Equipment Technician
Equipment Technician
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Job Description
Total Safety is looking for an Equipment Technician to add to their safety conscious team. The Equipment Tech provides quality workmanship in the cleaning calibrating and repair of various fixed and portable gas monitoring systems and breathing air equipment.
Specific Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Receiving inspection cleaning servicing reassembling and testing of various SCBA (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus) and other espiratory equipment and breathing air equipment in accordance with approved testing and service procedures.
- Assists others in facility including stocking shelves with clean tested and ready to use equipment and pulling staging and loading and preparing customer orders. Maintains work area and other areas in a clean and orderly condition. Performs additional duties after training.
- Routine inspection and maintenance of breathing of various safety equipment. (AED Ladder Fall Protection Portable Fire Extinguisher etc)
- Completes all documentation and data entry associated with inspection and repair in a timely and accurate manner and obtains signature from customer so that proper invoicing and documentation can be provided to customer as required. This includes all inspection and repair documents job cost billable expenses and time sheets.
- Conduct detailed visual inspections and system functional tests of various systems and equipment for the purpose of reporting any deficiencies and corrective action recommendations to customer. Assess the repair needed and to quote the customer price and delivery for repair or replacement.
- Obtains and reviews entire work permit at job site. Identifies any work permit mistakes and ensures that mistakes are corrected and communicated with the client.
- Sets up the job per procedures for work being performed. Knows who to contact in case of emergency and where the nearest eyewash and safety showers are located.
- Ensures that proper equipment required for job is in place. (e.g. vest meters radios air horn barricade tape or breathing air barricades and tags; fire extinguisher charged water hose with nozzle horn fire blankets or burlap to cover drains PPE).
- Follows all steps required before allowing work per guidelines and procedures specific to work being performed.
- Follows all procedures while work is in progress. Keeps visual and/or radio communication with crew.
- Observes work conditions and maintains awareness of anything that could endanger the workers.
- Conducts job completion routine and completes all documentation per procedure.
- Gathers equipment and notifies customer that job is complete.
- Performs additional duties as required and assists others as needed.
Qualifications
Education:
- High School diploma or GED. Associates degree technical or military training strongly preferred.
Experience:
- This is an entry level position and training will be provided. One (1) year of field experience in fire protection petrochemical oil refinery or relalted industry is a plus.
Required Licenses or Specific Training:
- Must have a valid drivers license from state of residence and valid proof of vehicle insurance. Must possess good driving record and be insurable for Total Safety vehicle insurance while driving company truck.
- Must be willing and able to complete manufacturer compliance training within first six (6) months of employment.
Other Required Skills Knowledge or Abilities:
- Position requires strong technical aptitude including comfort with common business software and digital platforms.
- Ability to operate and maintain reassemble and test electronic safety equipment in accordance with manufacturers specifications.
- Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose assigned equipment problems and take corrective action within policy and procedure limitations.
- Knowledge of all regulatory standards pertaining to assigned responsibilities: i.e. State OSHA and NFPA regulations etc.
- Must have general knowledge of applicable Code of Federal Regulations.
- Ability to add subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers common fractions and decimals.
- Proficiency in the care and use of all site specific facility and customer required Personal Protection Equipment (PPE).
- Must demonstrate ability to work in a team environment and willingness to assume additional or new responsibilities readily.
Interpersonal Communications:
- Ability to read write and comprehend English (operational process safety and quality instructions.) Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Second language is a plus. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization preferred. Contacts with immediate associates and immediate supervisor for instructions training and guidance. Daily customer contact.
Physical Demands
- While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; and stoop kneel or crouch. Uses hands to finger handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
- Industrial customer site. May be frequently exposed to hot cold wet humid outside weather conditions and vibration. Works in some customer environments during later part of training. May be exposed to high pressure chemicals and shop traffic. The noise level in work environment is usually moderate with hearing protection required in some areas.
Reporting Relationships
Complexity of Duties and Decisions:
- Performs a variety of manual functions. Follows established procedures to perform standardized tasks. Most errors are caught during self-inspection or by higher level staff before leaving work unit. Supervisor assures that the work is technically accurate and in compliance with instructions or established procedures.
Authority:
- Works under direct supervision: Specific instructions are given on assignments or follows written or verbal instructions and established procedures and standard practice to perform assigned tasks. No direct reports but may assist less experienced.
Total Safetyis the worlds premier provider of integrated safety and compliance services and the products necessary to support them including gas detection respiratory protection safety training fire protection compliance and inspection industrial hygiene onsite emergency medical treatment/paramedics communications systems engineered systems design and materials management. Our Core Values are People Safety & Wellbeing Accountability Responsibility Empowerment Honesty Transparency and Integrity.
Total Safety operates from 176 locations in 20 countries to ensure the safe Wellbeing of Workers Worldwide (W3).
Total Safety is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate based on race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability protected veteran status or any other protected status.
If you require special assistance or accommodation while seeking employment with Total Safety please contact Human Resources at . (For telecommunications device for the hearing impaired TTY please contact 711).
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
