Fire Systems Specialist

Location: Burns Harbor, IN

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel has an immediate opportunity for a Fire Systems Specialist at our Burns Harbor, IN operation. This is an excellent opportunity for a safety-focused professional who enjoys hands-on technical work, problem-solving, and collaborating across teams. In this role, you will play an important part in helping protect our employees, facilities, and operations by supporting the reliability and performance of fire detection, alarm, and suppression systems throughout Burns Harbor.

Summary of Responsibilities

• Develop scopes and specifications for new, upgraded, and replacement fire protection systems.
• Support project management, design reviews, approvals, and system installations.
• Train employees and emergency responders on fire protection systems, alarms, impairments, and response procedures.
• Coordinate contractor and internal labor activities, ensuring quality, qualifications, and corrective actions.
• Witness and verify acceptance testing, documentation, and turnover of new systems.
• Manage inspections, testing, preventive maintenance, impairments, troubleshooting, and repairs of fire protection systems.
• Coordinate with engineering, safety, emergency services, insurers, and regulatory authorities on fire protection matters.
• Issue work orders, requisitions, and parts orders while prioritizing risks and tracking deficiencies to closure.
• Maintain system records, inventories, drawings, reports, and provide emergency response support during fire system events along with other duties as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 3 years of relevant work experience
• Ability to safely perform field work at heights and in industrial environments under varying conditions.
• Proficiency in reading and interpreting blueprints, fire protection drawings, wiring diagrams, and technical manuals.
• Experience with fire protection system inspection, testing, maintenance, troubleshooting, and related mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office, electronic recordkeeping, safe work practices, and maintaining required training, licenses, or certifications.
• Applicants for this position must be currently legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree or technical training in fire protection, electrical, mechanical, or electronics technology preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across departments.
• Experience with industrial fire protection systems, including alarms, sprinklers, deluge, dry-pipe, fire pumps, hydrants, and special-hazard suppression systems.
• NICET certification and manufacturer-specific training related to fire alarm and suppression systems preferred.
• Knowledge of NFPA standards, impairment management, and contractor coordination in a heavy industrial environment.

Relocation assistance is not provided for this position.

Cleveland-Cliffs is a leading North America-based steel producer with focus on value-added sheet products, particularly for the automotive industry. The Company is vertically integrated from the mining of iron ore, production of pellets and direct reduced iron, and processing of ferrous scrap through primary steelmaking and downstream finishing, stamping, tooling, and tubing. We offer an excellent total compensation package, including competitive pay with variable compensation opportunity, health insurance, retirement plan, education assistance, paid time off, and more.  

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or call 1-(312) 899-3097 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Do not email your application materials to this email address. Application materials sent to this email address will not be considered.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is an equal opportunity employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability. We are a drug-free workplace and conduct pre-employment screening as a condition of employment.