Fireman and Fire Engine Driver at Dangote

Business: Refinery
Function / Domain: Health and Safety
Position available for: Both

Position Description

• Firefighting and Rescue Operations in Hydrocarbon Industry and sustain continuously improve his best performance in fire prevention and fire protection.

Job Responsibilities

• Carry-out routine fire patrol in the Refinery site.
• Ensuring that all emergency and firefighting equipment are in a ready and fit-to-use state at all times.
• Turn out to every fire scene within the terminal and outside the terminal as shall be directed.
• Initiate the firefighting/ fire suppression through the deployment of equipment not limited to the fire engine alone. Carry-out daily routine maintenance checks on the fire appliance, water tanker and other ancillary equipment.
• Responsible for replenishing water and foam compound in the fire appliance after every turn out. Responsible for driving the fire engine/water tanker, to and fro every fire scene and for other operations as shall be directed.
• Participate in salvage and rescue operations to limit loss/injury to equipment and personal during any incident.
• Perform stand-by duties to monitor discharge/loading operations of flammables and volatile chemicals. Conduct fire evacuation drills bi-annually and ensure good awareness of the terminal’s emergency procedures.
• Carry-out other duties as assigned. Competence Requirements Excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills
• To turnout and fight all types of emergencies like fire, gas leak, spillage, rescue and structural collapse etc.
• To maintain firefighting equipment and installations to its best performance as designed.
• To prevent fire during all identified critical hot jobs
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Desired Qualification / Preferred Competencies

• Holder of Nigerian Certificate of Education / HND.
• Six Month Fire Training certificate from recognized Fire Training Institute of Nigeria
• Candidate must have current Driver’s License for Fire Engine category.
• Satisfactorily demonstration use of firefighting skills with Firefighting Appliances / Fire Tenders.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a large manufacturing industry which has fire protection system including external fire-hydrant system, sprinkler system, foam spray system and firefighting trucks