Fire Sprinkler Fitter
Eastern Fire
- Bangor, ME
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Read blueprints.
- Have an in-depth knowledge in all applicable NFPA codes especially NFPA 13; 13R; 13D; 14; and 20.
- Communicate with owners, job superintendents, and project managers relating to schedule and project requirements.
- Install overhead sprinkler piping, standpipe systems, sprinkler system risers, and specialty fire protection systems.
- Install prefabricated main and line piping per fire protection drawings and applicable codes & standards.
- Measure, cut, and thread or groove piping when not prefabricated or for modifications.
- Install sprinkler heads per drawings and within code allowances.
- Address modifications required due to project scope changes.
- Manage and train any fire sprinkler apprentices that may be working with the fitter.
- Test any new system per NFPA and complete the applicable forms.
- Perform instructions to the owners on system operation and maintenance.
- We offer competitive pay for experienced individuals.
- We are owned by the APi Group, a publicly traded, multi-billion-dollar corporation based in Minnesota. This is a benefit that provides financial support and backing, world-class training, and leadership development.
- We offer an industry leading benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and other benefits.
- We are an engaged organization with strong and authentic values, with clear evidence of trust and fairness, where two-way promises and commitments are understood and fulfilled.
- We hire people whose values align with ours. This is a key element of our People/Talent Development Operating Code.
- We believe if you invest in the right people, you will create long-lasting professional relationships that benefit everyone.
- Valid driver's license
- Knowledge of applicable codes and standards relevant to systems and equipment being installed / inspected / maintained.
- Minimum 5 years' experience installing sprinkler systems.
- At the ceiling level using ladders and lift platforms at heights ranging from 8-20 feet and in some cases up to 100 feet.
- The work is performed at varying degrees of height indoors between the roofs and ceilings of buildings or outside installing underground pipe work in a variety of weather conditions.
- Work requires physical stamina with considerable climbing, bending and carrying heavy pieces of pipe while working in elements ranging from hot boiler rooms to unheated open buildings.
- Apprentices receive safety training to improve manual dexterity in handling the tools of the trade without injury and to reduce the risk of injuries from falls.