Can you see yourself as a firefighter in Fire & Rescue at Hans Christian Andersen Airport?
The firefighter role itself is just a small part of a wide-ranging job as a firefighter at HCA Airport. The majority of the time is spent doing the incidental work of being a handyman, caretaker and service-maintenance man. And it's important that you realise this before you apply for the job. That said, we're looking for someone with firefighter training. Not a janitor, not a handyman, not a mechanic - but a firefighter who can also do all the other tasks.
Hans Christian Andersen Airport does not only have traditional aviation and aviation-related activity. The airport is also home to the UAS Denmark Test Centre, where daily drone flights for hardware and software testing and demonstration and drone pilots training with multi-rotor and fixed-wing drones form a large part of the activities.
The airport also has an active business park - Business Park - where various companies have rented space in the airport premises or on airport land where they have built company domiciles with offices and workshops or private aircraft hangars.
If this sounds like an exciting opportunity and you want to be part of the development where drones and manned aviation will fly side by side - the flight of tomorrow - starting at Hans Christian Andersen Airport - then Fire & Rescue has an opportunity.
In the BOR team, there are 4 permanent firefighters including a fire chief - and the team needs to be supplemented with a permanent firefighter. In addition, we have approximately 20 firefighters on hourly paid on-call contracts.
About the job
Your tasks:
- Staffing the BOR with associated firefighter tasks
- Baggage handling and various handling tasks on the forecourt
- Runway control, fuel control and aircraft refuelling
- Daily coordinated tasks within inspection, service and maintenance of equipment and vehicles
- Staffing for ad hoc and charter flights
- After training, we expect you to be self-reliant and able to independently solve daily tasks within the area
- Be part of a monthly rota with weekend shifts every 4 weeks.
- Occasionally, the job includes shifts outside of regular opening hours - evenings and weekends - for ad hoc and charter activities, events and conferences, etc.
- Participation in internal and external training courses
Opening hours are 07:00-18:00 on weekdays and 09:00-17:00 on weekends.
About you
Your profile:
- You are a Functionally Trained Firefighter
- Preferably Firefighter Aircraft, preferably Fire Team Leader, preferably Incident Commander Aircraft
- Preferably Security trained (13.1 and 13.2) for airports
- You have good IT skills and are at home with the Office suite
- You understand documentation and its importance
- You are physically fit and willing to maintain this to pass the annual physical test
- You have good writing skills in Danish and English
- You work independently and are a team player
- You have drive and enthusiasm
- You have a category B-C driving licence, preferably a forklift licence, preferably a hunting licence
- You are open-minded and service-minded
- You can appear authoritative when the situation calls for it
You meet people with a smile and a positive attitude - even in pressurised situations - and you always communicate solution-oriented and constructively. You work well with colleagues and business partners. You can handle working under time pressure and understand how to get work done during quiet periods.
Salary and employment conditions
Salary and employment conditions are in accordance with the current collective agreement between KL and 3F in the area.
The position is a full-time position with a 37-hour working week on a shift schedule within our opening hours and is available as soon as possible.
Want to know more?
You are welcome to contact us and hear more about the job from Fire Chief Rasmus Nielsen at 63759331 or at [email protected].
The hiring process
Application deadline is 25 May for employment as soon as possible. We hold interviews on an ongoing basis.
A condition of employment is a clean criminal record and Police authorisation for Confidential, which must be maintained throughout the employment period.
Map of Hans Christian Andersen Airport
HCA Airport is an international airport with daily activity including private and business aircraft and weekly charter flights to European destinations during the summer season from April to October. In addition, HCA Airport is a service centre for companies with aviation-related activities, including drone companies and start-ups in the field. Several of these companies use the drone test field for daily flights and tests.
Read more at HCA Airports website.
About UAS Denmark Test Centre in brief
UAS Denmark Test Centre - a partnership between the University of Southern Denmark, Odense Municipality and HCA Airport - works to be a hub for research, education, development, testing and application of drone technology, ensuring optimal benefits for society and businesses. UAS Denmark Test Centre is designated as a national drone test centre and is used by both Danish and international drone companies for testing and training.