Fire Team Leader for Årjäng Fire Service

Årjäng Municipality is a proud growth municipality with a belief in the future. We face challenges with confidence and courage together in collaboration. There is room here for new people and new ideas to take root. Those of us who live, work, and visit Årjäng Municipality often say that everything that matters is close by.

In the latter part of 2025, the Årjäng Fire Service will undergo an organizational change where you have the opportunity to help shape the new organization.

The Fire Service in Årjäng Municipality is an independent operation with the municipal board as the political committee and approximately 50 employees. The majority are RIB personnel distributed across two fire stations. Together with other organizations, authorities, and the public, we work for a safer and more secure everyday life through preventive measures and interventions in accidents and crises. We prioritize supporting and helping both internally and externally.

We are now looking for a fire team leader to strengthen our organization. The fire team leaders will be shift supervisors within the fire service, with the fire chief as their immediate supervisor.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a fire team leader, you are primarily expected to develop work methods and routines within all parts of the operation. This includes producing guiding documents, action plans, and continuously improving both preventive and operational activities. The role involves extensive contacts both internally and externally. You will also act as an officer in our emergency response operations and be part of a smaller team of administrators.

You will drive development within your area of expertise and manage regulatory enforcement according to applicable legislation for accident prevention and flammable goods. You will provide advice and instructions to other authorities and the public.

Specific tasks for the fire team leaders include:

• Supervision according to LSO
• Sooting and fire protection control according to LSO
• Supervision and permits according to LBE
• Planning and building permit referrals, consultations, and advice according to PBL
• Serving permits according to the Alcohol Act
• Public order law for public gatherings
• Planning and follow-up of internal training and exercises
• Creating structures, instructions, and routines for operational assignments
• Some personnel planning

QUALIFICATIONS

To be suitable for the role, the following is required:

• Post-secondary education in the accident prevention field, at least Supervision A, fire engineer or equivalent
• Experience in regulatory enforcement according to LSO and LBE
• Rescue Leader A / LK 1 or equivalent
• Solid experience within the fire service's operational area
• Experience in leadership and creating structures
• Very good computer skills in relevant programs

Meritorious are:

• Supervision B
• Fire engineering degree with a focus on fire service (RUB)
• Experience from a similar position
• Experienced supervisory officer
• Post-secondary education in fire service, LK2 or equivalent
• BC and/or B96 driving license

To succeed in the role, you need good leadership skills, prioritization ability, and a holistic view for the organization's best. Being a relationship builder and having the ability to collaborate is important. You are empathetic, driven, energetic, and engaged with the ability to independently drive and develop work. Additionally, a B driver's license and good communication skills in Swedish, both spoken and written, are required.

OTHER

To perform certain tasks that involve sensitive information, employees may need to log in with their personal e-identification. E-identification is an electronic identity document that can be compared to other forms of identification, such as a passport.

The position is filled on the condition that it does not need to be allocated to already permanently employed staff.

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process and simplify communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally and not via email or paper format.

Interviews and selections will be conducted on an ongoing basis, so submit your application today. The position may be filled before the application deadline, so do not wait to submit your application.

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