Emergency Services Officer

Fortescue has an exciting future ahead. As well as producing over 180 million tonnes of iron ore per year, we’re diversifying our business to become an integrated global green energy and resources company.

Emergency Services Officer

Work Location: Fortescue’s Eliwana mine is located on the traditional lands of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama people.

Roster: 8/6, 7/7 (days/nights)

Reporting to the Eliwana Emergency Services Supervisor, Emergency Services Officers are response team members for all emergency incidents on site, assisting with the day to day running of the emergency services and medical team. You will also be required to ensure that site based and corporate policies, procedures and plans in relation to emergency management, security management, and medical management are complied with at all times.

Key accountability will include:

• Respond to onsite emergencies and maintain a state of operational readiness.
• To provide leadership and training services for the emergency response volunteer team (ERT) and other site departments in emergency management practices.
• Equipment preparedness including compliance inspections and reporting.
• Conduct of site fitness for work requirements in accordance with site and company alcohol and other drugs (AOD) policies.
• Plan, co-ordinate, and participate in site emergency drills.
• To provide medical services and ensure medical facilities are maintained in an operationally ready status.

Qualifications and skills required:

• Previous experience in the mining and resource sector in emergency response
• Certificate III in Mine Emergency Response & Rescue or Certificate III in Public Safety (Fire Fighting and Emergency Operations)
• Rope rescue, Road Crash Rescue, Firefighting, Confined Space rescue, Breathing Apparatus (Open Circuit), Hazchem
• Introduction to AIIMS (Australasian Inter-agency Incident Management System), (desirable)
• Cert IV in Health Care (Ambulance) or above

Fortescue is deeply committed to providing a safe culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, and values diversity. We celebrate individual strengths and team members from all backgrounds are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with across the world. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified.