Fire Alarm Service Technician – Travel, Upgrades & Repairs

Tradestaff; Tauranga; On-site; NZD 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time employment

Guaranteed minimum 30 hours/week

Challenging projects

Job summary

Tradestaff is seeking an experienced Fire Alarm Service Technician for the Bay of Plenty region with work across Hawke's Bay, Waikato, Gisborne and Wellington as needed.

You will service, maintain, test and install fire alarm systems on commercial and industrial sites, reading plans, diagnosing faults and upgrading systems. A valid NZ driver licence and pre-employment drug testing are required.

Qualifications

• NZQF Level 4 qualification or overseas qualification recognised by NZQA.
• 3+ years' relevant Fire Alarm Service Technician experience.
• Experience servicing, maintaining, testing and fault-finding fire detection and alarm systems.
• Experience with fire alarm installation and associated equipment.

Responsibilities

• Carry out servicing, maintenance and routine testing of fire detection and alarm systems.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot faults across fire alarm systems, devices, circuits and control panels.
• Repair or replace faulty fire alarm components and associated equipment.
• Install fire alarm cabling, detectors, manual call points, sounders, visual warning devices and control panels.
• Read and interpret plans, wiring diagrams, schematics and technical specifications.
• Complete functional testing of installed and existing systems.
• Carry out fire alarm system upgrades and modifications.
• Assist with programming and commissioning of fire alarm systems.

Skills

Fire alarm systems

Fault diagnosis

Installation work

Testing and maintenance

NZQF Level 4

Driver licence

Health & Safety

Drug test

Education

NZQF Level 4 qualification

Job description

Tradestaff is seeking an experienced Fire Alarm Service Technician for the Bay of Plenty region with work across Hawke's Bay, Waikato, Gisborne and Wellington as needed.

You will service, maintain, test and install fire alarm systems on commercial and industrial sites, reading plans, diagnosing faults and upgrading systems. A valid NZ driver licence and pre-employment drug testing are required.