Life Safety Systems Specialist
Location
Arizona, USA
Level
Associate
Department
Type
Full - Time
Salary
$27-$30 per hour
Job Description
Posted on:
June 30, 2026
Chandler, Arizona, United States
Amentum is seeking a Life Safety Systems Specialist to join our Operations & Maintenance team.
Life Safety Systems Specialist is responsible for providing an advanced level expertise in responding to work orders, troubleshooting, and providing preventive maintenance on the facility systems in a large industrial environment including clean rooms. Must be self-motivated and demonstrate the strong organizational/time management skills needed to be successful in this role.
Responsibilities
The Life Safety Systems Specialist must have the ability to identify and correct any safety-related issues and perform independent equipment evaluations to identify potential equipment failures. General Maintenance of equipment will also be required.
- Conducting Building Testing and inspections
- Assessing Fire Suppression Systems
- Fire Extinguisher Training
- Perform NFPA 10,17A, 96, and 25 Requirements
- Maintain regulator records
- Performance routine inspections of fire protecting systems
- Perform routine inspections and maintenance on equipment, grounds and stations as needed
- Safely performs functions of the position including following proper safety guidelines such as job
hazard analysis and lockout/tagout procedures and wearing PPE as required. - Understands company policies and enforces safety regulations.
- Conduct preventive maintenance inspections and perform required preventative maintenance
actions such as lubrication, cleaning, filter changes, alignments, etc. - Performs preventive maintenance on process/production equipment as scheduled in the
Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). - Troubleshoots and repairs
- Safely operates fork-lifts, hoists and cranes.
• Utilizes safe rigging and lifting techniques. - Responds and provides service and feedback to the customer on all work orders while assuring
compliance with codes, regulations and industry standards. - Recommends measures to improve maintenance methods and equipment performance.
- Analyzes and resolves work problems, or assists workers in solving work problems
- Operates various measuring, diagnostic and testing instruments to help provide energy efficiency solutions.
- Operates a variety of equipment such as hand tools, laptop computers and diagnostic hardware to perform work.
- Maintains a strict schedule to be successful in the assignment yet demonstrates flexibility in the day-to-day activities and scheduling for the benefit of the customer.
- Other duties as assigned by Manager or Supervisor.
Job Requirements
Minimum Requirements:
- High school diploma or demonstrated equivalent.
- Typically requires 3-5 years of job-related experience or equivalent.
Ability to work in an aerial lift or scissor lift at heights up to 30 feet or higher. - May require additional licensing per state regulation
Physical Requirements:
- Some tasks will require repetitive wrist movement.
- Some tasks will require the ability to walk extensively throughout facilities during a workday.
- Requires the ability to climb extension ladders, roof ladder, stepladders, and stairs as needed during a workday.
- Requires the flexibility to bend/stoop, squat, kneel, reach/stretch, and move in a 90-degree fashion during workday.
- Requires the ability to differentiate colors pertaining to wire color-coding.
- Requires ability to read and understand information contained in a variety of documents or displayed on a computer screen.
- Requires ability to use a variety of office equipment and to operate a computer keyboard to access databases, to send/receive messages and to prepare documents.
- Requires ability to attend meetings throughout the site and potentially travel to other Amentum, customer and/or vendor locations in the area, as well as some air travel to more distant locations.
- Requires the ability to communicate with others on the telephone and in one-on-one or group discussions, meetings and presentations.
- Demonstrated fluency in computer use including the full Microsoft product line.
- Requires some moving of light to medium weight materials into desks, filing cabinets and other storage locations.
- Requires the ability to interact with all clients in a professional and friendly manner despite periods of stress.
Special Requirements:
- Wear steel toe safety shoes, safety glasses, gloves, hard hats, and other Personal Protective Equipment as needed.
- Cope with demands (stressors) that are associated with the job and/or the work environment so that acceptable levels of performance and overall contribution are maintained.
Other Attributes:
- Must be willing to work overtime when required. May be required to work holidays and weekends. Work schedules can change based on critical business needs.
- Work schedules can change based on critical business needs.
Additional Information:
- Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.
- This position may require a valid Driver’s License.
- This position does not include sponsorship for United States work authorization.
- This position will require the ability to obtain a security access badge at our client’s location.
