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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 Company responsible for lodging and transportation.
Responsibilities
Inspect/Install/Repair fire door frames, doors, locksets, latches, closers, strike plates, miscellaneous door and frame hardware and material to bring up to 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 team
Working with carpenter hand tools (drill, screws, screw driver, tap & dye sets, sander, etc.)
Minimum Requirements
2+ years experience residential or commercial doors and hardware installation/repair
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
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 license
Must be at least 21 year of age -Insurance
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.)
Preferences
Experience working in hospitals
FDAI Certification
