Emergency Services Officer | Casual Relief
Portland VIC | Ad Hoc Shifts | Flexible Casual Opportunity

- Flexible, ad hoc shifts providing leave and operational coverage
- Ideal for experienced or retired firefighters, rescue and emergency services personnel
- Put your emergency response expertise to work in an industrial environment

About the Opportunity
Chandler Macleod is seeking experienced Emergency Services Officers (ESOs) to provide casual relief coverage at a major industrial facility in Portland, Victoria.

This chance is ideally suited to experienced emergency services professionals, including current or former Fire Rescue Victoria, CFA, SES and industrial emergency response personnel, who are looking to utilise their skills on a flexible basis.

This is an ad hoc, as-required position, with no guaranteed weekly hours. Shifts will be offered based on operational requirements, including leave coverage and other staffing needs. For example, you may work 24 hours one week and have no shifts the following week.

If you're retired, semi-retired or simply looking for occasional work without the commitment of a regular roster, this could be an excellent fit.

Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the site emergency services team, your responsibilities may include:

- Respond to emergency incidents involving fire, rescue, hazardous materials and medical emergencies.
- Support and coordinate on-site emergency response activities, including incident management.
- Conduct inspections, testing and maintenance of emergency response equipment, vehicles and fire protection systems.
- Assist with emergency management planning, procedures, audits and compliance activities.
- Deliver emergency response training, drills and competency assessments to site personnel.
- Provide first response medical care and support occupational health and safety activities.
- Assist with site security, access control, alarm monitoring and asset protection.




- Undertake safety inspections, incident reporting and emergency preparedness activities.
- Support general site operations and emergency services functions as required.

About You
We're looking for capable, safety-focused professionals who can confidently operate in an industrial emergency response environment.

Ideally, you will bring:

- Previous experience in firefighting, emergency response, rescue services or a similar operational role.
- A background with Fire Rescue Victoria, CFA, SES, industrial emergency services or a comparable organisation will be highly regarded.
- Demonstrated knowledge of emergency response procedures, incident management and workplace safety.
- Practical experience in fire response, rescue operations, first aid and/or hazardous materials response.
- The ability to remain calm, make sound decisions and respond effectively under pressure.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with site personnel and external emergency services.
- The physical capability to perform operational emergency response duties, including breathing apparatus requirements.
- A flexible approach to work and availability for occasional shifts as required.

Relevant emergency response qualifications, licences and competencies will be highly regarded.

What's on Offer?

- Flexible casual employment with shifts offered on an as-required basis.
- An opportunity to maintain and utilise your emergency response skills.
- Work within an established industrial emergency services team.
- An ideal opportunity for retired or semi-retired emergency services professionals.
- A varied role combining emergency response, safety, training and site support.

Interested?If you have a background in emergency services and are interested in occasional relief work in the Portland area, we'd love to hear from you.

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Please note: This is an ad hoc casual position. Hours will vary according to operational requirements and are not guaranteed.

📌 Emergency Services Officer (Portland)
🏢 Chandler Macleod Group
📍 Portland