Fire Operations Specialist enforcing fire protection standards and collaborating with internal teams at Ford. Focused on compliance, prevention, inspection, and maintenance at the site level.
Responsibilities
The Fire Operations Specialist will be responsible for enforcing and supporting fire protection standards and processes within Ford, focusing on the operational aspects of compliance, prevention, inspection and testing, service, and maintenance at the site level.
These may include compliance with company policy, applicable local/national codes and/or standards, insurance requirements, and recognized best practices.
This position will collaborate with Corporate Fire Protection Engineering, Ford Land, Safety, and other internal skill teams.
The role will provide the direction and leadership necessary to manage risk based on recognized internal processes, technology, and resources that help ensure business alignment, effective governance, operational efficiency, and performance monitoring.
The role is key in supporting a proactive, consultative, and business-aligned culture and approach to Ford Motor Company Global Security & Fire deliverables.
The ideal candidate will be self-starting, motivated and have a broad understanding of fire protection technologies and systems, application and support, and project development.
This person will support a team to work as technical subject matter experts (SMEs), providing input and support to Ford facilities throughout the U.S. and Canada and will advise other Regional Security Managers on fire-related matters.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Fire Protection Engineering, Bachelor of Science, Risk Management, Fire Science, or a related field, with three (3) years of fire protection experience or a combination of education and work experience.
In-depth knowledge and experience of fire protection and prevention principles related to risk management.
Excellent knowledge of fire codes and standards.
Experience with 3rd party service management.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrate a high level of interpersonal skills (soft skills).
Demonstrated ability to:
Work independently and be self-motivated.
Make informed decisions while under time constraints.
Exhibit a customer-first mindset.
Administer duties and responsibilities with precise attention to detail.
Show initiative and leadership.
Identified operational efficiency or process improvements.
Proficiency in MS Office programs (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Office 365).
Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays as operational need dictates, respond to emergencies, and travel domestically.
Even better, you may have...
Experience with Incident Command system.
Experience with Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of fire protection systems.
Experience with Plan Review.
Benefits
Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
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