Fire and Safety Technician Full Time Days Center City

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Job Description

primary function

Performs duties related to the installation repair maintenance and alteration of all fire/safety devices and equipment.

duties and responsibilities

Inspect overhaul adjust clean test and repair all equipment associated with fire/safety systems. Includes smoke and heat detectors fire panels tamper switches fire bells pull stations and fire extinguishers.

Maintains continuous service by operating and testing equipment on a monthly basis.

Diagnosis and isolate mechanical and other faults.

Knowledge of calibrated sensitivity instruments in order to insure that each smoke detector is within its listed and marked sensitivity range.

Test and regulate fire/safety systems in accordance with prescribed technical procedures.

Inspect all portable fire extinguishers sprinkler and standpipe systems.

Capable of deciphering blue prints and diagrams to ascertain layout location and specifications of items to be installed.

Assist Fire Marshal with tasks such as: fire alarm testing annual fire extinguisher inspections annual and five year testing of all wet sprinkler systems org/pre-action/deluge sprinkler systems fire pump testing dry and wet standpipe systems.

Maintain accurate records of all designated areas of responsibility associated with fire/safety systems.

Maintain spare parts inventory associated with fire/safety systems.

Observe sanitation safety and housekeeping regulations.

Cooperates in departments work improvement efforts. Practices excellent customer service.

Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisor.

HS Diploma/GED/Trade School Diploma Required.

Three (3) years experience in electrical and electronic circuitry.

Four (4) years experience in lieu of schooling.

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Nationally ranked Jefferson which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65000 people strong dedicated to providing the highest-quality compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrows professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College Jefferson College of Nursing and the Kanbar College of Design Engineering and Commerce dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8300 students. Jefferson Health nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age race color religion creed sexual orientation gender gender identity marital status pregnancy national origin ancestry citizenship military status veteran status handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues including medical (including prescription) supplemental insurance dental vision life and AD&D insurance short- and long-term disability flexible spending accounts retirement plans tuition assistance as well as voluntary benefits which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues including those who work less than part-time(including per diemcolleagues adjunct faculty and Jeff Temps) have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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