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Fire Alarm Systems Technician, UC Public Safety
University of Cincinnati
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Fire Alarm Systems Technician, UC Public Safety
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Next Lives the University of Cincinni
Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinni ranks among the nion’s best urban public research universities. Home to more than 53,600 students, 12,000 faculty and staff, and over 360,000 living alumni, UC, a Carnegie 1 institution, combines research prowess with a physical setting The New York Times has called “the most ambitious campus design program in the country." UC's momentum has never been stronger as the anchor of the Cincinni Innovion District, the oldest cooperive educion (co-op) program in the country with students earning $94 million annually through paid experiences, an academic health system, and as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The university contributes $10.6 billion in economic impact to the city and $22.7 billion to the ste of Ohio. At UC, next is all of us. Learn more uc.edu.
UC is a mission-driven organizion where we are committed to student success and positively transforming the community through scholarship and service. We thrive on innovion, making an impact, and fostering an environment where staff and faculty are key contributors to UC’s success.
Job Overview
Install, support, monitor, maintain, repair and test university fire alarm systems.
Essential Functions
- Install, repair, replace, service and test various types of fire system components in accordance with applicable codes, standards and policies. Performs component-level repairs or makes modificions of equipment. May perform some fabricion of parts.
- Monitor systems, participe in troubleshooting/problem determinion and make repairs or refer problem to approprie party.
- Inspect equipment, perform preventive maintenance and provide approprie documention for maintenance activities. Monitor parts inventory and requests additional parts.
- Perform preventive maintenance and service on campus fire alarm systems and provide approprie documention for activities reled to the campus fire alarm system operion.
- Act as emergency responder liaison during non-business hour and during campus emergency closures.
- Designed as “Essential Personnel” you will be required to work nights, weekends, holidays, and emergency campus closures. Work schedule (10 hour shift/4 days per week) currently rotes between day and night shifts between the hours of 0630 and 0200.
- Subject to being on call or called back to work. Required to work flexible hours and/or overtime during weekdays, evenings, nights, and weekends as needed. May also be required to work large scale campus events such as commencement and/or hletic events.
- Perform reled duties based on departmental need. This job description can be changed any time.
Required Educion
- Vocional or technical training or degree in electrical technology or reled field.
- Two (2) years of relevant work experience and/or other specialized training can be used in lieu of educion requirement.
Required Trainings/Certificions
- Must have current valid ste operor’s license with acceptable driving record.
- Must obtain/possess a current Ohio Fire License within one (1) year of employment.
- Must pass a complete background check and polygraph examinion.
Required Experience
- Must have least two (2) years of experience in maintenance and repair fire alarm systems.
- Must be able to understand and interpret industry codes and standards. Specifically, NFPA 72 and Ohio Fire Code.
- Must be able to safely and effectively use general hand tools.
Physical Requirements/Work Environment
- Sitting - Continuously
- Repetitive hand motion (such as typing) - Often
- Hearing, listening - Often
- Talking - Often
- Walking - Often
- Bending - Often
- Stooping - Often
- Climbing stairs/ladders - Often
- Kneeling, squting - Often
- Crouching - Often
- Crawling - Often
- Reaching overhead - Often
- Pulling, pushing - Often
- Lifting - up to 20 pounds - Often
- Lifting - up to 50 pounds - Often
- Lifting - over 50 pounds - Often
- Shoveling - Seldom
- Outdoor Environment: Employees work outdoors and may not be protected from weher conditions.
- Hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts of machinery or tools used to perform work, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, or exposure to chemicals.
- Atmospheric Conditions: Conditions th affect the respirory system, such as fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, or poor ventilion.
- Close Quarters: Employees are frequently required to work in crawl spaces, shafts, manholes, sewage and wer line pipes, and other areas th could cause claustrophobia.
Compension and Benefits
UC offers an exceptional benefits package designed to support your well-being, financial security, and work-life balance. (UC Benefits Link) Highlights include:
Salary/Hourly Pay Re Informion:
Comprehensive Tuition Remission
UC provides tuition remission for you and your eligible dependents, covering tuition costs for nearly all undergradue and gradue programs offered by the university.
Robust Retirement Plans
As a UC employee, you won’t contribute to Social Security (except Medicare). Instead, you’ll choose between ste pension plans (OPERS, STRS) or an Alternive Retirement Plan (ARP), with UC contributing 14–18% of your salary based on position.
Real Work-Life Balance
UC prioritizes work-life balance with a generous time-off policy, including:
Vacion and sick time
11 paid holidays and additional end-of-year paid time off (Winter Season Days)
6 weeks of paid parental leave for new parents
Additional Benefits Include:
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
- Flexible spending accounts & wellness programs
- Professional development & mentorship opportunities
To learn more about why UC is a gre place to work, please visit our careers page https://www.uc.edu/careers.html
UC is an E-Verify employer. If hired into this position, you will be required to provide sisfactory proof of employment eligibility by providing acceptable, original forms of identificion for employment verificion via the Federal I-9 employment verificion process. A list of acceptable documents can be seen here: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents
Important: To apply you must cree a profile and submit a complete job applicion through the UC applicant portal. We are unable to consider “easy apply” applicions submitted via other websites. For questions about the UC recruiting process or to request accommodions with the applicion, please contact Human Resources jobs@uc.edu.
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