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About the Role
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) seeks a Fire Marshal in Abu Dhabi to serve on the site Emergency Response Team. The role involves extinguishing fires, executing rescues, participating in fire prevention and inspection activities, and maintaining emergency equipment.
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Responsibilities
- Respond swiftly and safely to all emergency calls and requests for assistance
- Extinguish fires, execute rescues, and handle other unplanned incidents
- Maintain all emergency equipment in a state of operational readiness
- Participate in continuous training and developmental learning programs
- Maintain a satisfactory level of personal fitness, hygiene, appearance, and cleanliness of uniform
- Participate in training courses for EGA employees (e.g., Fire Warden, Fire Induction)
- Perform salvage operations such as protection of affected plant and equipment following an incident
- Clean and inspect equipment and apparatus after returning from an incident
- Inspect equipment and apparatus and notify ERT Management of any defects
- Make minor repairs to equipment and apparatus, perform routine preventative maintenance tasks
- Keep fire station, equipment, and grounds in a clean and orderly condition
- Carry out fire inspections and audits, fire risk assessment, and pre incident planning
Requirements
- NFPA Firefighter 1 and 2 (1001) or equivalent (JOIFF/IFE Grad certificate)
- HAZMAT Awareness 472
- HAZMAT Operations 472
- First Aid – Highfield level 3
- At least 2 years’ experience in a Government or Industrial Fire Department
- At least 2 years’ experience in a Fire Safety/Engineering role
- Reasonable fluency in written and spoken English
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Job Purpose
- The primary function of a Fire Marshal is to work as part of the site Emergency Response Team (ERT) and to engage in proactive duties to protect the plant from emergency situations and to provide a safe working environment for employees.
- A Fire Marshal will engage in extinguishing fires, execution of rescues and other unplanned incidents.
- He will participate in fire prevention and inspection activities, equipment and premises maintenance, and will train in order to deal with all phases of fire suppression, prevention, inspection, rescue and emergency operation.
Key Accountabilities
- Reports through the chain of command to the Supervisor.
- Responds swiftly and safely to all emergency calls and requests for assistance and will deal with emergencies as directed whilst working safely and efficiently as a member of a disciplined team.
- Maintain all emergency equipment in a state of operational readiness, including cleanliness, testing and repairing as required to approved standards and procedures and to undertake checks on emergency resources provided for ERT use, including fire hydrants and other fixed fire detection and suppress
- Take part in a continuous training and developmental learning program by attending lectures, exercises, simulated incidents, practice drill sessions, courses and other forms of training designed to achieve and maintain competence levels.
- Maintain a satisfactory level of personal fitness, hygiene, appearance and cleanliness of uniform commensurate with all the duties of a Fire Marshal.
- Participate in training courses for EGA employees, i.e. Fire Warden, Fire Induction, etc.
- Performs salvage operations such as protection of affected plant and equipment following an incident and removing water and debris.
- Cleans and inspects equipment and apparatus after returning from an incident.
- Inspects equipment and apparatus and notifies ERT Management of any defects or deficiencies.
- Makes minor repairs to equipment and apparatus, performs routine preventative maintenance tasks and maintains records of such actions.
- Keeps fire station, equipment and grounds in a clean and orderly condition.
- Acquires and retains a thorough knowledge of the plant, including topography, building and plant risks, firefighting water supplies, unusual hazards and related items.
Qualifications & Skills
- NFPA Firefighter 1 and 2 (1001) or equivalent (JOIFF/IFE Grad certificate)
- HAZMAT Awareness 472
- HAZMAT Operations 472
- First Aid – Highfield level 3
- At least 2 years’ experience in a Government or Industrial Fire Department or at least 2 years’ experience in a Fire Safety/Engineering role or a combination of the above.
- Reasonable fluency in written and spoken English.
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