Facilities Life Safety Systems Technician

Lynn Rodens; Peoria (AZ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lynn Rodens in Peoria, AZ is seeking an experienced Facilities Life Safety Systems Technician to support a large, advanced manufacturing facility onsite. You will maintain, test, troubleshoot, and commission critical life-safety systems to protect people, equipment, and operations.

The role requires 3+ years of industrial life-safety or fire-protection experience, ability to read schematics and diagrams, and comfort collaborating with engineers, contractors, and vendors in a regulated setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; technical or trade-school education preferred.
• 3+ years of industrial life-safety, fire-protection, or suppression-system experience preferred.
• Ability to read schematics, diagrams, and technical specs.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, test, maintain, and troubleshoot fire alarm, fire protection, and suppression systems.
• Perform preventive maintenance on hydrants, risers, standpipes, and suppression equipment.
• Service toxic gas, flammable gas, oxygen, and multi-gas detection systems.
• Troubleshoot faults, alarms, and interlocks; interface with PLC/SCADA/BMS.
• Support startup, commissioning, calibration, and functional testing of new systems.
• Maintain inspection reports, calibration records, device inventories, and CMMS docs.
• Apply NFPA standards, building codes, LOTO, and electrical safety practices.

Skills

Life-safety systems experience

Fire protection

SCADA/PLC interface

CMMS familiarity

Education

High school diploma

Technical or trade-school education

Tools

CMMS platforms

Job description

About The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced

Location:

Peoria, AZ – Onsite

We are seeking an experienced Facilities Life Safety Systems Technician to support a large, advanced manufacturing facility in Peoria, Arizona. This is a hands‑on technical role focused on maintaining, testing, troubleshooting, and commissioning critical life‑safety systems that protect employees, equipment, and facility operations. The ideal candidate brings industrial experience with fire protection, fire alarm, suppression, gas‑detection, or related controls systems and is comfortable working with engineering teams, contractors, and vendors in a highly regulated environment.

What You’ll Do

• Inspect, test, maintain, and troubleshoot fire alarm, fire protection, suppression, and Toxic Gas Monitoring (TGM) systems.
• Perform preventive maintenance on hydrants, risers, standpipes, flow switches, extinguishers, foam systems, and suppression equipment.
• Service toxic gas, flammable gas, oxygen, and multi-gas detection systems.
• Troubleshoot system faults, alarms, communication issues, device failures, and interlocks.
• Support startup, commissioning, calibration, and functional testing of new systems.
• Interface with PLCs, SCADA, BMS, and facility control systems.
• Maintain accurate inspection reports, calibration records, device inventories, wiring diagrams, and CMMS documentation.
• Apply NFPA standards, fire codes, building codes, LOTO, and electrical safety practices.

What You Bring

• High school diploma required; technical or trade-school education preferred.
• 3+ years of industrial life-safety, fire-protection, or suppression-system experience preferred.
• Ability to read schematics, riser diagrams, engineering drawings, and technical specifications.
• Experience using diagnostic tools, hand tools, and life-safety hardware.
• Strong computer skills and familiarity with CMMS platforms.

Preferred

NICET or other fire‑protection certifications, instrumentation/controls certification, and experience with SCADA, BMS, or EPMS systems.