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Overview

Johnson Controls is a global leader in thermal management and energy efficiency, helping customers operate with precision and resilience in rapidly expanding industries. The Sprinkler Fitter role involves performing service and repairs on various sprinkler systems while ensuring customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

  • Receive service calls from Service Resource Center regarding equipment/system malfunctions.
  • Contact customer representatives to ascertain equipment/systems problems.
  • Perform service and repairs on sprinkler systems for commercial, industrial, and residential applications.
  • Follow troubleshooting procedures and refer to technical manuals to diagnose and repair equipment.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, diagrams, and operational product manuals.
  • Exhibit effective customer service skills by communicating with district staff and customers.
  • Electronically complete Service Acknowledgements and obtain customer signatures.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of documented experience in the Fire Sprinkler/Suppression industry.
  • RME - I License.
  • Experience in reading and interpreting blueprints and operational/product manuals.
  • Must be willing to travel.
  • Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
  • Capable of performing physical labor, including carrying and moving equipment up to 50-70 lbs.
  • Able to work in unusual positions such as climbing ladders and working in crawl spaces.
  • Ability to work flexible hours including weekends.
  • Demonstrate a high level of customer service.
  • Maintain truck inventory for timely response to customer needs.
  • Ability to adhere to safety guidelines and procedures.
  • Strong organizational skills and a positive attitude.
  • Possess a valid driver’s license and meet company driving record requirements.
  • Retain any licenses required by National, State, and Local codes.
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $33/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $30/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX, whose middle half runs $22–$37/hr across 99 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 64% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 371 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 205 different employers. 118 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,287 other active welding openings from 583 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

Johnson Controls currently has 3 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (35), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (25), and Zachry Group (22). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Abernathy at $45/hr, Arlington at $40/hr, and Pasadena at $37/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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