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**What’s the role all about?**

As a **Fire Watcher** you will monitor construction sites to ensure that there are no fire hazards present before work can begin. This person is responsible for sounding the alarm if a fire is spotted and for keeping an eye on the fire until it is extinguished.

As our **Fire Watcher **you will be:

- Observe and react accordingly in an emergency situation by raising alarms and following procedures stated in the site-specific hot works permits.
- Have readily available and well-trained fire-extinguishing equipment and have the ability to identify potential hazards as well as the correct emergency procedures.
- Demonstrate the practical use of fire extinguishers.
- Proactive attitude, and if required warn others when approaching segregated areas of the construction site where hot work activities are taking place.
- Assess work fronts and remove all combustible materials prior to hot work activities (Welding, Burning and grinding)
- Raise alarms and contact emergency services in a calm and safe manner following all site procedures and ensuring compliance with applicable codes and regulations
- Coordinate with emergency services personnel during a fire or hazardous situation and provide information on the location of emergency exits and evacuation routes

**What are we looking for?**
- Previous construction work experience
- Competent and trained Fire Watcher/Labourer not essential but would be advantage
- Able to safely use different types of fire extinguishers and know which ones to you for the type of fire identified
- Excellent communication skills and a good understanding of spoken and written English so that they can communicate effectively with fellow employees and other site personnel to make sure that they follow safety procedures
- Knows how to read drawings and site blueprints to aid the emergency services to locations across site
- Demonstrate ability of understanding the risks involved with working near burning materials.
- Be able to recognize when there is an emergency situation on site, such as if something catches on fire or if there is smoke coming from the building
- Coordinate with other contractors on a large-scale site to minimise risks to all
- Enthusiastic Team member who will positively contribute to the continued development of the wider business.

**About William Hare**:
The William Hare Group is one of the largest privately owned Steel Engineering and Fabrication businesses in Europe, with a Global footprint.

A family-owned business with a Sustainable approach to growth and operations, has allowed us to become a Carbon Net Zero business in 2021, the first in our sector to do so. Investment in technology and software combined with extensive training and development of our people has meant that we are at the frontier of digital design technologies, working on some of the most complex and iconic steel framed buildings in the UK and beyond.

William Hare is an ambitious business with the room for staff to grow throughout their career, supported all the way from apprenticeships to advanced programmes for experienced leaders in the business held collaboratively with some of our key clients and industry recognised bodies. At the heart of William Hare is the sense of family, respect, creativity and innovation.

At William Hare, we are proud of what we do and care about our people and the communities we operate in. If you want to be part of that, then we look forward to hearing from you

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £18.97 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free parking
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Licence/Certification:

- CSCS (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: KB Hink/FW