Installs and repairs fire alarms and detectors.

Examines drawings, specifications and work sites to determine positioning and connections for alarms to be installed; installs and connects wiring, checking circuits and adjusting alarms to prepare for operation.

• Works indoors, usually at client’s premises where they are installing or servicing equipment. May also work for limited periods of time from an office or workshop.
• Work is on-site in a wide variety of premises ranging from domestic homes through to multi-storey commercial, accommodation and industrial complexes many still at the construction stage.
• Fire alarm technicians may work in dirty or dusty conditions.
• Frequently works from ladders or need to enter confined spaces.

• The physical work demand is medium.
• Standing is constantly required, frequently on concrete floors at many work sites.
• Walking is frequently required about the worksite as they roll out, cut and secure cabling and electronic devices in place.
• Sitting is not required.
• Stretching up and across is frequently required.
• Squatting, crouching, kneeling or crawling is occasionally required especially when in ceilings and under-floor spaces.
• Bending is occasionally required.
• Climbing ladders and work at height is frequently required.
• Twisting of the body or neck is frequently required in carrying out many typical work tasks.
• Lifting and carrying or moving of reels of cabling and tools, fittings, alarms/electrical devices and equipment about the worksite are frequently required.
• Repetitive movements are frequently required especially in the use of hands and arms for screwing, cutting and fixing of cabling and electrical fittings.
• Driving is frequently required to transport materials and supplies.
• Employees frequently use a wide range of hand, power and machine tools including screwdrivers, cable cutters and jointers, electric/hand drills, circuit testing meters, hammers and other minor equipment.
• Mental skills necessary include technical and problem-solving skills.

A New Zealand Register Level 4 qualification or at least three years of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 3). In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification. For entry-level positions on-the-job training may be sufficient.

There are opportunities for flexibility of movement but they are limited.