Job Description

Main duties and responsibilitiesNew projects/Upgrades and maintenance:

• Give advice to relevant plant responsible persons on upgrading old fire systems.
• Plan maintenance on fire systems in conjunction with plant shutdowns.
• To arrange plant visits, meetings and site inspections.
• Compile a complete scope of works regarding the work to be done.
• Attend project meetings.
• Discuss proposals for new systems and upgrade of old systems
• Communicate with all parties involved.
• Coordinate all activities and ensure work commences and is completed according to target dates.
• Consistently inspect work and progress of contractors.
• Commission the system on completion to verify performance and efficiency.
• Ensure all drawings are done and updated.

Administration:

• Compile capexs where needed.
• Load purchase request.
• Load waybills for maintenance of fire equipment.
• Expedite Request/orders loaded with the buyer.
• Register safety/maintenance job cards for plant repair sections.
• Execute job cards loaded against Emergency Services.
• Load job cards loaded against Emergency Services.
• Ensure a technical specification is in place for each material item code
• Keep maintenance progress updated
• Keep People soft activity list updated

Coordinating AFST and other contractors:

• Maintain stock levels of spares.
• Coordinate all scheduled inspections.
• Keep record of scheduled inspections and monthly reports from AFST.
• Sign off job cards.
• Schedule daily meetings with AFST.
• Print Faults and relevant sub-standard sheets for AFST to address and comment on the form of corrections done.

Inspection One Barcode system.

• System administrator and manager
• Create specific fire items (equipment) to schedule for inspections
• Link plant allocated equipment to each Fire officer and schedule inspection frequency
• Receive daily deviations and attend to
• Draw reports to see progressive executions and specific deviations logged by individuals

Attend all fire incident investigations:

• Ensure system upgrades and new systems to meet corrective action needs.

Adhoc

• Day shift worker which may change as operational needs arise:
• Current working hours are: 07:15 - 16:00
• Perform all ad hoc duties as requested by the Team Manager.
• Attend to all emergencies, fire, rescue and medical assistance.

Stand in for Emergency officers who are absent with leave, sick, training etc.Firefighting Experience: Minimum 6 years of which 2 must be at grade 08 level. Ideal 7 years experience.

• Hazmat incidents.
• Medical response and assistance.
• Rope rescue.
• Fire systems and portable fire equipment.
• Commissioning of fire systems.
• Conduct training: Fire and Hazmat.

Project Management, minimum 1 year and ideal 2 years experiencePrimary Qualification:

• Grade 12
• National Diploma in Fire Technology or Diploma for SAESI or IFE. Basic Ambulance Assistant (Internal) and AEA (External)
• Hazmat Operational and, Technician
• Fire Man Certificate or Firefighter 1 & 2
• Rope Technician level 1&2

Ideal QualificationAEA/Intermediate Life supportA Code C1 (10) drivers licence (PDrP)

Columbus Stainless (PTY) LTD.