Airport Deputy Fire Chief

Airport Deputy Fire Chief - Des Moines International Airport

Full-time Only

Salary: Starting pay is $18.76 hourly / $62,433.28 annually

Work Hours: 48/96 work schedule.

Seeking Qualified Candidates! Applications are currently being accepted by Rural/Metro Fire Dept., Inc., for full-time Airport Deputy Chief in Des Moines, IA, with a passion for aviation firefighting and a demonstrated commitment to cultivating a positive, collaborative work environment. Competitive pay and benefits package is offered!

Under general direction of the Fire Chief, the Airport Deputy Chief, supervises, assigns, reviews, and participates in the work of staff responsible for controlling and extinguishing fires; rescuing persons endangered by aircraft crash and fire or structural fires; preventing fire by reducing or eliminating potential fire hazards; responding to and providing assistance for medical aid calls, vehicle accidents, and Hazmat incidents on airport grounds.

Essential Functions

* Supervising day-to-day ARFF functions, developing staff to a high degree of competence, and overseeing the assignment of subordinates to include maintaining airport contract minimum manning requirements.

* Enforcing discipline, good order, and the highest standards of personal and unit probity.

* Monitoring and evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery methods, procedures, techniques, and equipment utilized in the conduct of all activities and making recommendations to eliminate inadequacies or improving operations, service and staffing levels, while promoting change management to ensure successful completion.

* Analyzing problems, identifying solutions and implementing recommendations in support of Aviation Department goals, policies and procedures.

* Supervising staff by clearly defining expectations and assignments, providing clear orders and instructions, maintaining approachability, and listening to others, showing concern for others, exhibiting flexibility, decisiveness and calm demeanor in high-pressure situations and contingencies, motivating others and otherwise providing effective leadership.

* Develop programs and procedures to ensure best practices and to maintain standards.

* Working with ARFF Command staff to develop programs and standard operating procedures to ensure best practices and to maintain standards.

* Participate in the implementation, and maintenance of policies and procedures for the recording, indexing, filing, and retrieving of active documents and the storage of inactive documents; assist in development and maintenance of the work plan for the records management function.

* Assist the Fire Chief in ensuring compliance with Part 139 ARFF requirements in accordance with FAA Certification Standards and other federal, state and local laws.

* Ensuring the ARFF Cadre adheres to all legal, technical and administrative guidelines.

* Assist the ARFF Fire Chief with designing and conducting emergency workshops and exercises to train staff and local emergency response personnel.

* Make recommendations to the ARFF Fire Chief regarding hiring, training, discipline, and promotion of subordinates.

* Maintaining technical and supervisory proficiency; organize and prioritize projects and multiple tasks in an effective and timely manner.

* Attend and participate in daily training, professional group meetings, maintaining awareness of new trends in aircraft fire fighting and rescue, and incorporating new developments as appropriate.

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