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Job description / Role
Job Purpose
Drive fire vehicle to the emergency scene, and operate fire and rescue apparatus to ensure adequate functioning of the equipped vehicle within the emergency responses, in line with the event leader directions.
Carry out daily inspection checks and conduct periodical performance testing of fire truck and its firefighting equipment to ensure their availability on demand
Job Specific Accountabilities
Emergency Response
- Keep approachable, alert and in standby condition to respond immediately to emergencies, in line with the in-charge instructions, and provide with appropriate recovery kit for different types of emergencies; fire, oil spill, failures, etc.
- Drive firefighting truck and other emergency response vehicles as instructed to the scene of fire, rescue and other areas.
- Operate fire truck pumps and other mechanical rescue equipment and accessories during emergency to ensure the needful support is provided to fire & rescue team.
- Drive fire truck and other emergency response vehicles to the scene of incidents and safety operate to fight fire and rescue personnel.
- Assist the fire & rescue team in providing first-aid services to injured personnel, and provide with transportation to hospital as required.
Equipment Readiness
- Carry out inspection and maintenance of all firefighting and fire suppression equipment located in fire trucks to ensure their availability for use on demand.
- Carry out tests and demonstration exercises on fire truck operation and firefighting and fire suppression equipment to ensure reliability.
- Carry out all the routine required tests of fire truck operation like fire pump test, monitors test of Foam/Water/ DCP system operation and notes the performance results.
- Assists in performing rescue operations from fires, vessels, pits, confined spaces, high elevations and drowning following company procedures and regulations.
Administrative
- Prepare, update and maintain all the records of fire truck in line with the Management Systems of HSE, Quality, or Company.
- Monitor the administrative documents of the vehicles and equipment; i.e. registration, licensing, etc. to ensure that validity and formality of vehicles.
- Participate in the HSE, Fire and other related events and activities to ensure providing the needful support; i.e. drills, trainings, road closure permits, etc. new operators for operation of fire truck
Daily Activities
- Undergo physical fitness training on daily and weekly basis to ensure the self-health and physical ability to carry out activities.
- Carry out basic maintenance of fire trucks and equipment; washes, hangs hoses, tank refill, etc. to sustain and ensure operability.
- Maintain the emergency response, firefighting and assigned equipment for HSE or plant, to ensure availability and operability all time; fire hoses, extinguishers, foam testing, reticulation system, breathing apparatus, resuscitation equipment, hydrants and isolation valves etc.
- Operate and refill the firefighting machines and equipment to ensure readiness; i.e. powder, CO2 and Nitrogen re-filling machines, etc. according to safe operating procedure.
Requirements:
Minimum Experience, Knowledge & Skills
- 4 years of experience in technical, fire occupations, and driving.
- Knowledge of facility topography, location of hydrants, operation of pumps, ladder, rescue, tanker and fire apparatus equipment.
- Knowledge on first-aid including CPR, basic assessment and causality handling
Revenues/ Budget: As per approved financial budget
Direct Reports: As per organization chart
Indirect Reports: As per organization chart
Professional Certifications
- NFPA 1001 & 472
- Heavy Vehicle License.
- Defensive Driving License
About the Company
We are one of the world's leading energy producers, and a primary catalyst for Abu Dhabi’s growth and diversification.
We operate across the entire hydrocarbon value chain, through a network of fully-integrated businesses, with interests that range from exploration, production, storage, refining and distribution, to the development of a wide-range of petrochemical products.
Since 1971, we have created thousands of jobs, driven the growth of a diverse knowledge-based economy, and played a key role in Abu Dhabi’s global emergence.
Today, we continue to look for new and innovative ways to maximize the value of our resources, pioneering those approaches and technologies that will ensure we are able to meet the demands of an ever-changing energy market, and continue to have a positive impact on the Abu Dhabi economy for generations to come.
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