What are the responsibilities and job description for the Part-time Rescue Technician position at SET Environmental Inc?
POSITION DESCRIPTION
- Provide site safety and technical rescue standby for customer's projects including confined space rescue and technical rope rescue
- Assess potential hazards and draft written rescue plan
- Identify and communicate potential hazards to all affected parties
- Determine hazard controls and emergency contingency plans and make recommendations if needed
- Ensure that required safety equipment and PPE is readily available and in good working order
- Conduct daily job briefings with customers and employees
- Follow handling, inspection, cleaning, and preventative maintenance guidelines for all rescue equipment so that it is in a constant state of readiness
- Monitor areas for hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions
- Assist with emergency First Aid as required
- Supplied Air Bottle Watch, Fire Watch, and Confined Space Attendant
- Perform other miscellaneous duties as necessary
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
- High school diploma or equivalent, preferred
- 1 Year of experience preferred in either Safety, Rope/Rescue, Hazmat, Industrial setting, etc.
- Available to travel out of state
- Valid Driver's License with good driving record that meets insurance requirements
- Proficient with SCBA and other tight-fitting respirators
- Works well in stressful situations
- Must be willing to continue training and education throughout employment
- Ability to respond to out-of-town projects as needed
- Ability to speak, read, and write English sufficiently
- Ability to work in tight spaces and heights
- Comfortable working without a fixed schedule
- Ability to perform physical labor under direction of crew leads
- Industry/Construction experience preferred but not required
- Must pass DOT physical including drug screen
- Ability to use computers and phone apps and programs
- Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) Rope Operations Certification or equivalent (Preferred)
- Illinois OSFM Confined Space Specialist Certification or equivalent (Preferred)
- Illinois OSFM Hazardous Materials Operations Certification or equivalent (Preferred)
- Incident Command System Training ICS (Preferred)
- Emergency Medical Responder, Emergency Medical Technician, or Paramedic (Preferred)
- Transportation Workers Identification Card TWIC (Preferred)
- Medical Training (Preferred)
- CPR/AED/First Aid (Preferred)
- OSHA 30 (Preferred)
- Hazardous Materials Training (Preferred)
Safety Training (Preferred)
SET Environmental is an equal employment opportunity employer which provides a drug-free workplace.