Emergency Services Team Leader: Mine Rescue & Incident Ops

MSS Security; New South Wales; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MSS Security is seeking an experienced Emergency Services Team Leader to spearhead a site-based Emergency Response Team in a dynamic resource environment. You will manage readiness, incidents, and continuous improvement of emergency services across equipment and personnel.

The role requires oversight of rescue operations, training, and collaboration with site stakeholders to ensure compliance with safety and legislative requirements.

Qualifications

• Leadership and supervision of emergency response teams.
• Strong knowledge of emergency response, rescue procedures, and incident management.
• Experience delivering training, drills, and emergency preparedness activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead Emergency Response Team during incidents, providing command, control, and coordination of emergency and rescue operations
• Act as emergency first response during all call outs and ensure safe, effective incident management
• Coordinate site rescue functions, including First Response Team command and return-to-operations support
• Deliver rescue operations including confined space, working at heights, and high-risk task standby support
• Mentor and develop Emergency Services Officers to maintain a capable, risk-based response team
• Oversee emergency response systems, ensuring readiness, continuous improvement, and compliance with site and legislative requirements
• Support site HSE activities including risk assessments, inspections, hazard reviews, PTOs, and layered audits
• Ensure compliance with HSE policies, PPE requirements, reporting obligations, and risk management processes
• Collaborate with clients, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure legislative, contractual, and site compliance
• Support emergency response planning for high-risk work activities and contribute to site integration and continuous improvement initiatives
• Drive a strong safety culture and continuous improvement

Skills

Leadership

Emergency management

Incident command

Training delivery

Site coordination

Education

Certificate III in Emergency Response and Rescue

Certificate II in Public Safety (Firefighting and Emergency Operations)

Job description

MSS Security is seeking an experienced Emergency Services Team Leader to spearhead a site-based Emergency Response Team in a dynamic resource environment. You will manage readiness, incidents, and continuous improvement of emergency services across equipment and personnel.

The role requires oversight of rescue operations, training, and collaboration with site stakeholders to ensure compliance with safety and legislative requirements.