Fire Officer ( Senior ) at Proten

Level: Supervisory

Reporting line: Fire Chief

Summary: The idle Candidate would be responsible for all fire related matter in both the petrochemical and fertilizer plants 

Role Scope:

• To organize and operate total fire brigade to deliver best performance in minimum time during firefighting, rescue and other emergencies which are mentioned in On site emergency management plan.
• To ensure all installed portable firefighting equipment and fixed firefighting systems operate at its best designed performance.
• To continuously improve the firefighting capabilities of fire services and employees of the plants and facilities by imparting training and conducting mock drills.
• To ensure best standby fireman duties are available for fire prevention during all extraordinary hazardous jobs.
• To ensure that fire detection and alarm systems are functional.
• To direct the firefighting operations in absence of fire chief.
• To upkeep fire trucks and fire pumps to best performance.
• To ensure the availability of fire station manpower 24X7
• To ensure   performance of shift duties of the shift fire crew are satisfactory. 
• To ensure best performance of the fire crew members in firefighting skill and rescue jobs.
• To ensure continuous improvement of awareness of employees and security staff on Fire prevention and Protection systems.

Responsibilities:

• To complete all firefighting training schedules and mock drills for the fire crew, security staffs and employees of plants and facilities, as planned and scheduled.
• To complete all periodical servicing and maintenance of portable firefighting equipment and fixed firefighting systems as planned.
• To keep inventory of fire extinguishing mediums and spares of firefighting equipment and fixed systems.
• To coordinate with operation and maintenance employees of plants and buildings and facilitate them fire prevention standby fireman duties and firefighting equipment.
• To solve all problems of the fire crew members related to administration and to motivate them to deliver their best performance.
• To turnout and attend the fire and emergency calls.
• Fire crew shift scheduling and manpower management.
• To conduct daily drills for fire crew.
• To conduct classroom training on Fire protection system and Emergency Management plan for the employees.
• To conduct live firefighting training for employees and security staff.
• To monitor the responsibilities of shift fire crew on checking of firefighting equipment.

Qualifications

Qualification & Experience:

• Degree in fire science/Engineering from recognized institute
• Experience: 12-15 years of fire services in Petrochemical/Refinery and Fertilizer Industries

Additional Information

Accountability

• Accountable for achieving HSEF objectives of the department.
• Accountable for achieving compliance of fire annual plan

Job Knowledge

• Expertise in fire prevention and fire protection systems of oil & gas Industry.
• Expertise of firefighting techniques and strategies of major petrochemicals and fertilizer plants.
• Knowledge of maintenance of firefighting appliances and equipment.
• Knowledge of operation and maintenance of fixed firefighting systems.
• Knowledge of fire and gas alarm systems.
• Knowledge of fire prevention procedures of hydrocarbon Industries.
• Working knowledge with computer, MS office etc.

Job specific skills:

• Operational capability of fire prevention and emergency management systems
• Safety during critical confined space entry.
• Maintenance of fire water systems and fixed foam systems.
• Maintenance of fire trucks and driving skill.
• Supervision of fire crew.