Fire Sprinkler Technician Apprentice
About the Company
Guardian Fire Protection Services, LLC is a leading provider of fire protection and life safety solutions, proudly serving the Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC region for more than 45 years. Since our founding, we have expanded to 23 offices across 8 states throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and Southeast, with headquarters in Rockville, MD.
Guardian delivers comprehensive, end-to-end services – including design, installation, inspection, and repair – for a full range of fire protection and security systems. Our capabilities span fire sprinklers, fire alarms and monitoring, fire pumps, extinguishers, special hazards systems (including clean agent and inert gas), marine fire protection, and integrated security solutions such as access control, intrusion detection, and CCTV.
Today, Guardian offices support over 90,000 customers across a diverse set of industries. Our continued growth is driven by a combination of strong organic performance, technical expertise, a trusted reputation in the market, and a disciplined acquisition strategy.
At Guardian, our people are the foundation of our success. We take pride in hiring talented, passionate professionals who are committed to protecting lives and property. As our company continues to expand, we're actively seeking motivated individuals who want to grow their careers and contribute to a dynamic, diverse team in the fire and security industries.
To learn more about who we are and the work we do visit: www.guardianfireprotection.com
About the Opportunity
Guardian Fire Protection is currently hiring Apprentice for the Fire Sprinkler division. This is a great opportunity to learn a growing and in demand and essential trade. Guardian will train you to become a licensed, certified Fire Sprinkler Technician.
We are looking for hard working and hands-on individuals that want to learn a new trade in the fire protection industry. The fire protection industry is in high demand and it can be a long term career that can provide a well paying income with training, certification and years of quality hard work.
Compensation
- This is an Hourly position and the pay rate is contingent experience and background. It will be discussed during the interview process.
- Potential Quarterly Bonuses
- All hours worked between 6 pm and 5 am, paid at the time and half rate for every day of the week
Qualifications
- A current valid driver's license with 3 or less points is required.
- Three years of licensed driving experience is required.
- Experience using a variety of hand tools such as channel locks and pipe wrenches.
- Willing to work varied hours, nights, early morning and weekend shift when needed.
- Capable and willing to learn and study about the different fire sprinkler systems in order to pass tests and become certified.
- Must be comfortable working on ladders 6 to 12ft and on lifts.
- Ability to lift up to 70lbs
- Ability to work overhead and in unusual or small spaces such as attics and crawl spaces
- Skills to communicate well with customers and explain the work being done and any repairs that are necessary.
- Skills to write well and be very detailed in your write up on service work.
- Must be well organized and be able to keep track of service tickets and process all required documents for each service performed.
Benefits
- 401K with a company match
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Company paid Short Term Disability
- Company paid Long Term Disability
- Company paid Life and AD&D insurance
- Pre-tax accounts for health and dependent care
- Aflac
- Vacation and Personal time
- Paid holidays
- Tuition Reimbursement
Guardian Fire Protection Services is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because he or she is an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.
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