Why Join our Team? At Vallen, we embrace what makes us unique. We thrive on the diversity of our associates and the different ways each of us contributes to Vallen's success. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive company that values the growth of our associates. When you join Vallen, you become part of our winning team. Our vast network of connections is here to help you transform your job into a career. Vallen is an industry leader in delivering flexible supply chain solutions while creating value for our customers, our supply partners, and our associates. Your Benefits at Vallen:
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick days)
- 401K with discretionary company match - (US positions only)
- Employer-paid Basic Life for Employee, Spouse, and Dependents
- Employer-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Vitality Wellness Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Resource Groups for networking and team building
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Employee Referral Program
- Safety Shoe and Safety Glasses reimbursement
- Employee Discounts through BenefitHub
- Advancement Opportunity.
Position Summary:
Under direction of the Fire Lieutenant or above, the Vallen Firefighter will perform a wide variety of administrative
and technical tasks and functions in support of fire suppression, fire prevention, hazardous materials, emergency
medical and other emergency services. Firefighters will inspect, test, provide maintenance and repairs to Life Safety
Equipment to include fire extinguishers, hoses, monitors, respirators (SCBA), etc. Vallen Firefighters will also provide
appropriate documentation ensuring accurate testing and repair.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
* Respond to emergency and non-emergency incidents; provide appropriate services as required including
emergency rescue and fire suppression; perform search and rescue for trapped or injured persons; perform
emergency medical and first aid services as needed; prepare reports regarding emergency incidents as
assigned.
* Personnel are subject to recall for fire or incident response as necessary. This includes responding at short
notice for critical events such as storms, natural disasters, or other emergencies that may arise outside of
regular scheduled hours. Maintaining staffing during these events is essential to ensure operational safety or
to meet customer requests for increased personnel.
* Participate in a variety of fire prevention operations, activities and programs including training, fire
investigations; equipment operation and maintenance; participate in activities in response to natural disasters,
incidents involving hazardous materials, and other emergency situations.
* Identifies, isolates, and contains hazardous materials in a safe and effective manner
* Participate in cleaning and maintaining fire station, equipment, and apparatus; ensure that appropriate
conditions are maintained; ensure that all equipment and apparatus are in a constant state of readiness.
* Respond to a variety of hazardous materials incidents.
* Perform Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of emergency response equipment as well as installed life safety
systems in accordance with Vallen and Customer SOP's.
* Maintain emergency vehicle equipment logs.
* Maintain and track EMS supplies and inventory.
* Report inventory supply levels to the Fire Lieutenant
* Perform other related job duties and related job tasks as assigned ob Qualifications:
High School or GED required; Bachelor's in related field of study preferred or 6+ years of applicable direct
experience and 5+ current certifications (manufacturer/state) in fire protection and/or related field. Applicable
experience should include:
* Firefighter I, IFSAC/ProBoard or NFPA 1081 equivalent
* Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)
* CPR & AED Hazardous Materials Technician
* Rope Rescue Training
* Confined Space Training
* Must be able to read, write and comprehend English
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Equal Opportunity Employer - Ethnically and Culturally Diverse/Females/Veterans/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity |
Vallen Distribution
paid time off, sick time, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)
May 21, 2025