Fire Sprinkler Apprentice
Location
Idaho, USA
Level
Trainee
Department
Type
Full - Time
Salary
Job Description
Posted on:
March 16, 2026
Make a difference, protect lives, and achieve your dreams. Build your career with the industry-leading fire, life safety and security company.
The Apprentice performs tasks at various job sites, including Rapid Fire Protection offices and/or shops. This position could require overnight travel with the possibility of extended stays out of local area. The Apprentice will be expected to use a variety hand and power tools. With proper training he or she will also become proficient with trade specific tools.
Benefits and Perks:
- Excellent pay
- Medical, dental, vision
- Company paid life insurance
- Company paid short-term disability
- 401K with employer match
- Paid vacation and company holidays
- Training and Career Development
- Company vehicle (if job applicable)
- Immediate qualification for the ALL In Ownership Plan for all eligible full-time employees
Pye-Barker Fire and Safety is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Responsibilities
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Picking and sorting of pipes, fittings and hardware associated with the building construction trades.
- Sorting and staging fire sprinkler pipe and materials.
- Cleaning and prepping sprinkler pipe for installation.
- Hauling pipe, fittings and hardware from staging areas to installation location.
- Load and/or unloading trucks manually or with motorized lifts. The Apprentice will not be allowed to operate lifts until properly trained.
- Measure, cut and groove sprinkler pipe to specifications.
- Cutting and drilling penetrations through walls and floors for pipe installation.
- Inspect tools, cords and ladder/lifts as needed per Foreman’s direction.
- Assist with inventory of construction materials on job sights and office/shop areas.
- Maintain a clean job site that could include sweeping, picking up loose materials, cleaning and organizing the work area, removing shavings from oiler, replacing threading machine cardboard/plywood, wiping down oil spray.
- Blueprint reading.
- Driving company vehicles (½ and ¾ ton pickups).
- Climbing ladders to assist with installation of sprinkler pipe
- Compliance with any stipulations set by the General contractor enabling onsite installation.
- Studying and testing to meet the Apprenticeship Program requirements and time sensitive benchmarks.
- Taking the initiative to install sprinkler pipe to a level of proficiency relative to their apprenticeship level.
- Advanced/competent Apprentices may get opportunities to run small projects under the supervision of the
- Regional Labor Superintendent.
- Apprentices may be asked to install larger or specific portions of the sprinkler project under the supervision of a
- Project Foreman.
Other Duties:
- Ability to lift minimum of 50 lbs. and work at excessive heights up to and including 100 feet
- Have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
- Ability to travel and have a flexible work schedule
- Team oriented focus
- Willing to pass a pre-employment drug test and background check
Job Requirements
Education/Qualification:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Strong mechanical aptitude and proficiency in working with hand and power tools.
- Exceptional attention to detail and ability to follow instructions accurately.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
- Comfortable working with a computer.
- Eagerness to learn and develop new skills in the field of fire sprinkler system installation.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to walk and maneuver self around construction job sites and climb ladders occasionally.
- Ability to lift, push, and pull heavy pipe daily (10-40 lbs frequently and 50-75 lbs occasionally).
- Bending and squatting frequently and for long periods of time.
- Reaching and performing work above shoulder level frequently and for long periods of time.
- Ability to withstand occasional exposure to hot, cold, and/or inclement weather on job sites.
- Ability to wear PPE such as steel toe shoes, ear plugs, safety glass, safety harnesses, and hard hats occasionally on job sites.
