We are hiring an Industrial Fire Captain with proven leadership experience in the emergency fire/EMS industry and a demonstrated commitment to cultivating a positive, collaborative work environment. You must be a willing teacher and coach, comfortable with rapidly developing changes, and know what it takes to instill a healthy sense of pride and ownership on your team and be comfortable in a command role.

Job Summary:

The Fire Captain will direct and coordinate the activities of an assigned shift. They will be responsible to ensure that appropriate fire/ems support is provided in the controlling and extinguishing of fires; rescuing persons endangered by structural fires; preventing fire by reducing or eliminating potential fire hazards; responding to and providing assistance for medical aid calls, vehicle accidents, and Hazmat incidents.

This is considered a safety sensitive position and is subject to both, the Company’s and the Client’s Industrial Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy, which includes: pre-employment testing, post-accident testing, random testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return to duty testing and follow-up testing.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for all services including fire response, training, EMS, and basic safety duties as outlined in the scope of work.
Interact with client supervision and management for work assignment and other pertinent short- and long-term planning.
Maintains a competent and motivated work force, with emphasis on first-line supervisor accountability, through work assignments, performance evaluation, counseling, training, and managing member performance improvement actions.
Plans and oversees quality of the operations and field crews, including the monitoring of work standards, productively, acceptable work quality and service.
Submittal and coordination of payroll records and invoicing.
Incident command trained and has refinery experience acceptable to CITGO.
Maintains clear, timely, and accurate communications between company/customer management, administration staff, and personnel to ensure that standby services and support activities achieve company objectives.
Maintains safety as the number one objective for all personnel. Enforces common safety standards and demonstrates that the belief is all accidents and injuries are preventable and unacceptable.
Able to meet the physical requirements required to perform firefighting tasks.
Remains skilled in and properly applies modern fire suppression tactics, methods, and procedures at training drills and emergency Incidents.
Projects a positive attitude and image to the client as a fire service professional to meet the client’s needs.
Works effectively in following policies and procedures.
Performs additional duties as required.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
State of Louisiana Firefighter I/II or NFPA 1081 Industrial Firefighter
State of Louisiana Emergency Medical Technician – Basic
State of Louisiana Fire Officer I or higher
State of Louisiana Fire Instructor I or higher
Hazmat Technician Level (within 12 months of hire date)
Rescue Rope Technician (within 12 months of hire date)
Marine/general Spill Response (within 12 months of hire date)
NIMS 300 (within 12 months of hire date)

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Fire Captain - Industrial