Emergency Services Officer

Job No: PacAl674

Location: Invercargill

Employment Status: Full-time

No. of Vacancies: 1

Closing Date: 13 Jan 2019 PST

• Excellent salary package including 10% superannuation
• Performance bonus
• Day work – no rostered night shifts!

New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter is a member of the Rio Tinto group of companies competing in world commodity markets for primary aluminium.

At NZAS the best people in the industry make some of the purest aluminium in the world, using renewable hydro-electricity. We pride ourselves on being a world leader in quality aluminium products, founded on our deep commitment to safety and operational excellence.

The primary purpose of this role is two-fold: firstly as the Emergency Services Officer for the NZAS site, and secondly as the Chief Fire Officer of the onsite volunteer Tiwai Industrial Fire Brigade.

The Emergency Services Officer is the interface with many people across site. This requires a good working knowledge of NZAS business processes, legislation, protocols, and contingency procedures, particularly involving disaster management and recovery, and HSE compliance.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing appropriate training and development opportunities for emergency team members ensuring that training meets Fire and Emergency Standards.
• Developing training plans, risk plans and scenarios in areas of risk across site which includes familiarization with equipment and procedures.
• Providing ‘Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Training’ and ‘Line Rescue ‘opportunities for emergency services team members.
• Planning Disaster Management Recovery exercises.

To be successful in this role you'll have: 

• A station officer or fire fighter (career or volunteer) qualification and experience,
• Experience and or qualifications in disaster management recovery, and workplace training and assessment.

At NZAS, you will be rewarded with an attractive salary and employee benefits including 10% superannuation and performance bonuses.  Working within a dynamic and friendly culture, in an organisation renowned for its world class safety standards and high quality product, this is an opportunity not to be missed. 

As a passionate equal opportunity employer, we encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

Candidates must have the ability to live and work indefinitely in New Zealand.

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Applications close on Sunday, 13 January 2019.