Safety Technician jobs in Grand Rapids, MI

LSS Life Safety Services® specializes in the inspection, installation and repair of fire and smoke dampers, fire doors and fire barrier management services in commercial facilities across the United States. Considered a leader in the fire safety industry, LSS Life Safety Services® is committed to providing commercial facilities with fire protection inspections of the highest quality to ensure compliance with NFPA’s critical Life Safety Code®.

Company Conformance Statements (Core Values)

Some of this success is attributed to our employees, who strive to demonstrate five core values every day: Dependable, Pride & Ownership of Work, Accountable, Problem Solving and Empathy & Respect. If you share these five values, come and join our team, which helps to ensure safety by delivering solutions that provide our customers with peace of mind.

Position purpose

Life Safety Services is looking for a professional carpenter to complete repair and installation of commercial fire doors, frames and hardware within existing facilities.  The ideal candidate will have a strong history of working in the door and hardware industry. 

This position is year-round and travels 100%: work 10 days and be home 4 days – The company will cover the cost of lodging and transportation.

Salary

Six figure earning potential.

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Responsibilities

• Inspect/Install/Repair fire door frames, doors, locksets, latches, closers, strike plates, miscellaneous door and frame hardware and material to bring up to NFPA code requirements
• Filling holes in frames/doors
• Shimming to correct clearances
• Cleaning/installing closers and hardware to fix latching and closing issues
• Work with metal stud framing and drywall to shore up door frame repairs
• Establish plan of action for door replacement through facilities in a time efficient manner and execute said plan
• Ability to work independently or as a member of a team
• Working with carpenter hand tools (drill, screws, screw driver, tap & dye sets, sander, etc.)

Minimum Requirements

• 2 years of experience working on residential or commercial doors and hardware installation/repair

• Experience repairing and/or replacing doors 

• Understand how to read construction drawings and work through a facility self-directed
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
• Excellent written/verbal communication and organizational/attention to detail skills
• Ability to use laptop or tablet for progress documentation
• Self-starter, excellent listener, attention to detail and completes tasks efficiently with professional manner and limited direction
• Ability to travel 100%
• Must have valid driver’s license
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Must pass drug test and background
• Must be willing to submit to TB test and Flu vaccination and vaccination blood tests, & vaccinations when required by customer (MMR, Flu, Varicella, etc.)

Additional Requirements

• Thorough knowledge of NFPA, ICC, and other codes as they relate to Fire and Smoke Doors, specifically NFPA 80, 105, and 101; 
• Experience repairing and/or replacing fire and smoke doors in commercial facilities; 
• Extensive knowledge of commercial fire door hardware and components; 

• Experience sourcing the proper fire rated door hardware, and fire doors to meet code compliance

Company Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance available
• Supplemental insurance (voluntary life, accident, critical illness and short-term disability) also available
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• 401K with company matching
• Employee Assistance Program
• LSS Holdings is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.