Huw John

Experience

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  Mid & West Wales Fire and Rescue Service

  Nov 2009 - Feb 2011

  Retained Firefighter

  ♦ Respond immediately and safely to all emergency calls and requests for assistance♦ Deal with emergencies as directed and work effectively and efficiently as a member of a disciplined team♦ Ensure personal safety and that of others at all times.♦ Give general fire safety advice and guidance to people when requested.♦ Keep a level of physical and medical fitness necessary to carry out all the duties of a firefighter.♦ Maintain all firefighting and emergency equipment in a state of readiness, including cleaning, repairing and testing, as required, and to approved standards and procedures.♦ Check firefighting resources provided for fire service use, including hydrants and fixed installations.♦ Be aware of the risks, possible hazards and water supplies to be found within the fire station area.♦ Keep personal records up to date.♦ Take part in a continuous training programme by attending lectures, exercises, practice drill sessions and other forms of training to maintain competence levels. Show less

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  Grade A Carpentry and Joinery

  Sept 2010 - Feb 2012

  Self Employed Carpenter

  Accurate measuring of premises as requested, fabricating accurate cost proposals, sourcing materials and arranging the delivery as required, maintaing high professional standards of work.

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  Greenlinks CIC

  May 2011 - Feb 2012

  Tutor

  Constructing lesson plans targeting the needs of the learners, Ensuring that lessons were carried out as per lesson plans, keeping records for all learners, reporting to senior management the progress of individuals and class, identifying shortcomings in individuals and identifying the relevant teaching techniques and implementing them where appropriate.

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  Mid & West Wales Fire and Rescue Service

  Feb 2012 - now

  Responsible for taking a lead role in maintaining full operational preparedness of community fire stations, within allocated cluster.To integrate with Station Management teams across their cluster and support all areas in relation to the day to day running of the stations. Required to quality assure in relation to training standards linked to training records thematic plan.Responsible for undertaking risk-based (OPS45’s) (7.2d) Inspections to support the stations operational intelligence, working in close partnership with station staff and ORM. To take charge of operational incidents appropriate to the role as required. Show less ♦ Respond immediately and safely to all emergency calls and requests for assistance♦ Deal with emergencies as directed and work effectively and efficiently as a member of a disciplined team♦ Ensure personal safety and that of others at all times.♦ Give general fire safety advice and guidance to people when requested.♦ Keep a level of physical and medical fitness necessary to carry out all the duties of a firefighter.♦ Maintain all firefighting and emergency equipment in a state of readiness, including cleaning, repairing and testing, as required, and to approved standards and procedures.♦ Check firefighting resources provided for fire service use, including hydrants and fixed installations.♦ Be aware of the risks, possible hazards and water supplies to be found within the fire station area.♦ Keep personal records up to date.♦ Take part in a continuous training programme by attending lectures, exercises, practice drill sessions and other forms of training to maintain competence levels. Show less ♦ Respond immediately and safely to all emergency calls and requests for assistance♦ Deal with emergencies as directed and work effectively and efficiently as a member of a disciplined team♦ Ensure personal safety and that of others at all times.♦ Give general fire safety advice and guidance to people when requested.♦ Keep a level of physical and medical fitness necessary to carry out all the duties of a firefighter.♦ Maintain all firefighting and emergency equipment in a state of readiness, including cleaning, repairing and testing, as required, and to approved standards and procedures.♦ Check firefighting resources provided for fire service use, including hydrants and fixed installations.♦ Be aware of the risks, possible hazards and water supplies to be found within the fire station area.♦ Keep personal records up to date.♦ Take part in a continuous training programme by attending lectures, exercises, practice drill sessions and other forms of training to maintain competence levels. Show less ♦ Respond immediately and safely to all emergency calls and requests for assistance♦ Deal with emergencies as directed and work effectively and efficiently as a member of a disciplined team♦ Ensure personal safety and that of others at all times.♦ Give general fire safety advice and guidance to people when requested.♦ Keep a level of physical and medical fitness necessary to carry out all the duties of a firefighter.♦ Maintain all firefighting and emergency equipment in a state of readiness, including cleaning, repairing and testing, as required, and to approved standards and procedures.♦ Check firefighting resources provided for fire service use, including hydrants and fixed installations.♦ Be aware of the risks, possible hazards and water supplies to be found within the fire station area.♦ Keep personal records up to date.♦ Take part in a continuous training programme by attending lectures, exercises, practice drill sessions and other forms of training to maintain competence levels. Show less

  • Watch Manager

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Watch Manager

    Sept 2021 - Jan 2022

  • Crew Manager

    Mar 2020 - Sept 2021

  • Firefighter

    Nov 2019 - Feb 2020

  • Crew Manager

    Mar 2018 - Nov 2019

  • Firefighter

    Dec 2017 - Mar 2018

  • Crew Manager

    Aug 2016 - Dec 2017

  • Firefighter

    Feb 2012 - Aug 2016