Fire Watch

Fire Watch Job Highlights

Company Profile

Turner Industries provides a single solution in heavy industrial construction, maintenance, turnaround, pipe and module fabrication, equipment, rigging and specialized transportation, and associated specialty services.

Job Profile

The company is seeking a Fire Watch who will contact employees on the job, shut down all equipment (welding machines, etc. and direct the employees to the correct evacuation route, in case of a gas spill, fire, or other emergencies.

Educational Qualification

• No education level is mentioned, yet having a High School Diploma will be a plus

Work Experience

• Possess work-related experience

Duties/Responsibilities

• Stays awake and alert at all times
• Knows what is going on in the area and on the job
• Stays in constant contact with the people doing the work
• Knows where the nearest fire extinguisher is located and how to use it
• Knows where the emergency/safety equipment is located and how to use it
• Knows where the welding machines in use are located on the job and how to turn them off if necessary
• Knows where the oxygen and acetylene bottles are located and how to turn them off if necessary
• Keeps the area clean at all times
• Never leaves a job unattended-is properly relieved before leaving the job
• Knows who and how to contact in case of an emergency on a job

Qualification Standards

• Applicant/employee must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of such individual or others in the workplace
• Hazard Communication orientation/test
• Job site orientation
• Job site safety requirements as required by the client (clean shaven, long sleeves, steel toe boots, etc.)
• OSHA-approved corrective eyewear (Z87)
• Post-offer drug/alcohol screen and physical evaluation
• Safety equipment as required by the client (hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, respirator, hearing protection, safety harness with lanyard, etc.)
• Turner Industries Group, LLC. Indoctrination

Tools/Equipment

• May be required to provide the following: floats, trowels, screeds, straightedge, chisel, hammer, and rain suit.

Physical Requirements

• Climbing ladders, scaffolds, structures, etc. above and below ground level
• Maintaining balance on ladders, scaffold structures, etc.
• Reaching in all directions, handling and manipulating objects and materials
• Coordinating the movements of eyes, hands, and fingers to operate tools and equipment
• Lifting 30 to 50 pounds from ground level, waist level, or overhead
• Carrying objects, tools, equipment, etc.
• Standing; sitting; walking; pushing; pulling; bending; kneeling; crouching/squatting; crawling; seeing with or without correction; hearing with or without correction

Mental Involvement (may be required)

• Following set procedures and standards
• Performing a variety of duties which may often change
• Following oral or written directions
• Reading; writing; ability to recognize and report safety hazards

Work Environment

• Location: industrial construction sites
• Mobility Barriers to Access Job Site: uneven ground level; obstructed pathways; work performed at low or high elevations; work performed in confined areas
• Job Site: predominately outdoor climate; may be exposed to extreme hot or cold weather, excessive humidity, rain, etc.; various noise levels caused by tools, machinery, equipment, etc.; potential exposure to chemical substances

Benefits/Perks

• 40-Hours Weekly
• Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Short/Long Term Disability, 401k
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment background check and drug screen
• Overtime if needed

Employer’s Statement

Turner Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status in accordance with governing law.