Ref: LP119-952

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Make a difference every day

The Job Opportunity

Serco in conjunction with our client DACO, are very proud to announce that we are currently recruiting enthusiastic and highly motivated Trainee Firefighters to be a part of a great team in Dammam, KSA. Once successfully hired and trained, the Firefighters will be responsible for protecting people and property during emergencies at King Fahd International Airport (KFIA). The successful Trainee Firefighters will go on to develop their firefighting careers.

Key Accountabilities

Responsibilities in the role once trained as a Firefighter:

- Attend all fire, rescue and aircraft emergency alerts during your shift period.
- Undertake both aircraft and structural firefighting and rescue operations.
- Render First Aid and provide casualty handling.
- Operate fire appliances, pumps and equipment.
- Be fully competent in the use of communication systems on fire appliances.
- Assist in the inspection, servicing and maintenance of a range of Fire Extinguishers.
- Adopt a pro-active approach to all continuation, vocational, promotional and personal development training.
- Continue to develop acquisition of skills and the continual demonstration of workplace competency. Be conversant in the operation of airside fixed and portable systems.
- To actively promote Safety, Health, Welfare and the Environment.

Requirements

Specific Requirements

Minimum candidate experience requirements:

- Physical Fitness
- Manual dexterity ability
- Must not suffer from claustrophobia
- Ability to read, write and converse in English, Arabic an advantage
- A current drivers licence
- Willingness to convert current drivers licence to a Heavy Goods drivers license in future
- Willingness to live in Dammam
- Candidates will demonstrate the following attributes:
- Dependability and Integrity, Good judgement skills/ emotional control. Ability to handle pressure / dealing with uncertainty
- Candidates must be 18+ years old on application
- As a minimum, candidates must have a high school completion certificate
- N.B. Please apply with a resume written in English

Take pride in what you do

Serco is committed to Equal Employment Opportunities and is committed to ensuring the safety of all of its employees through its Zero Harm initiative.

About the Company

Serco is a FTSE 250 international service company which combines commercial know-how with a deep public service ethos.

Serco customers are looking for expertise in managing their people, processes, technology and assets more effectively. We advise economic decision makers, design innovative solutions, integrate systems and - most of all - deliver quality services directly to the public.

Serco supplies to governments, government enterprise, agencies and companies who seek a trusted outsourcing partner with a solid track-record of service excellence. Serco people offer operational, logistical and technical expertise in the Transport, Justice and Immigration, Defence, Education and Healthcare industries as well as in the commercial sectors of Facilities Management.

Serco Middle East have been in the Region since 1947, starting out delivering Air Traffic Control Services in Bahrain; a service we are proudly still running today and have expanded to include many other Airports in the region.

We have expanded significantly since that time across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. We have been supporting the RTA to operate the Dubai Metro since 2009, are preparing to launch the flagship Saudi Arabia Passenger Rail service from Riyadh to Qassim in 2016. We deliver Facility Management services to both Cleveland Clinic and Healthpoint Hospitals in Abu Dhabi, large-scale medical facilities in Saudi Arabia and a range of educational and commercial properties in the UAE. We also deliver postgraduate education to Officers in the Qatar Armed Forces through the Joaan Bin Jassim Joint Command and Staff College in Doha.

Focusing on our core values, and creating a positive environment for employees to thrive, we look forward to a bright future as we continue to grow with the region.

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