Air Tech I

Total Safety; Sulphur (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Total Safety is seeking an Air Technician to join its safety-focused team. The role conducts cleaning, calibrating and repair of fixed and portable gas monitoring systems, water/moisture content measuring equipment, and breathing apparatus.

You will perform routine inspections, maintain regulators, document procedures, and assist with staging and delivery of equipment. A high school diploma is required, with at least one year in fire protection or related industry, plus a valid driver’s license

Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma or GED.
• At least 1 year of field experience in fire protection, petrochemical, oil refinery, or related industry.
• Valid driver’s license and proof of vehicle insurance; insurable for company vehicle.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites and offshore projects as needed.
• DOT hazardous endorsement or ability to obtain; State Fire Marshal licenses as required within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Receipt, inspection, cleaning, servicing, and testing of SCBA and respiratory equipment.
• Routine inspection and maintenance of breathing air regulators and reducers.
• Complete documentation for inspection/repair and invoicing.
• Conduct visual inspections and report deficiencies with corrective actions.
• Assist in stocking, staging, and loading orders for delivery; maintain clean work areas.

Skills

Driver's license

Forklift experience

Willingness to travel

DOT endorsement

Certification readiness

Education

HS diploma or GED

Assoc. degree or technical training preferred

Tools

Forklift certification

Job description

Total Safety is looking for an Air Technician to join their safety conscious team! The Air Technician provides quality workmanship in the cleaning, calibrating and repair of various fixed and portable gas monitoring systems, water/moisture content measuring equipment and breathing equipment.

Total Safety is the world's 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.

Essential Duties

• Receipt, inspection, cleaning, servicing, reassembling, and testing of various SCBA (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus) and other respiratory equipment and breathing air equipment in accordance with approved testing and service procedures.
• Routine inspection and maintenance of breathing air regulators and reducers.
• 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.
• Learns to conduct detailed visual inspections and system functional tests of various systems and equipment to report any deficiencies and corrective action recommendations to customer. Learns to assess the repair needed and to quote the customer price and delivery for repair or replacement.
• Assists others in facilities including stocking shelves with clean, tested, and ready to use equipment and pulling, staging, and loading customer orders onto trucks for delivery. Maintains work area and other areas in a clean and orderly condition. Performs additional duties after training.

Skills and Experience

• At least one (1) year of field experience in fire protection, petrochemical, oil refinery or related industry.
• Must have a valid driver’s license from state of residence and valid proof of vehicle insurance. Must possess a safe driving record and be insurable for Total Safety vehicle insurance while driving a company truck. Forklift experience preferred. Must pass internal forklift certification as required.
• Must be willing to travel to customers' sites and available for travel for short and long‑term out‑of‑town and/or offshore projects.
• Must have Class C driver’s license with a DOT hazardous endorsement if required by facility. Ability to study for and pass any basic license requirements within six months of employment. Have or obtain applicable State Fire Marshal Licenses (if required by State) for appropriate areas of service within 6 months of hire date if land based. Must have ICC/NAFED certification.
• Demonstrated ability to operate electronic safety equipment and understand production platform shutdowns performed through fire and gas detection systems.
• 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 knowledge of the applicable Code of Federal Regulations. Coast Guard and ABS regulations if offshore.

Working Environment

• Shop and yard environment. May be frequently exposed to wet, humid, outside weather conditions and vibration. Works in some customer environments during the latter part of training. May be exposed to high pressure, chemicals, and shop traffic. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Educational Requirements

• High School diploma or GED. Associate degree, technical or military training strongly preferred.

Total Safety and its subsidiaries afford equal opportunity in employment to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, pregnancy, familial status, disability status, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under Federal, State or Local law. Total Safety is an Equal Opportunity Employer.