Hydrants and Extinguishers Quality Assurance Officer – South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

The role of Hydrants & Extinguishers Quality Assurance Officer involves assisting with the general co-ordination of all aspects of water supplies for firefighting within the SWFRS area. This includes quality assurance and administrative duties for the department such as: –
• Liaising with developers and contractors.
• Raising and monitoring repair and maintenance orders with 3rd party suppliers.
• Quality assuring repairs and testing of hydrants and extinguishers.
• Carry out assessments on proposed hydrants to determine if they can be adopted on to the hydrant inspection programme.
• Carry out annual extinguisher maintenance in accordance with the BSI quality system and BAFE Guide to Servicing.

Applicants are required to have: –
• A full UK driving license for travelling between sites.
• A valid Street Works Chapter 8 & BAFE Extinguisher Mechanics Qualification
• A minimum of five years’ experience as a hydrant technician.
• Experience of quality assuring works completed by external contractors.
• GCSE Grade C or above in English Language, Mathematics and ICT OR Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication, Application of Number and Digital Literacy.