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Salary: Competitive
Hours: 37.5 per week, Mon - Fri
Location: Crawley, West Sussex - three days per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 18 March 2024
In a nutshell
At Virgin Atlantic Airways, we believe that everyone can take on the world, and it's our vision to become the most loved travel company. As we embark on this next exciting stage of our journey, we're harnessing our spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation to challenge the status quo.
We're looking for a Fire Safety Officer to oversee the ongoing identification, monitoring and improvement of fire, health, safety and environment issues to ensure the safety and wellbeing of employees, customers, suppliers, third party contractors and visitors to all locations including (but not limited to), offices, airports, hangar facilities, retail stores and hotels - both in the UK and overseas. This will be achieved with the adoption of industry best practice and ensuring business compliance and oversight.
Day to day
Some of your key responsibilities as our Fire Safety Officer will be:
- To plan and carry out regular fire and health and safety audits (including site inspections) at all locations.
- To develop and maintain a Fire Safety Manual and manage the coordination of audits as required.
- Carry out fire risk assessments and recommend how legislative requirements are met and risks can be reduced.
- Providing advice and support to other stakeholders on fire related matters such as FRA, PEEPs etc.
- Providing training to staff and contractors including fire warden training and Fire Safety.
- Investigate fire incidents, report findings and recommendations Investigate all HSE related incidents, accidents, illnesses, or near-misses to ensure issues are addressed to prevent re-occurrence and provide due diligence defence.
- Monitor all associated HSE metrics, identify trends and implement remedial actions.
- Record all findings, incidents and accidents into relevant Safety System (SMS or PASS).
About you
In addition to the above, we are looking for our successful candidate to demonstrate the following:
- A formal, recognized Fire Risk Assessment qualification
- A Fire Safety Qualification and appropriate membership (e.g. MiFireE/ IFE/ FPA)
- H&S Degree or advanced level Health and Safety qualifications from accredited governing body (e.g. NEBOSH)
- H&S Degree or advanced level Food Hygiene qualification from accredited governing body (e.g. RSPH) (desirable)
- Training qualification and experience in the creation, development and delivery of training across a variety of scenarios (e.g. classroom, coaching etc.)
- Experience in development and implementation of Fire Safety strategies, fire management plans and fire risk assessments
- Experience of working in an airline environment and/or a tour operator (preferred)
- Knowledge of: Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Legislation including The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order, Fire Safety Act 2021, Building Regulations Approved Document B
- Excellent knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
If this sounds like you, and you would like to be on this exciting journey with us, we would love to hear from you!
Be yourself
Our customers come from all walks of life and so do our colleagues. That's why we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At Virgin Atlantic, we believe everyone can take on the world - no matter your age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs. We celebrate difference and everything that makes our colleagues unique by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive. So that everyone at Virgin Atlantic can be themselves and know they belong.
To make your journey with us accessible and individual to you, we encourage you to let us know if you'd like a little extra help with your application, or if you have any individual requirements at any stage along your recruitment journey. We are here to support you, so please reach out to our team, (recruitment@fly.virgin.com) feeling confident that we've got your individual considerations covered.
