Assistant Manager, Fire Fighting

Job Description

Title: Assistant Manager, Fire Fighting

Company Name: United Healthcare Services Ltd.

Vacancy: --

Age: 28 to 45 years

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• 5 to 10 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Hospital, Diagnostic Centre, Clinic

Bachelor degree in any discipline.

• 5 to 10 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Hospital, Diagnostic Centre, Clinic

• Age 28 to 45 years

To ensure comprehensive fire safety, fire prevention, emergency preparedness, and firefighting operations throughout the hospital premises. The position is responsible for maintaining fire protection systems, ensuring compliance with applicable fire safety laws and regulations in Bangladesh, conducting regular inspections and drills, and coordinating emergency response activities to protect patients, doctors, employees, visitors, medical equipment, and hospital property.

• Develop, implement, and monitor fire prevention policies, procedures, and safety protocols across all hospital facilities.

• Conduct regular fire risk assessments and identify potential fire hazards in wards, ICUs, operation theatres, laboratories, kitchens, electrical rooms, generator rooms, medical gas storage areas, warehouses, and other critical locations.

• Ensure appropriate placement, accessibility, and readiness of fire extinguishers, fire hose reels, hydrants, fire alarms, smoke detectors, and other firefighting equipment.

• Monitor fire safety arrangements in high-risk areas, including oxygen and medical gas systems, chemical storage areas, and electrical installations, in coordination with the relevant departments.

• Ensure that emergency exits, staircases, escape routes, and fire doors remain accessible and unobstructed.

• Supervise the inspection, testing, maintenance, and servicing of fire pumps, sprinkler systems, hydrants, hose reels, fire alarms, smoke detectors, emergency lighting, and related equipment.

• Maintain an updated inventory of firefighting equipment and monitor expiry dates, service schedules, and equipment replacement requirements.

• Coordinate with Engineering, Maintenance, Electrical, Biomedical, Security, and external service providers to ensure the operational readiness of fire protection systems.

• Maintain preventive maintenance schedules, inspection reports, equipment service records, and corrective action logs.

• Immediately report and coordinate the rectification of any malfunction or deficiency in fire safety systems.

• Develop and periodically update hospital fire emergency response plans, evacuation procedures, and emergency contact lists.

• Lead or coordinate firefighting and emergency response activities within the scope of assigned authority during fire incidents and other relevant emergencies.

• Coordinate safe evacuation procedures for patients, including ICU, CCU, NICU, operation theatre, and other areas where patients may have limited mobility.

• Conduct regular fire drills and evacuation exercises in coordination with Administration, Nursing, Medical Services, Security, Engineering, and other concerned departments.

• Ensure that designated staff understand their emergency responsibilities, evacuation routes, assembly points, and emergency communication procedures.

• Coordinate with Fire Service and Civil Defence and other relevant emergency services when required.

• Prepare incident reports, investigate fire-related incidents and near misses, identify root causes, and recommend corrective and preventive actions.

• Ensure compliance with applicable fire safety requirements, approved building and fire safety plans, and relevant instructions of Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence and other competent authorities.

• Assist in obtaining, renewing, and maintaining applicable fire safety licences, clearances, certificates, and inspection records, as required.

• Coordinate official inspections, audits, and visits by relevant authorities and follow up on identified deficiencies.

• Maintain necessary documentation for regulatory compliance, internal audits, insurance requirements, and management review.

• Lunch Facilities: Partially Subsidize
• Salary Review: Yearly
• Festival Bonus: 2

United Healthcare Services Ltd. offers excellent working environment and performance-based career progression to the deserving candidates.