Improvement Technician

South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 26 000 - 28 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Enhanced sick pay

Free on-site gym access

Cycle to work scheme

Emergency services discounts

Enhanced maternity/paternity schemes

LGPS pension

Résumé du poste

South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue is seeking an Improvement Technician for the Firefighter Safety Team, based at SYFR Headquarters in Sheffield. The role focuses on improving safety through data analysis, incident debriefs, and developing operational guidance and training.

The post supports an 37-hour week with a flexi-time scheme. You will collate information from incident reviews, maintain risk information records, identify trends, and assist the operational guidance and development teams.

Qualifications

• Experience performing administrative tasks in work, education, or personal settings.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Experience with emails, document creation, and data entry.
• Positive attitude and commitment to high standards of work.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsabilités

• Utilise multiple software systems to collate, record, analyse, and visualise data.
• Support operational personnel to carry out their work safely.
• Produce reports, procedures, statistical returns, and data analysis.
• Perform general administrative duties including filing, scanning, and document preparation.
• Liaise with internal teams and external agencies to ensure effective work processes.
• Promote and comply with SYFR policies including equality, diversity, health, safety, and wellbeing.

Connaissances

Admin tasks

Microsoft Office

Data entry

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Outils

SSRI

CFRMIS

Description du poste

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Firefighter Safety Team for an Improvement Technician, based at SYFR Headquarters in Sheffield.

Improvement Technician

Location

SYFR Headquarters, Eyre Street, Sheffield S1 3FG

Hours

Full Time – 37 Hours per week (Flexi-Time Scheme)

Contract

Permanent

Salary

£26,403 – £28,142 per annum (Grade 4) *To increase subject to national pay award negotiations for 2026.

New starters will commence on the bottom of the salary grade and will receive increases to the top of the grade on an incremental basis.

This role will play a vital part in supporting operational crews by helping improve safety, analysing operational learning, and ensuring effective management of risk information, and supporting the development of operational guidance and training.

Key Purpose

Deliver and support improvement activities across the Firefighter Safety Team. Work collaboratively with operational teams to resolve issues and improve performance.

• Collate and analyse information from incident debriefs and other operational learning sources.
• Maintain, update, and administrate Site Specific Risk Information (SSRI) and CFRMIS records.
• Identify trends from operational feedback and contribute to safer working practices.
• Support the operational guidance team.
• Support the operational development team.

Main Responsibilities

• Utilise multiple software systems to collate, record, analyse, and visualise data.
• Support operational personnel to carry out their work safely.
• Produce reports, procedures, statistical returns, and data analysis.
• Perform general administrative duties including filing, scanning, and document preparation.
• Liaise with internal teams and external agencies to ensure effective work processes.
• Promote and comply with SYFR policies including equality, diversity, health, safety, and wellbeing.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Experience of administrative tasks in a work, education, or personal setting.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office applications confidently.
• Experience of sending/receiving emails, creating documents, and data entry.
• Positive attitude and commitment to high standards of work.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.

Closing date for applications is 12:00hrs on 6th November 2026.

We offer 28 days annual leave (pro-rata) plus Bank Holidays. Annual leave increases after 5 years' service to 32 days, followed by an extra day a year up to a maximum of 37 days. We also operate a generous flexi time attendance scheme. Most of our corporate roles offer flexi time and agile working, meaning people can vary their hours to suit their commitments outside of work as agreed with their line manager. Flexi time can be accrued with a potential of up to 13 days to be taken within a year.

All eligible corporate staff are auto-enrolled onto the Local Government Pension Scheme with personal contributions ranging from 5.5% to 12.5%. It is a defined benefit pension scheme that means pensions are based on salary and the length of paying into the scheme. 1/49th of your pensionable salary is added to your pot per year plus cost of living adjustments. Further information on the scheme, and additional benefits, can be found on the LGPS website.

Other Benefits

• Enhanced sick pay.
• Access to free on-site gyms.
• A cycle 2 work scheme.
• Access to emergency services discounts across a wide variety of popular companies.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity schemes.
• The opportunity to join the TransaveUK credit union.

We are committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives and talents. We warmly welcome applications from individuals who identify with underrepresented groups within our workforce, including individuals from Minority Ethnic backgrounds, women, those who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender (LGBT+), and individuals with disabilities. In addition, we will look to support anyone who requires Part Time/Job share working hours. We believe that a diverse workforce leads to innovation, creativity, and better decision-making, and we are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone can thrive.

Please note the appointment is subject to successful pre-employment screening i.e. asylum and immigration check, references, medical screening, and a minimum of a standard level Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check which includes current and spent criminal records information. Enhanced checks with barred lists will be carried out for roles that undertake ‘regulated activity' which is a term related to working with children or vulnerable adults. South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue's recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults, Children and Young People. All staff are expected to share this commitment.

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