Equipment Technician

Total Safety U.S., Inc.; Frederick (CO); On-site; USD 52,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Total Safety U.S., Inc. is seeking an Equipment Technician to perform cleaning, calibration, repair, and testing of fixed and portable gas monitoring systems and breathing air equipment at customer sites.

The role supports maintaining the breathable air loop system and ensuring compliance with safety procedures. Responsibilities include inspecting and testing SCBA gear, maintaining work areas, and completing documentation for all inspections and repairs.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED; an Associates degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year field experience in fire protection, petrochemical, or related industries.
• Valid driver's license with clean driving record and vehicle insurance; ability to pass company insurance requirements.
• Forklift certification or ability to obtain certification.
• Ability to operate and test electronic safety equipment per manufacturer specs.

Responsibilities

• Receive, inspect, clean, service, reassemble and test SCBA and related breathing air equipment.
• Stock, stage, pull and prepare customer orders; maintain a clean work area.
• Inspect and maintain breathing air regulators and reducers.
• Document inspections and repairs accurately for invoicing and records.
• Perform system tests and report deficiencies with corrective actions to customers.

Skills

Electronic safety equipment

Fire and gas systems

Regulatory compliance

Forklift operation

Teamwork

Education

High School diploma or GED

Associates degree preferred

Tools

Forklift certification

Job description

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. Assist in the tasks required to maintain the breathable air loop system used by the customer.

Specific Job Duties and Responsibilities

Receiving, inspection, cleaning, servicing, reassembling and testing of various SCBA (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus) and other expiratory 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 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.

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.

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.

Ensured that all workers have on the PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) specified on the permit.

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.

Education:

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

Experience:

At least one (1) year of field experience in fire protection, petrochemical, oil refinery or related industry.

Required Licenses or Specific Training:

Must have a valid driver's 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. Forklift experience preferred. Must have ability to pass internal forklift certification as required.

Other Required Skills, Knowledge or Abilities:

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 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). Trained in Respiratory Protection and fully certified to wear respiratory breathing equipment (Fit Tested).

Must demonstrate ability to work in a team environment and willingness to assume additional or new responsibilities readily.

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.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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