Rescue Technician

Rescue Technician – Total Safety

Total Safety is seeking a skilled Rescue Technician to join our safety‑conscious team. The Rescue Technician provides technical rescue standby for customer projects, including confined space rescue, technical rope rescue, first aid, and CPR. The role assists in assessing risks, readying rescue equipment, and planning practical and effective solutions to ensure safe working practices in compliance with client standards.

• 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 are 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 that both worker and team safety are always maintained.
• Completes daily Incident Command System (ICS) reports.
• In case of an accident, locates the patient, assesses injuries, packages for extrication, removes the patient from the threatening environment, and turns 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.

• 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 training, 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.

• 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 the time.

High School diploma or GED.

Total Safety and its subsidiaries provide 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.