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Job Description

Overview

The Hiller Companies, LLC has an immediate opening for a Fire Sprinkler Apprentice. This role involves assisting senior technicians in the installation and service of fire sprinkler systems while receiving on-the-job training in a company dedicated to fire protection and safety solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Assist senior technicians in performing routine inspections, testing, and maintenance of fire sprinkler systems.
  • Handle tools, testing equipment, and materials under supervision.
  • Assist with inspecting sprinkler heads, valves, piping, gauges, and other system components for proper condition and operation.
  • Support the testing of waterflow switches, tamper switches, main drains, inspector's test connections, and other system components.
  • Assist with routine maintenance and minor repairs, including replacing defective components as directed by senior technicians.
  • Work closely with senior technicians to ensure inspections, testing, and maintenance activities are completed efficiently and accurately.
  • Follow instructions and procedures provided by supervisors and experienced technicians.
  • Communicate effectively with team members to coordinate daily assignments and service activities.
  • Assist in identifying and documenting deficiencies discovered during inspections and testing.
  • Assist in reviewing inspection reports, service histories, and available system documentation.
  • Prepare work areas by ensuring safe and appropriate access to sprinkler system components.
  • Gather and organize necessary tools, testing equipment, replacement parts, and materials.
  • Assist with completing inspection reports, documenting test results, and recording deficiencies accurately.
  • Adhere to company safety policies and wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Follow applicable NFPA standards, including NFPA 25, and local fire codes and regulations.
  • Follow proper procedures when isolating, draining, testing, and restoring fire sprinkler systems under supervision.
  • Report safety concerns, system impairments, and hazardous conditions to senior technicians or supervisors.
  • Ensure work areas are maintained in a clean, organized, and safe condition.
  • Actively participate in training sessions and hands-on learning opportunities related to fire sprinkler inspection, testing, maintenance, and repair.
  • Develop familiarity with wet, dry, preaction, and deluge sprinkler systems and their associated components.
  • Learn proper inspection and testing procedures in accordance with NFPA 25 and applicable requirements.
  • Develop the ability to identify common deficiencies, recognize system impairments, and understand basic troubleshooting procedures.
  • Work toward obtaining relevant industry certifications and qualifications as applicable.
  • Seek guidance from senior technicians to continuously improve technical knowledge and field capabilities.
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How this job compares in Alsip, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 39% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, where the middle half runs $27–$43/hr across 251 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 3% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Alsip, IL

Alsip, IL currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 342 other active welding openings from 206 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Alsip, or widen the search to Illinois.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Gerber Collision & Glass (16), S&C Electric Company (10), and Crash Champions (9). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Chicago at $38/hr, Downers Grove at $36/hr, and Elk Grove Village at $34/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. Fire Sprinkler Apprentice figures were last recalculated when this page was built.