Fire Alarm & Life Safety Systems Technician
Polyteck Building Services Ltd
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Job summary
Polyteck Building Services Ltd is seeking a Fire Alarm & Life Safety Maintenance Engineer to maintain and test fire alarms, emergency lighting, and related life safety systems across client sites in the UK. You will perform planned maintenance, respond to urgent repairs, and complete statutory testing.
The role requires hands-on fault finding, commissioning work, and reporting clearly on site. You will work with site contacts, follow health and safety rules, and represent the company
Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with fire alarms and life safety systems.
- Experience with 1st and 2nd fix installation and fault finding.
- Ability to work independently and organise workload.
- Experience completing weekly fire alarm tests and monthly emergency lighting checks.
- Comfortable using commissioning tools, software or basic programming for alarms.
- Practical understanding of costs, materials and avoiding waste on site.
Responsibilities
- Carry out planned maintenance and statutory tests on fire alarms, emergency lighting, smoke ventilation/AOVs, fire curtains and extinguishers.
- Diagnose basic faults, carry out minor repairs and support commissioning where required.
- Complete all reports, logbooks, certificates, commissioning sheets and asset registers correctly and on time.
- Order and organise tools, materials and replacement parts, working with the maintenance manager/supervisor.
- Carry out weekly site fire alarm tests.
- Attend callouts and urgent repairs, including some work outside normal hours.
- Spot additional remedial works, raise job sheets and report issues clearly.
- Follow all Health & Safety rules, risk assessments, permits, and isolation procedures.
- Communicate clearly and professionally with tenants, clients, and building managers.
- Represent the company well at all times and play a part in securing customer satisfaction.
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Job description
Polyteck Building Services Ltd is seeking a Fire Alarm & Life Safety Maintenance Engineer to maintain and test fire alarms, emergency lighting, and related life safety systems across client sites in the UK. You will perform planned maintenance, respond to urgent repairs, and complete statutory testing.
The role requires hands-on fault finding, commissioning work, and reporting clearly on site. You will work with site contacts, follow health and safety rules, and represent the company
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