Air Tech III

Total Safety is looking for an Air Technician III to join their safety conscious team! The Air Technician III provides quality workmanship in the cleaning, calibrating and repair of various breathing air equipment.  

Total Safety is the world's premier provider of integrated safety and compliance services and the products necessary to support them, including gas detection, respiratory protection, safety training, fire protection, compliance and inspection, industrial hygiene, onsite emergency medical treatment/paramedics, communications systems, engineered systems design, and materials management. Our Core Values are People, Safety & Wellbeing, Accountability, Responsibility, Empowerment, Honesty, Transparency, and Integrity.

Essential Duties:    

Performs receipt, inspection, cleaning, servicing, reassembling, and testing of various SCBA (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus) and other respiratory equipment and breathing air equipment in accordance with approved testing and service procedures.

Performs routine inspection and maintenance of breathing air regulators and reducers and high- and low-pressure breathing air manifolds.

Conducts detailed visual inspections and system functional tests of various systems and equipment to report any deficiencies and corrective action recommendations to customer. Assesses the repair needed and to quote the customer price and delivery for repair or replacement.

Completes all documentation and data entry associated with inspection and repair in a timely and accurate manner and obtains signature from customer so that proper invoicing and documentation can be provided to customer as required. This includes all inspection and repair documents, job cost billable expenses and time sheets.

Trains less experienced technicians and customers in use and care of assigned equipment.

Assists others in facility including stocking shelves with clean, tested, and ready to use equipment and pulling, staging, and loading customer orders onto trucks for delivery. Maintains work area and other areas in a clean and orderly condition. Performs additional duties after training.

Trained, authorized, and certified to work both onshore and offshore exploration and production.

Performs basic maintenance and care of assigned vehicle and/or trailer.

Skills and Experience:    

At least three (3) years of field experience in fire protection, petrochemical, oil refinery or related industry.

Must maintain manufacturer certifications (Drager, Scott, MSA, Honeywell) to provide services to clients. Must pass internal forklift certification as required.

Must be travel to customer sites and available for travel for short and long-term out-of-town and/or offshore projects.

Meets or exceeds service and quality targets with demonstrated ability to independently troubleshoot and diagnose equipment problems, regardless of complexity and take corrective action within policy and procedure limitations.

Knowledge of all regulatory standards pertaining to assigned responsibilities, i.e., State, OSHA, and NFPA regulations, etc.

Must have knowledge of applicable Code of Federal Regulations, Coast Guard and ABS regulations if offshore.

Proficiency in the care and use of all sites specific, facility and customer required Personal Protection Equipment (PPE). Trained in Respiratory Protection and fully certified to wear respiratory breathing equipment (Fit Tested).

Must demonstrate ability to work in a team environment and willingness to assume additional or new responsibilities readily.

Working Environment:    

Shop, warehouse, and yard environment. May be frequently exposed to wet, humid, outside weather conditions and vibration. Works in customer job site locations which may include offshore drilling rigs and process units. May be exposed to high pressure, chemicals, and shop traffic. The noise level in work environment is usually moderate.  

Educational Requirements:    

High School diploma or GED. Associates degree in science or technical area strongly preferred.

Total Safety and its subsidiaries afford equal opportunity in employment to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, pregnancy, familial status, disability status, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under Federal, State or Local law. Total Safety is an Equal Opportunity Employer.