articles for Field Connections and Kidde Insight quarterly newsletters.
  • Responds to basic customer inquiries related to installation, modification, upgrade, maintenance and repair of the company products or equipment purchased.
  • Escalate product related issues to the Quality team through our QIT tracking tool.
  • Troubleshoots technical problems and issues, with assistance from STSS, or TS Engineer.
  • Develops a general understanding of supported products and troubleshooting processes.
  • Completes product e learning courses for supported products.
  • Attend any relevant instructor led training for supported products.
  • Mentor Technical Support Representatives (TSR) contributing to the overall growth of the TS Team.
  • May be the Tech Support Product Lead for New Product Development or Sustaining Engineering projects. The Product Lead will interface with the Engineering team providing feedback on Quality issues, Product development or enhancements.
  • May assist in the development of product training modules for the Technical Support team.
  • Potential to create / generate material for Tech Talk Tuesday Webinars.

Basic Qualifications

  • HS Diploma or GED
  • 3 years’ experience working with commercial fire alarm control panels and detection products.
  • 1 year of experience with Digital Multimeter (DMM).
  • 1 year of experience in an “On Call” rotation. (after onboarding process has been completed)
  • Preferred Qualifications

  • Associate’s Degree
  • NICET Level I or higher in Fire Alarm Systems
  • Experience programming and / or troubleshooting EST-4,IO or VS Fire Alarm Control panels.
  • Experience with Fireworks Graphical Incident Management Integration Command / Control System (stand-alone and Network versions)
  • Experience specifically in the following Edwards Products :
  • MN-COM1S RS232 to Ethernet Interface Module

  • Experience with Legacy Edwards ™ products, MN-FNS Series Ethernet Switches, Vesda Air Aspirating products are a plus but not required.
  • Must be able to work in a team environment.
  • Must be able to participate in a “Late Shift” rotation. (9A-6P EST Mon-Thu) to support West Coast customers. (after onboarding process)
  • Must be able to clearly speak and write English.
  • Must have ability to work with limited supervision and generate results with limited instructions.
  • Understanding of Ohms Law.
  • Possess moderate to advanced troubleshooting skills.
  • Strong deductive reasoning skills.
  • Proactive thinker / self-starter.
  • Strong Customer Service skills.
  • Strong Interpersonal skills.
  • Understand basic IT networking concepts.
  • Willing to travel to customer sites ~50%
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