Tech IV - Rescue Lead

Total Safety U.S. Inc.; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Total Safety U.S. Inc. is seeking a Lead Rescue Technician to join our safety-conscious team.

The role provides technical rescue standby for client projects, including confined space and technical rope rescue, along with first aid and CPR. You will assess risks, ready equipment, and plan practical solutions to maintain safe working practices in compliance with client standards. Responsibilities include supervising rescue crews, conducting air quality monitoring, and completing daily ICS reports.

Qualifications

• Must have 80 Hour Rescue Technician certification.
• Must have 1 year field experience.
• First Aid with AED and Healthcare Provider CPR.
• Confined Space Entrant/Attendant certification.
• Haz-mat Technician and ICS training are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead rescue standby for customer projects including confined space and rope rescue.
• Assess hazards, ready rescue equipment, and plan safe working practices.
• Perform in case of accident: locate patient, package for extrication, and hand over to EMS.
• Supervise a crew of rescue techs and conduct air quality monitoring as needed.
• Conduct daily job briefings, monitor conditions, and report observations to supervisor.
• Maintain and inventory rescue equipment; ensure readiness.

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Total Safety is looking for a Lead Rescue Technician to join their safety conscious team! The Rescue Lead provides technical rescue standby for customer projects including confined space and technical rope rescue, and first aid and CPR. Assists in assessing risks, readying rescue equipment, and planning practical and effective solutions towards safe working practices in compliance with client’s standards. In case of accident, locates the patient, assesses any injuries, packages for extrication, removes patient from the threatening environment and turns over to EMS for medical attention and transport.

Total Safetyis 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.

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 supervise a crew of rescue techs.

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 on-going 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 Ics (Incident Command System) reports.

In case of accident, locates the patient, assesses any injuries, packages for extrication, removes patient from the threatening environment and turns over to EMS for medical attention and transport. Renders first aid and CPR to 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.

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.

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.

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Skills and Experience:

• 80 Hour Rescue Technician
• 1 Year Field Experience
• Confined Space Entrant/Attendant Certification
• Healthcare Provider CPR
• First Aid with AED
• First Responder/ECA Certification or higher
• 4 Gas Monitor Operation Training
• Incident Command Training (ICS 100,200,700,800)
• Haz-mat Technician
• Familiar with OSHA Atmosphere Limitation
• and Proven Proficiency in Rescue Operations

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