Delivery Driver / Shop Hand

Position: Delivery Driver / Shop Hand Company: Columbia Fire, LLC Location: Seattle, WA (9520 10th Ave S) — in-person, with daily driving throughout the Puget Sound service territory. Not remote-eligible. Reports To: Warehouse Manager Employment Type: Full-time, hourly, non-exempt Bargaining Unit Status: Non-union. Columbia Fire is a Local 699 contractor for fire sprinkler field work; this warehouse and delivery position is outside the bargaining unit. Incentive Eligibility: Not eligible for bonus or commission Travel: None outside the service territory. Local driving every day. Experience Level: Entry-level. No prior warehouse, delivery, or fire protection experience required. We train. About the Company Columbia Fire, LLC is a Seattle-based fire protection contractor founded in 2005. We design, install, inspect, test, and service fire sprinkler systems, fire pumps, hydrants, and backflow prevention assemblies, and we are growing our fire alarm capability. We are a union contractor (Sprinkler Fitters Local 699) for sprinkler field work, and we take the quality of that work personally. Columbia Fire is part of Columbia Safety Services, a multi-state regional fire and life safety company building something long-term and formidable across the Pacific Northwest: Columbia Fire, LLC — Seattle, WA Valley Fire Control, LLC — Albany and Newport, OR + Spokane, WA (with an office in St Maries, ID) FFF Protection — Greater Boise, with an office in Nampa, ID Our core values guide how we operate: Customer First, Grit, Effective Communication, Own the Outcome, Take Pride in the Work, and Do the Right Thing. Why This Role Exists Every sprinkler crew we run depends on the right pipe, fittings, hangers, and valves being on site before the crew needs them. When that material does not show up, a journeyman fitter stops installing and starts driving — to the shop, to a supply house, or across town to borrow from another job. That is the most expensive delivery driver in the company, and it is a hidden cost on every project where it happens. Until now, deliveries, supplier pickups, and receiving have been split between the Warehouse Manager and whichever field hand could be spared. That no longer works. This seat exists so one person owns getting material from the supplier to the shop and from the shop to the crew, correctly and on time, and so the Warehouse Manager can run the warehouse instead of driving around it. About the Role You will drive a company flatbed (no CDL required) to job sites across the Puget Sound area, picking up from suppliers and delivering to our crews. Between runs you work in the shop: receiving what comes in, checking it against the purchase order, staging it for the job it belongs to, and keeping the yard and shop in a condition where anyone can find what they are looking for. This is a hands-on, outdoor, on-your-feet job on Seattle construction sites and in a working warehouse. You will handle sprinkler pipe, fittings, hangers, valves, and the tools and equipment that go with them. You will learn what the material is, what it is for, and which crew needs it next. Nobody will be standing over you most of the day, and the job rewards someone who notices what needs doing without being told. This is an entry-level seat with a real path. Many of the people who run shops and crews in this trade started by delivering material to them. If you prove you can be trusted with the load, the vehicle, and the count, there is room to grow here — in the warehouse, or into the sprinkler apprenticeship. What You'll Do Essential Functions Load, secure, and deliver pipe, fittings, hangers, valves, tools, and equipment to active job sites using a company flatbed; strap and bind every load so it arrives undamaged and nothing shifts on the road. Pick up material from suppliers and vendors; verify the pickup against the purchase order before leaving the counter. Unload at the job site and place material wher…

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