Facilities Safety Specialist - Facilities Management - FT - Day

Stormont-Vail HealthCare • Topeka, KS

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides fire protection/general safety support for the medical center and all associated clinics/buildings by performing the following duties.

Requirements

• High School Diploma / GED Preferred
• 2 years Life Safety / Fire Safety or related experience.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Must have a good working rapport with fellow employees.
• To provide fire/safety support for the medical center buildings and all associated clinics/buildings. (Required proficiency)
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. (Required proficiency)
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. (Required proficiency)

Responsibilities

• Assists in development and implementation of safety policies and procedures.
• Assists in implementation of programs relating to general safety and fire protection.
• Conducts periodic site inspections to assess compliance with inhouse and outside agency safety regulations.
• Maintains documentation of inspections and follow-up.
• May develop and conduct formal training programs.
• Escort outside agencies on safety-related tours and inspections.
• Observes functioning of installed equipment or system to detect hazards and need for adjustments, relocation, or replacement.
• Repairs or coordinates the repair of faulty equipment or systems.
• Must be able to perform routine building maintenance without supervision.
• Will be required to be on call during designated times.
• Shovels snow from walks and driveways; push snow with truck or tractor.
• Spreads salt on public passageways to prevent ice build up.
• Be on call during designated times.
• Ability to assume supervisory responsibilities in the event of fire, hazard materials accident, or other safety accidents.
• Can serve in a supervisory capacity in the absence of a supervisor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED