Emergency Response Team Member

Role Summary

Emergency Response Team member that works as a member of a response team providing emergency response services for fire, medical, hazardous materials and technical rescue events that occur on site, as well as performing daily fire protection inspection, testing and maintenance of fire protection systems and evaluating fire code compliance for the site. Supports inspection, testing and maintenance services delivered by outsourced providers.

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  ** Knowledge of EHS Regulations
  ** as applied to incident response; fire/life safety; facility/utility safety (e.g., lock out/tag out, confined space entry, fall protection); construction safety; working knowledge of local, state, regional, national laws, regulations, and rules pertaining to spill reporting; incident reporting; incident preparedness and response; NFPA and BOCA; hazard communication; NIMS; biosafety; radiation safety; process safety; laboratory safety and chemical safety.
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  ** Risk Avoidance/Minimization/Control a
  ** s applied to fire prevention and safety systems; hazardous materials incidents; off-site incidents causing on-site impact; incident and unified command; emergency medical response; proper selection and use of personal protective equipment; job hazard analyses; incident and/or material pre-planning; safe work permitting; loss control and asset management; 0wner-controlled insurance programs; training on appropriate (e.g., site‑specific) safety procedures, practices, policies, controls and concepts.
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  ** Compliance Assessment & Auditing
  ** as applied to inspection, testing and maintenance and facility inspections
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  ** EHS Management Systems a
  ** s applied to Pfizer Corporate EHS Guidelines (all EHS Management Guidelines, Basic Safety Guideline, Fire/Life Safety Guideline, Incident Preparedness and Response Guideline, Chemicals in the Workplace Guideline, all External Affairs Guidelines)

• Reports to Manager, Emergency Response Team Leader
• Interacts with Emergency Response Team Captains
• Interacts with Emergency Response Team members
• Interacts with Emergency Brigade Members
• Interacts with members of Maintenance Services
• Interacts with members of Utilities
• Interacts with Occupational Health & Wellness
• Interacts with Pfizer contract managers, contractor’s safety coordinators and individual contractors
• Interacts with customer base
• Interacts with Pfizer contract managers and contractor’s safety coordinators
• Interacts with external emergency response and mutual aid organizations
• Interacts with external networking/industry groups
• Interacts with regulatory agencies

3-5 years of active experience as a firefighter with a recognized firefighting organization, with specific focus on emergency response programs and specialty/expertise in more than one incident preparedness and response safety focus area (firefighting, emergency medical and hazardous materials), experience in performing inspection, testing and maintenance of life safety systems and the ability to develop, implement and manage new programs performed by the fire department.

Demonstrated ability to lead in both an emergency and non-emergency setting. High School Diploma Required

Must possess the following certifications:

• Connecticut certified Firefighter 1
• Connecticut Certified Emergency Medical Technician
• A current a valid motor vehicle operators license for Fire Apparatus, i.e Connecticut 2Q or corresponding CDL

Pfizer Occupational Health & Wellness will determine whether or not an individual colleague is medically fit to perform the full duties of the above-mentioned role zer Occupational Health & Wellness may consult with external physicians or specialists, as…