Job Description

Overview

The Union Fire Sprinkler Fitter position involves performing repairs and installations associated with fire sprinkler systems and other water-based equipment. This role is supported by a union and is focused on creating efficient and safe environments through technology.

Responsibilities

  • Perform repairs and installation associated with fire sprinkler systems and other water-based equipment.
  • Install, repair, and maintain wet, dry, pre-action, and deluge fire sprinkler systems, standpipes, backflow preventers, fire hydrants, underground and fire pumps.
  • Complete required documentation, including repair recommendations.
  • Assist management with quoting repairs and tenant improvements.
  • Follow and maintain highly structured schedules.
  • Maintain complete and accurate documentation of all work performed.
  • Complete service ticket documentation before leaving customer site.
  • Provide instructions to customer personnel regarding proper operations and assist with training.
  • Work overtime when needed.
  • Adhere to local, corporate, and OSHA safety policies and procedures.
  • Maintain vehicle stock, tools, and equipment.
  • Follow corporate policies related to vehicle use and care.

Requirements

  • Willing to become or a member of the UA Local Union.
  • A minimum of 5 years of experience working with fire sprinkler systems.
  • Certified training.
  • High school diploma or state-recognized GED.
  • Ability to read and understand design and construction documents.
  • Must be able to use hand tools, laptop, email, smartphone, and tablet.
  • Must be able to carry and move equipment and tools weighing up to 75 pounds unassisted.
  • Ability to work in a team environment providing dedicated support to customers.
  • Verbal and written communication skills in English.
  • Must have good customer-facing and customer service skills.
  • Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship.
  • Must possess a valid driver's license with limited violations.
  • On-call rotation.
  • Train apprentices on proper installation technique.

Benefits

  • Company cell phone
  • Company Vehicle
  • Overtime
  • On-call pay
  • Company uniform

Benefits

Company cell phone
Company Vehicle
Overtime
On-call pay
Company uniform

How this job compares in Philadelphia, PA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Philadelphia, PA currently run a median of $34/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$37/hr across 12 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Philadelphia, PA

We're tracking 33 other active welding openings in Philadelphia, PA right now, from 19 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 191 other active welding openings from 122 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Philadelphia, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

Siemens currently has 1 other opening live in Pennsylvania, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are TradeWorx (7), JB Poindexter Company (6), and Hanwha Philly Shipyard (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $34/hr, York at $27/hr, and New Kensington at $22/hr. Philadelphia is among them.

Similar openings near Philadelphia, PA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Union Fire Sprinkler Fitter figures were last recalculated when this page was built.