Fire Technicain

About the role

This is a 6-week temporary contract role as a Fire Technician with an immediate start. You'll be out in the field conducting fire equipment servicing, egress inspections and passive fire repairs and all things ESM, across a portfolio based mostly around Melbourne Metro, with some regional travel. For the right person, there's a real possibility of this turning into a full-time position at the end of the contract.

Key responsibilities

• Fire equipment servicing and testing to AS 1851 (extinguishers, fire blankets, exit and emergency lighting)
• Building egress inspections – exit doors, paths of travel, exit signage and emergency lighting
• Passive fire repairs – penetration sealing, fire door and frame rectification, fire-rated construction
• Identifying and reporting defects clearly and accurately
• Completing service records and job documentation on the day
• Working across a portfolio based mostly around Melbourne Metro with some regional travel (overnight stays occasionally)
• Representing Q Compliance professionally on site with clients, building managers and residents

About you

• Proven experience as a fire technician
• Strong background in fire protection – equipment servicing, egress and/or passive fire
• Your own reliable vehicle for the term of the contract. Car allowance and fuel card provided
• Current driver's licence and Construction Induction (White Card)
• A solid work ethic and the drive to do the job properly in accordance with Australian Standards
• Comfortable working independently and managing your own day
• Good communication, able to explain what you found and what you did in plain English
• Available to start immediately

About us

Q Compliance is a Melbourne-based fire safety and Essential Safety Measures (ESM) compliance business working across aged care, local government, strata and commercial properties. We do ESM auditing, passive fire, fire detection and warning systems, projects, egress compliance and project management, and we do it properly.

Benefits

• Immediate start on a 6-week contract with the possibility of full-time employment afterwards for the right person
• Car allowance and fuel card
• A supportive, no-nonsense crew that backs each other in
• Variety – different sites, different building types, never the same day twice