Fire Warden (RVI Heliport)

About Your Airport

Newcastle International Airport has been the North East's largest Airport for over 80 years. Home to 16 airline partners, we connect the region's leisure and business passengers to over 80 destinations.

The 11th busiest Airport in the UK, passenger numbers have grown by 102% in the last 20 years. In 2019 alone, we welcomed 5.25 million people to our Airport.

Who we are looking for

We are looking to recruit, select and train someone for a permanent position of Fire Warden that possesses a high level of physical fitness, combined with a suitable standard of academic ability to form part of our Emergency Fire Team based at the RVI Hospital.

This exciting role for the successful applicant offers potential development opportunities to progress into other roles at Newcastle Airport within the Fire Service and Airside Operations department.

Initial training will consist of both practical and theoretical inputs aimed at developing the recruit to a level that enables them to fully contribute to the operation of a helipad, to include the successful resolution of an emergency situation.

As a Fire Warden you will be expected to rigorously comply with all operational instructions, maintain a high degree of physical fitness and through a system of refresher training, to ensure that your technical competence is maintained to the standards demanded of the role.

The selection process will include:

• Physical Assessment
• Interview

Final call for a Fire Warden!

This post requires access through the Critical Part at the Airport and therefore in line with Department for Transport regulations; you will be required to demonstrate during the recruitment process, that you have no relevant criminal record.

Newcastle Airport Limited promotes the equality of opportunity.