TEEX Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service

  • Training Support Technician I - Industrial Fire

  • Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
  • College Station, Texas United States View Map

Job Description

Job Title
Training Support Technician I - Industrial Fire

Agency
Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service

Department
Emergency Services Training Institute

Proposed Minimum Salary
$20.59 hourly

Job Location
College Station, Texas

Job Type
Staff

Job Description

Training Support Technician I - Industrial Fire

$20.59 per hour

1 Full-Time Position

College Station, Texas

The Role at a Glance

The Training Support Technician I, aids the Industrial Program and various training programs relating to emergency service departments on the Brayton Fire Field. Includes direct student contact, conducting preventative maintenance, and minor to major repairs to training props in assigned area. Acts as a safety evaluator during hands-on live fire training scenarios. Recognizes health risks, proper PPE, and analyzes risk. Responsible for tracking all consumable use during all Industrial Program training deliveries, completing required consumable reports, and delivering those reports to the responsible parties prior to set deadlines.

This position reports to the Training Support Foreman.

Qualifications of the Role
  • High School Diploma/GED or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • One year of maintenance or construction repair related experience.
  • Must have a valid motor vehicle operator’s license or ability to obtain within 30 days of employment.
  • Must be able to obtain certification from TEEX for operation in Forklift, Material Handler, and Man-Lift.
  • Must be able to obtain and hold CPR/First Aid/AED certification and an Online Skills Evaluation certification.
  • Must be able to obtain NFPA 470 Online Awareness and Operations.
  • Must be able to obtain Texas Railroad Commission certification for DOT Cylinder Filler and Service and Installation.
  • Must be able to obtain NFPA 1081 Exterior and NFPA 1081 Interior w/ ProBoard certifications.


Equivalency: Will consider no prior experience with a degree in applicable field from an accredited college or university.

About Us

The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) is an internationally recognized leader in emergency response training, workforce training, and technical assistance. Major TEEX competencies include fire and rescue, infrastructure and safety, law enforcement, cybersecurity, economic and workforce development, and homeland security. Every TEEX employee has a direct impact on Making a Difference to the professionals who respond to emergencies, safeguard communities, and ultimately save lives.

We are focused on enhancing organizational effectiveness by creating an optimal work environment that empowers employees to improve themselves and their communities. Additionally, we offer competitive salaries and benefits, value work/life balance, and support employees’ education and professional development.

Benefits You Can Expect from TEEX
  • Medical, dental, vision, life- and long-term disability insurance through The Texas A&M System . TEEX contributes to employee health and basic life premiums. Family enrollment is available.
  • Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
  • 12-15 paid holidays per year.
  • Paid vacation and sick leave.
  • Wellness programs and release time.
  • Access to online learning platforms.
  • Educational reimbursement assistance and release time.
  • Leadership development programs


TEEX Employer Notices Military Crosswalk Info

Applications must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Not doing so could result in an incomplete submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.
TEEX Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service

TEEX Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service

It comes down to saving lives. From providing emergency responders to disasters across the state and nation to developing training and practical workforce solutions, TEEX makes a difference worldwide. More than 174,000 people representing every U.S. state and 109 countries are served annually through on-site and online resources for specialties from homeland security to economic development and workforce training.

Home to some of the world’s top training facilities, the emergency preparedness campus in Bryan/College Station includes the Brayton Fire Training Field, Disaster City® and the Emergency Operations Training Center. Customized TEEX training programs develop practical solutions for each client’s need through hands-on instructional facilities for public utilities, law enforcement and unexploded ordinance training at the home campus or at customer-specified locations worldwide.

Texas A&M Task Force 1 and Texas Task Force 2, the state’s elite urban search and rescue teams, are sponsored by TEEX. Throughout its existence, TX-TF1 has served the state of Texas and the nation by participating in over 100 deployments, completing search and rescue missions with highly trained and qualified personnel.

As part of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium and home to the National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center, TEEX has been leading homeland security training since 1998.

The major TEEX programs include fire and rescue, infrastructure and safety, law enforcement, economic and workforce development, and homeland security. As a member of The Texas A&M University System, TEEX is unique in its ability to access a broad range of emerging research and technical expertise. Beginning with course design and development all the way through hands-on instruction and national certification testing, TEEX delivers comprehensive training through both classroom and hands-on instruction and as online courses. Hosting services for online courses, technical assistance and technology validation, and bilingual training and translation services also are available.

By placing safety and well-being above all and by focusing on prevention and response, TEEX has become a comprehensive training provider through more than 80 years of extension training. Working with other agencies and encouraging involvement has led to better fire safety and emergency response, cleaner drinking water, better roads and infrastructure, improved homeland security, safer workplaces, heightened public safety and security, new therapeutics manufacturing and the evolution of cybersecurity.

Through innovative programs and adaptive outreach, TEEX services are created to train the people who expand the security, occupational and economic development of Texas and beyond.​​​

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