Fire Prevention Specialist, Jamestown

FIRE PREVENTION SPECIALIST

Work Location - Jamestown, ND 

Cavendish Farms is a leading producer of frozen food products for retail and foodservice markets throughout Canada, the United States, and around the world. We have state-of-the-art potato processing plants in Prince Edward Island, Lethbridge, Alberta, and Jamestown, North Dakota, and an appetizer plant in Wheatley, Ontario. Our Head office is in Dieppe, New Brunswick and has sales office locations in Toronto, Montreal, and Boston. 

The Fire Prevention Specialist will be responsible to ensure our facility has the necessary process, procedures, and resources to prevent fires from occurring.  The position will be required to ensure employees received effective training in fire prevention for their area of responsibility and ensure that all fire protection systems are properly maintained so they function properly if required. 

Successful Candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• Education Required: Post-Secondary Education
• Years of Experience Required: 3+ years in a manufacturing facility
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organization skills
• Ability to work in fast paced environment and to multitask with a "Can Do" attitude

Key Responsibilities:

• Continually identify, rank, and mitigate or eliminate all fire hazards on site.
• Ensure that all required operating instructions, procedures, and standards are in place to prevent fires and ensure that the employees responsible for executing them are properly trained and held accountable.
• Ensure fire departments are prepared to respond to a fire at the site and the fire protection systems at the site are adequate and properly maintained.
• Ensure capital projects or major modifications at the site take fire prevention into account during the design, installation, and operation of new equipment and infrastructure
• Ensure the proper and necessary training is receive by all employees responsible for the preventing fires.
• Perform regular surveys and audits at the facility to identify fire risks and ensure compliance with fire prevention program and standards

What We Offer:

We take pride in our people and support them.  

We have an industry-leading employee incentive program, 401K with a company match up to 5%, and continually review and adjust our rates of pay to ensure we remain competitive.  

We provide unrivaled benefit plans for our employees and their families, most of which start the first of the month after hire, including medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage, flex spending accounts, life and supplemental insurance, long term disability insurance, and paid time off with carryover.  

Our other industry leading benefits include internal growth opportunities, paid breaks, uniform and shoe allowance, referral bonuses, and relocation assistance.  

To Apply for this Career Opportunity:
 
Please apply online.
 
We appreciate your interest in our company! Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. 

 
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Cavendish Farms, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or protected Veteran status.  #LI-KR1