Improvement Technician – South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Firefighter Safety Team for an Improvement Technician, based at SYFR Headquarters in Sheffield. This role will play a vital part in supporting operational crews by helping improve safety, analysing operational learning, and ensuring effective management of risk information, and supporting the development of operational guidance and training.

Key Purpose
• Deliver and support improvement activities across the Firefighter Safety Team.
• Work collaboratively with operational teams to resolve issues and improve performance.
• Collate and analyse information from incident debriefs and other operational learning sources.
• Maintain, update, and administrate Site Specific Risk Information (SSRI) and CFRMIS records.
• Identify trends from operational feedback and contribute to safer working practices.
• Support the operational guidance team.
• Support the operational development team.

Main Responsibilities
• Utilise multiple software systems to collate, record, analyse, and visualise data.
• Support operational personnel to carry out their work safely.
• Produce reports, procedures, statistical returns, and data analysis.
• Perform general administrative duties including filing, scanning, and document preparation.
• Liaise with internal teams and external agencies to ensure effective work processes.
• Promote and comply with SYFR policies including equality, diversity, health, safety, and wellbeing.

Essential Experience & Skills
• Experience of administrative tasks
• Ability to use Microsoft Office applications confidently.
• Experience of sending/receiving emails, creating documents, and data entry.
• Positive attitude and commitment to high standards of work.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Qualification requirement: English, Maths and ICT GCSEs graded A* – C/ 9 – 4 or equivalent
• IOSH Managing Safety Qualification Advantageous

For more information about the role contact Darren Middleton 07823515913

To apply please download a copy the application form and the Job Description / Person Specification. Within your application please detail how your skills and experience meet each of the essential criteria listed on the person specification with examples.

A job description and person specification for the role can be obtained via our website at http://www.syfire.gov.uk/jobs or by contacting our Recruitment Team at recruitment@syfire.gov.uk

To apply for the post please download an application form from our website http://www.syfire.gov.uk/jobs or contact recruitment@syfire.gov.uk

Closing date for applications is Monday 23rd March 2026 hours on 12:00hrs