Lock, Safe and Vault Technician

Locksmith, Safe, and Vault Technician

New Jersey
$25–$35 per hour | Full-time | Mobile role

We are working with a well-established security services business that is adding a technician to its safe, vault, and banking equipment team.

You will cover customer locations across Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam counties. The work includes planned maintenance, fault diagnosis, combination changes, repairs, and customer support. This opportunity could suit an experienced locksmith or a mechanically capable technician with relevant safe, vault, or banking equipment knowledge.

The role

• Service and maintain commercial safes, vaults, locks, and related security equipment.

• Change combinations on mechanical and electronic locking systems.

• Open safe-deposit boxes and replace defective locks.

• Inspect and test vault security features and access controls.

• Work with time locks, time movements, and associated tables.

• Diagnose mechanical, electronic, and software faults.

• Repair drive-up banking equipment, including VAT systems and deal drawers.

• Complete scheduled cleaning and basic equipment maintenance.

• Respond promptly to faults that could affect security or customer operations.

• Explain equipment use and basic troubleshooting to customers and colleagues.

• Keep knowledge of security products and working practices up to date.

About you

• Mechanically minded with a practical approach to problem-solving.

• Comfortable using email and basic computer systems, including Outlook.

• Able to organize a mobile workload and manage competing priorities.

• Calm and professional when dealing with urgent or high-pressure situations.

• Careful when following technical instructions and security procedures.

• Physically able to bend, kneel, stoop, stand, and walk throughout the working day.

• Holder of a valid driver’s license, vehicle insurance, and a clean driving record.

Previous experience with locksmithing, safes, vaults, drive-up systems, or banking security equipment is highly desirable.

What’s offered

• $25–$35 per hour.

• 401(k).

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Paid time off.

Please note, if your application is suitable, one of our consultants will call you within 5 working days. If you have not heard from us within this time, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful, however we will keep your details on our talent management system to consider you for future opportunities.