This is a rotational position in which the selected employee will work a schedule with 3 months on shift at a time, 1 month off, at Earackson Air Station (EAS), located in Sheyma, AK.   While working on-site housing is provided in the form of a dormitory facility.  All meals are furnished through the cafeteria.   Transportation to EAS from Anchorage, AK is provided by government sponsored aircraft.   This is a negotiated union position, and the starting hourly pay rate is $37.89 per hour.

 

Summary/General Description of Job: The incumbent installs, inspects tests, maintains, and repairs intrusion detection and fire alarm detection and suppression systems in accordance with manufacturer's specifications and National Fire Protection Association standards. This position will require the incumbent to travel to other project locations for extended periods of time. Essential Duties & Job Functions:

Inspects fire alarm detection and annunciation equipment and replaces defective components Repair fire alarm systems as required to eliminate all trouble signals Accomplish recurring scheduled inspections and or maintenance Respond to all reported troubles and correct system errors Maintain fire alarm systems per UFC 3-601-2 Tests initiating and signal circuits, detectors, and system transmitter Makes needed repairs, and checks pressure gauges on suppression system storage containers and recharges or replaces containers Assure suppression systems are free of corrosion and assure operation Coordinate and report all system status to station fire chief Maintain maintenance and inspection computerized records up to date in NFPA required format Maintain, troubleshoot and repair intrusion detection systems (Vindicator) Performs related work as assigned. Accountable For: Common safety practices and protective equipment used on a construction site. Procedures for the safe operation and maintenance of electrical circuits, both overhead and underground. Solid‐state and conventional control circuitry, Using hand and power tools commonly used in the construction trade. Understanding and following directions. Reading and working from blueprints and engineering drawings.

Work Conditions:

 The employee is regularly required to talk and hear to understand instructions, provide information and respond to safety warnings. Work conditions require the employee to stand; climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; taste or smell; and work on scaffolding and ladders, as well as elevated platform, and confined spaces when required to access systems. The employee may frequently lift and/or move objects weighing up to 35 pounds without assistance and lift and/or move heavier objects with assistance.