Fire Life Safety Director - Shopping Plaza - Queens

Fire Life Safety Director

Allied Universal, North America's leading security and facility services company, is hiring a Fire Life Safety Director to oversee a shopping plaza located in Queens.

Position is : Full Time

Work Shifts Available : Morning, Afternoon, and Evening

Workdays Available : Monday Sunday

Pay Rate : $27.00 - $28.00 / hour

The primary mission of the Fire Life Safety Director is to protect life and property through the implementation of the building's fire safety plan including the management of the Fire Command Station and the supervision of the fire brigade, floor wardens, deputy floor wardens, and building evacuation supervisors.

The successful Fire Life Safety Director candidate is required to act as a liaison to the NYC Fire Department during emergencies.

Expected skills and competencies necessary to perform duties include, but are not limited to :

• Ensure that all life safety systems and related equipment are fully functional.
• Ensure that all floors have fire safety teams including Fire Wardens, Deputy Fire Wardens, and Building Evacuation Team members.
• Conduct fire alarm drills and maintain a written log of critiques to identify potential or actual weaknesses in response time or life safety systems and related equipment.
• Providing clear direction, information and assistance to client visitors, guests, vendors and employees in a professional, pleasant and courteous fashion on a regular basis and during emergency situations.
• Assist the building security staff in the visual inspection of all visitor, vendor and employee access badges / identification cards to verify that the authorized holder is the individual presenting the badge / id card to prevent unauthorized access to the property.
• Maintain surveillance and reporting of any suspicious persons and / or packages.
• Perform CPR / AED and basic first aid if required.

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Qualifications / Requirements :

Allied Universal is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race / ethnicity, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or relationship / association with a protected veteran, or any other basis or characteristic protected by law.