Industrial Firefighter

**Work Site Environment**:

- Outdoors
- At heights
- Confined spaces
- Dangerous
- Wet/damp
- Odours
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated
- Search and rescue

**Work Setting**:

- Rural area
- Various locations
- Willing to relocate
- Relocation costs not covered by employer

**Tasks**:

- Respond to fire alarms and other calls for assistance
- Administer first-aid and other assistance
- Maintain firefighting equipment
- Assist police, the public and emergency organizations during major disasters
- Provide paramedical aid to accident victims or ill persons
- Provide fire prevention education programs
- Co-ordinate the work of other firefighters
- Supervise other firefighters
- Provide consultative services to government, business and other organizations
- Lead discussion groups and seminars
- Ensure safety of rescuers and victims at accident scenes
- Deliver lectures and presentations
- Prepare reports
- Supervise teaching assistants

**Supervision**:

- 1 to 2 people
- 3-4 people
- 5-10 people
- 11-15 people
- 16-20 people
- More than 20 people
- Working groups
- Staff in various areas of responsibility

**Certificates, Licences, Memberships, and Courses**:

- Firefighter Certificate Level I and II
- Emergency Medical Technician - Basic (EMT-B)
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate

**Target Audience**:

- Adults

**Computer and Technology Knowledge**:

- MS Excel
- MS Word
- MS Outlook
- MS Project

**Fire Fighting Experience**:

- Industrial services

**Equipment and Machinery Experience**:

- Gas detecting devices

**Teaching Format Experience**:

- Tutor/one-on-one instruction

**Security and Safety**:

- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)

**Transportation/Travel Information**:

- Valid driver's licence
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Willing to travel regularly
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Willing to travel

**Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Bending, crouching, kneeling

**Own Tools/Equipment**:

- Safety glasses/goggles

**Personal Suitability**:

- Effective interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Client focus

**Workplace information**:

- On the road job

**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

**Financial benefits**:

- As per collective agreement