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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Gainesville, Florida

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Job Description

Job Description
  • Read and interpret blueprints, in order to install prefabricated fire sprinkler piping and devices.
  • Ability to work under tight deadlines. 
  • Installation of new, retrofits, and tenant improvement type projects. 
  • Cut, thread, and groove pipe to specifications, using tools such as saws and pipe threaders.  
  • Work and coordinate with various contractors and trades to resolve coordination conflicts in the field. 
  • Ability to manage job scheduling and job progress in an efficient and cost-effective manner, with a strong focus on quality. 
  • Provide support, guidance, and expertise to the other field installers and helpers. 
  • Knowledge of fire industry. 
  • Knowledge of OSHA safety standards. 
  • Two to five years of experience in field installation of fire sprinkler systems. 
  • Working knowledge of wet, dry, and pre-action systems, as well as backflows and fire pumps. 
  • Experience with installation of underground piping preferred but not required. 
  • Proficient in NFPA 13, 20 & 24 code requirements. 
  • Ability to read fire system design drawings. 
  • Ability to use trade appropriate tools to perform daily pipe fitting duties efficiently and safely.  
  • Ability to train others to use trade appropriate tools efficiently and safely.  
  • Excellent organizational, decision-making, and communication skills. 
  • NICET level II. 
  • Certified in backflow inspection and repair preferred.