Do you like working with your hands? Are you physically fit? Are you analytical? Would you like to work with precision tools? Are you comfortable with heights? Then, you could be a sprinkler fitter or sprinkler system installer!

Sprinkler system fitters and installers build, install, and maintain wet and dry pipe sprinkler systems along with other specialized extinguishing systems.

You will experience working in all facets of construction including: New Commercial, Industrial, Residential and Retrofits, to name a few.

As a sprinkler fitter or installer, your duties include:

• Selection, measuring, cutting, and installation of piping.
• Installing sprinkler heads, valving, etc.
• Connecting piping systems to water mains, supply tanks, pumps, and control equipment.
• Testing systems for leaks using water or air.
• Reading and interpreting contract drawings, specifications, and fire codes including NFPA.
• Servicing and repairing sprinkler systems.

The standard work week for sprinkler system fitters and installers is 40 hours (8 hours a day, 5 days a week). As with many careers in construction, there are peak periods that will require you to work overtime. The number of additional hours you work each week depends on construction schedules and company work loads, to name a few.

As a sprinkler fitter and sprinkler installer, you may work indoors and outdoors, often with a team of other construction professionals. The job can be physically demanding - you may work at considerable heights on both ladders or lifts and have to lift heavy materials.

As with all careers in the construction industry, safety is the top priority. Sprinkler fitters and sprinkler systems installers are trained to work safely, and wear special equipment to protect themselves from injury.

The most important Essential Skills are:

• Numeracy - Working with numbers to perform calculations during installation.
• Oral communication - Conveying or exchanging information verbally to others.
• Problem solving - Come up with solutions, to challenges, you will be confronted with.

Apprenticeship is one way of starting out in the construction industry. It involves both classroom studies and on-the-job training under the supervision of a certified sprinkler fitter, commonly known as a journeyman pipe fitter.

As an apprentice, you earn while you learn and are paid by the hour while working on the job site. Wages start at about 60% of a journeyman's hourly rate and increase during your apprenticeship, until you reach the full rate.

Requirements for sprinkler fitter and sprinkler systems installer apprenticeship programs, you must be at least 18 years old and have a Grade 10 education, or equivalent, to enter a sprinkler fitter apprenticeship program.

Our apprenticeship training program for sprinkler fitters and sprinkler systems installers is a four year program, including at least 8,000 hours of on-the-job training.

Fire Engineering has an unequaled benefit package including:

• Health Insurance & Cafeteria Plan
• 401K & ESOP Retirement Plans
• Frequent Profit Sharing
• Incentive Pay Plan
• Holidays, Vacation, Personal & Sick Leave
• Medical Reimbursement Plan