Rescue Technician

Total Safety; Carlsbad (NM); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Total Safety is hiring a Rescue Technician to ensure safety during customer projects, specializing in rescue standby for confined spaces and technical emergencies. Candidates should have at least 2 years of relevant rescue experience, various certifications including CPR and first aid, and be adept in assessing risks and ensuring safety protocols are followed.

The position involves significant fieldwork, such as patient assessment and extrication during emergencies, alongside the routine maintenance of rescue equipment. Total Safety values safety, wellbeing, and accountability among its core values.

Qualifications

• 2 years of relevant rescue experience is required.
• Proven proficiency in rescue operations.
• Familiarity with OSHA Atmosphere Limitation.

Responsibilities

• Assesses potential hazards and drafts rescue preplans.
• Conducts daily job briefings and monitors job conditions.
• Completes incident command reports.
• Renders first aid and CPR when necessary.

Skills

Confined Space Entrant/Attendant Certification

Healthcare Provider CPR

First Aid with AED

First Responder or better preferred

4 Gas Monitor Operation Training

Ability to inspect and perform preventative maintenance

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Total Safety is looking for a Rescue Technician to join their safety conscious team. The Rescue Technician provides technical rescue standby for customer projects including confined space rescue and technical rope rescue, as well as first aid and CPR. They assist in assessing risks, readying rescue equipment, and planning practical and effective solutions toward safe working practices in compliance with client’s standards. In the event of an accident, they locate the patient, assess any injuries, package for extrication, remove the patient from the threatening environment, and hand them over to EMS for medical attention and transport.

About Total Safety

Total Safety is the world's premier provider of integrated safety and compliance services and the products necessary to support them, including gas detection, respiratory protection, safety training, fire protection, compliance and inspection, industrial hygiene, onsite emergency medical treatment/paramedics, communications systems, engineered systems design, and materials management. Our Core Values are People, Safety & Wellbeing, Accountability, Responsibility, Empowerment, Honesty, Transparency, and Integrity.

Essential Duties

• Assists in assessing potential hazards and drafts a Confined Space Rescue Preplan and a Rescue Safety Analysis (RSA). Identifies and communicates potential hazards to all affected parties. Determines hazard controls and emergency contingency plans and ensures that required safety equipment and PPE is readily available and in good working order.
• May conduct general air quality monitoring and make recommendations for hazard control or personal protective equipment based on the interpretation of this data.
• Conducts daily job briefings with customers and workers.
• Performs ongoing monitoring of job conditions and equipment resources and reports observations and recommendations to supervisor to assure both worker and team safety is always maintained.
• Completes daily Incident Command System (ICS) reports.
• In the event of an accident, locates the patient, assesses injuries, packages for extrication, removes the patient from the threatening environment, and turns over to EMS for medical attention and transport. Renders first aid and CPR at the level of training.
• Follows handling, inspection, cleaning, and preventative maintenance guidelines for all rescue equipment so that it is in a constant state of readiness.
• Maintains and accurately inventories and documents all rescue-related equipment.
• Assists with special projects as assigned.

Skills and Experience

• 2 years of relevant rescue experience required.
• Confined Space Entrant/Attendant Certification, Healthcare Provider CPR, First Aid with AED, First Responder or better preferred, Haz‑WHopper, 4 Gas Monitor Operation Training, familiarity with OSHA Atmosphere Limitation, and proven proficiency in rescue operations.
• Ability to inspect, clean and perform preventative maintenance on all rescue equipment so that it is in a constant state of readiness.

Working Environment

• Combination of office and field/production environments.
• Some exposure to wet and/or humid conditions and outside weather conditions.
• Travel to and from customer sites 75% of time.

Educational Requirements

High School diploma or GED.

Total Safety and its subsidiaries afford equal opportunity in employment to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, pregnancy, familial status, disability status, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under Federal, State or Local law. Total Safety is an Equal Opportunity Employer.