Fire Medic

Position Title:
Fire Medic

Pay Rate :
$52,100-$83,900
Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range. This is a salary non-exempt role and is overtime eligible.

Category/Shift :
Salaried Full-Time

Physical Location :
601 County Road 78
Selma, AL

The Job You Will Perform:

- Provide Incident Command support and leadership to the mill Emergency Response Team

- Respond to all mill site emergencies - fire, hazardous materials, medical and natural disasters

- Daily inspect and audit ERT response truck and emergency equipment.

- Provide first aid and emergency medical treatment; resolve injury management concerns; complete paperwork

- Assist the Riverdale Mill’s Fire Chief with inspections/tests/maintenance of the mill’s fire protection systems

- Interface with Corporate Risk Management and FM Global, especially with fire system impairments

- Serve as a relief IPCC for the fire chief with managing fire system contractors

- Evaluate and oversee permitting of high-risk tasks

- Collaborate with the Fire Chief for developing and implementing training plans for the mill Emergency Response Team

- Assist with classroom and field instruction for the mill Emergency Response Team

- Participate in critical planning discussions that involve emergency response scenarios.

- Work with area teams to review and organize emergency plans for all high-risk areas / tasks.

- Participate with reviewing required SOPs concerning ERT training, equipment maintenance & calibration, and rescue plans.

- Act as a liaison between mill and outside emergency services.

- Develop and manage confined entry rescue plans.

- Maintain a current roster of all active members of the ERT Team.

- Encourage and campaign for new membership, actively promote ERT Team through mill communications

- Participate in new hire integration process to train on relevant emergency response procedures and preventative measures

- Assist with conducting SCBA refilling, inspections, and training throughout the mill.

- Assist Mill Nurses to assist in any medical related duties.

The Skills You Will Bring:
Minimum Qualifications:

- Certified Basic EMT

- Confined Space Rescue

- High Angle Rescue and Emergency Rope/Knots Techniques

- Operations Level trained in hazardous material response

- Trained to Firefighter Mod. 1

- Must be able to work shift rotation including night and weekends.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Fire Officer 1 certification

- Certified Advanced EMT

- Trained in all aspects of Incident Command

- Trained in rescue operations

- Trained in basic industrial fire fighting

- Basic knowledge of fire protection systems

- At least two years of Emergency Response experience