Chief Fire Officer - Richards Bay
Qualifications & Expertise
- National diploma in Fire Engineering or related field
- Intermediate Life Support Paramedic (advantageous)
- Basic life support paramedic (minimum)
- Supervisory or Management Qualification
- Hazmat Technician
- Registered with the HPCSA BLS Paramedic
- C1 Drivers License
- Professional Driving Permit
- Fire Prevention and Safety Strategies
- Fire Investigation
- Incident Commander
- Snake identification/bite treatment and snake handling
- Advanced Industrial Fire Fighting
- Computerized maintenance management system such as SAP
- Fixed fire detection/suppression system testing/inspection/maintenance regimes
- MS Office including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook
- Familiarity with ISO 14001 and 45001 advantageous
- 10 Years experience in industrial / Municipal Fire Services in a supervisory/management experience capacity
- 5 years experience performing an emergency response function firefighter/paramedic
- Respond to and Manage Fire, Hazmat and medical incidents/emergencies on
the site, deploying internal and external resources where required. - Fixed and portable fire equipment inspections/maintenance including risk
mitigation - Fire prevention audits
- Fire investigations
- High fire risk maintenance work mitigations
- Operational and maintenance expenses related to the emergency team
- Job Observations/ Behavioural based audits/engagement board sessions
- Planning of actions derived from drills/audits/incidents
- Review and continuously improve existing emergency procedures and policies
- Review and update emergency training requirements for the mill and department
as required - Legal compliance of emergency equipment
- Plan emergency response drills and training exercises
- Emergency equipment licenses and certifications
- Capital equipment replacements and upgrades related to the emergency team as well as fixed fire systems within the mill
- Engagements with local authorities and industries for cross training/drills
- Accountable for the readiness of the emergency response team
- Accountable for the readiness of emergency response equipment and installations
- Accountable for emergency response/readiness engagements with localauthorities and neighbouring communities
- Accountable for the implementation of fire prevention strategies inter alia
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