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Careers: Fire Extinguisher Sales & Service Engineers



   Position Summary :
   Summary

Detailed Information :
   Job Description
   Person Spec’
   Pay & Benefits
   Selection Process
   Induction & Training


Induction & Training - Introduction

The precise format of our induction training will vary dependant upon many factors such as geography, timing, availability of trade examinations, availability of company resources and, not least, the particular strengths and weaknesses of the individual candidate. Below, however, follows a fairly typical template.

Initial Induction & Training

There will be a relatively brief and informal period of induction giving an overview of the Company, your peers, your line manager, health & safety, etc. Additional introductions will also be made to office staff and other business activities dependant upon location.

Following this relatively brief training, you will then typically be introduced in some depth to the Service Engineer’s role and how it is undertaken. Specifically, you will be introduced to how to properly service portable fire extinguishers in accordance with BS 5306 part 3, and how to survey sites in accordance with BS 5306 part 8. This training will typically be a mix of in-house classroom-environment training & induction, and accompanied ‘in the field’ training.

In total, this part of the training will typically take between one and four weeks, dependant on the course below.

Potentially, this training can be anywhere in Great Britain, although it usually consists of a mix of a time near one of our regional centres together with time spent in the employees’ own patch.

Trade Association Residential Course

A key determining factor in the timescale of your training will be the timing and availability of the applicable trade course.

As soon as possible in your employment, you will be entered on residential training course, “Service & Maintenance of Portable Fire Extinguishers”, provided by the FIA, a trade association.

During this course, you will expand the knowledge already gained. You will be provided with both theoretical knowledge and practical experience of carrying out servicing and maintenance of a number of portable extinguisher types. You will learn the theory of fire and of extinguishing, including the fire triangle/tetrahedron, fire ratings and flammable materials. You will then move on to selecting and positioning the right extinguisher for any give area, carry out servicing including a hands-on period where you will be expected to carry out an inspection and service on a range of extinguishers.

The duration of the course is three days three days, followed on the fourth day by a recognised trade exam, invigilated and marked by BAFE.

First Steps on Your Own

Dependant upon your progress on the Company’s induction course, once you have passed the exam and attained your qualification you should be able to carry out extinguisher servicing and site surveys without further direct constant supervision.

Of course, careful mentoring and peer support will be provided throughout this initial period of you learning your new role. Additionally, the Company will provide a higher than normal element of quality management to help ensure its rigorous standards are maintained for everyone’s benefit.

Beyond This

Assuming you progress as expected and your quality audits demonstrate excellence in your work, you should expect levels of close supervision to diminish appropriately in accordance with your increasing experience.

However training is of course ongoing and there is a currently requirement to sit refresher courses and examinations periodically, every three years. Further training and examination requirements may develop as the trade, the Group and its staff all develop.


We are members of FIA, the Fire Industry Association (formerly FETA and the BFPSA). Click here to find out more. We've over 70 years experience with parts of our group having been trading since 1947! Click here to find out more. We are BS EN ISO 9001:2015 certified by the UKAS-accredited independent third party, BSI. Click here to find out more. We are registered with BAFE, the British Approvals for Fire Equipment. Click here to find out more. We are members of the IFE, the Institution of Fire Engineers. Click here to find out more. We carry comprehensive Public & Product Liability and/or Professional Indemnity Insurance up to the value of a staggering £5m! Click here to find out more. We are members of IFEDA, the Independent Fire Engineering & Distributors Association. Click here to find out more.