Fire Safety Director - FT - Mon-Fri 8am-4pm / $26.00 Hr - Manhattan - 27548
Job Site Location: US-NY-Manhattan
Requisition ID: 2024-27548
Schedule: Mon - Fri 8:00am - 4:00pm
Hire Type: Full-Time
Company Overview:
Harvard Protection Services is one of the fastest growing, privately owned providers of high-quality security services in the United States. We are an industry leader known for our innovative thinking and entrepreneurial spirit. Our People are at the center of our Core Values and as a family organization, we promote respect and embrace diversity.
Our Fire & Life Safety Directors support Harvard Protection in our goal of providing best-in-class security and life safety services. Our FSDs are responsible for providing professional customer-focused security and life safety services for the people and the property they protect and the staff that they may lead.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintain a professional demeanor while leading staff and aiding customers, employees, visitors, and guests.
- Maintain a visible presence in the facility/building assigned.
- Monitor the environment, with the ability to detect suspicious and unsafe activity.
- Responsible for becoming familiar with incoming and outgoing traffic, know the customers, tenants, visitors, and guests.
- Answer all phones in a professional manner and demonstrate the ability to perform clear and audible announcements.
- Permit authorized persons to enter property and monitor entrances and exits.
- Know the facility/building policies and procedures, and enforce them within the limits of the position.
- Follow established emergency action planning, procedures, fire protection, and safety standards.
- Monitor alarms and systems as required.
- May perform operations-related functions to include scheduling, overtime management, review of daily logs and incident reports, training and development of staff, as required.
- Test and inspect fire extinguishers and other fire protection devices to ensure compliance with fire and safety standards.
- Discuss violations and unsafe conditions with site representatives.
- Prepare reports, such as inspections performed, standards violations, and recommendations for eliminating fire hazards.
- Maintain records and logs, as required by law.
- May be called upon to perform fire-fighting duties during emergencies.
- May train others in fire emergency response plans.
- Assist in fire drills, as required.
- May perform other inspections and safety duties as required.
- May perform additional security services functions, as permitted under any required Security Officer license and as specified for the assigned site(s), in addition to Fire Inspector duties.
- The essential duties and responsibilities may differ by customer location assigned.
Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
- State or municipality mandated security officer licenses.
- Minimum High School Diploma, GED or the equivalent.
- Must have Fire Safety Director's license.
- Knowledge of or ability to learn fire inspection operations and procedures.
- Must have reliable means of communication and transportation.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills.
- Must have a security guard license or be able to obtain one within an acceptable period.
- Previous contract security, law enforcement, fire department, military, customer service experience preferred.
- Good organizational skills.
- Write routine detailed correspondence, including log entries, incident reports.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, customer service environment.
- Good time management skills and the ability to prioritize and problem-solve.
- Good computer skills including Microsoft Office.
Compensation:
Harvard Protection Services offers a competitive hourly pay rate of $26.00 with health & welfare, dental, vision, sick leave, vacation, and 401K enrollment benefit opportunities.
About Harvard Protection Services:
Harvard Protection Services maintains true to our long-standing belief, Employees First and Customer Service. Our Mission, Vision, and Core Values of PEOPLE FIRST, SAFETY, TEAMWORK, CLIENT FOCUS, and ACCOUNTABILITY are representative of this belief with expectations set and supported throughout for all our employees. Our goals set the standard for the industry; to earn our customer's trust, confidence, and business, through maintaining a safe and secure environment. We are recognized by our customers and the industry as a dynamic, employee-centric organization that empowers our team to deliver leading-edge service and solutions that create value for our customers.
Harvard Protection Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer/M/F/Veteran/Disabilities.
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