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REPAIRER BREATHING EQUIPMENT

Code: 07936 Local Competitive

Repairer Breathing Equipment is a competitive local-government title, the kind you test for: the exam result, not a hiring manager's pick, decides where you land in line.

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Repairer Breathing Equipment is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.

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Official job specification

The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.

Definition

Under direction, maintains and repairs self-contained breathing equipment used in the fighting of fires and provides training to fire fighters in the proper use of this equipment; performs related work as required.

Examples of work

  • Dismantles breathing equipment, masks, regulators, valves, etc., and provides routine maintenance and repairs in order to assure their proper operations.
  • Overhauls components of the equipment by replacing defective parts and adjusting the equipment and its parts to standards as indicated by its manufacturers.
  • Performs periodic inspections of the equipment as assigned to the various units to ensure the equipment is used and is operating property and that it meets the necessary safety standards.
  • Maintains records and files on the equipment and its parts noting the dates, types of repair and inspections, and condition of the equipment.
  • Operates and provides maintenance and repairs as needed to equipment used to fill air tanks under pressure, such as compressors, valves, holding tanks, etc.
  • Plans and conducts periodic training sessions and drills for firefighters on the proper and safe use of the breathing equipment in the fighting of fires.
  • Classifies, stores and maintains inventory on parts and equipment and provides information necessary for the ordering of supplies, replacement of equipment, and the acquisition of new equipment in the area of breathing equipment.
  • Distributes equipment to the various units and maintains records and files on their location, use, condition, etc.
  • Attends training and seminars concerning breathing equipment in order to maintain and improve knowledge in the area.
  • Keeps informed on the latest developments in the area of the use of breathing equipment in the fighting of fires.
  • Operates equipment used to recharge self-contained breathing apparatus.
  • When necessary, assists in cleaning and maintaining quarters, equipment and apparatus.
  • Keeps needed records.
  • May be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

License

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

  • Knowledge of procedures for requisitioning materials, equipment, parts or supplies.
  • Knowledge of the operation, maintenance, and repair of self- contained breathing equipment.
  • Knowledge of the safety precautions and practices to be followed in the use, maintenance, and repair of self-contained breathing equipment.
  • Knowledge of inventory control procedures.
  • Ability to operate equipment used to recharge self-contained breathing apparatus.
  • Ability to maintain, repair, and overhaul breathing equipment in accordance with predetermined safety and specification standards.
  • Ability to instruct others in the proper and safe use of breathing equipment used in fires.
  • Ability to understand, remember, and carry out oral and written instructions and directives.
  • Ability to obtain, store, safeguard, and distribute needed equipment.
  • Ability to maintain inventory of parts and prepare reports.
  • Ability to record information in written form.
  • Ability to perform duties without direct supervision.
  • Ability to work closely with people, including functioning as a team member.
  • Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
  • Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
  • Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.