EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CITY OF MARION, NC

FIRE CHIEF

The City of Marion, NC, which is located in the western part of North Carolina, is accepting applications for the position of Fire Chief.

The Chief plans, organizes, and directs a variety of departmental activities including firefighting, rescue, fire inspection and fire code enforcement, training, emergency medical response, hazardous materials response, emergency management response, public education, fire ground operations, first aid, and fire prevention in protecting the lives and property of the citizens of the City and the Marion Area Fire District.  Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Establishes overall departmental policies on fire prevention, suppression and cause and origin investigation, rescue, emergency medical response and related matters; develops short and long range goals,
• Manages full-time, part-time, and volunteer staff to assure effective firefighting operations and to maintain sufficient level of preparedness and training,
• Analyzes personnel, property, and operations of the department; implements action on such information in order to improve departmental operations; regulates and balances workload; reviews work objectives and expectations,
• Prepares budget projections of anticipated expenditures and needs for the department; assigns personnel and equipment; evaluates the need for the repair of existing or the purchase of new apparatus and requisitions equipment and supplies; insures proper maintenance of facilities and equipment,
• Participates with City management and other federal, state, and local officials in planning for long range needs for stations, equipment and staffing and in planning for all types of emergency response,
• Performs the hiring, promotion, discipline, and evaluation of departmental employees and volunteers; insures high levels of training, motivation, and performance.

Applications will be accepted at City Hall, 194 North Main Street, Marion, NC 28752 through Monday, March 18, 2019.  Applications may be mailed to City of Marion, Attn: Tammy Flowers, HR Administrator, PO Drawer 700, Marion, NC 28752. All applications must be received by postal mail no later than 5:00 pm on March 18, 2019.  The application packet should contain a completed application, a cover letter, a resume, and copies of certifications listed within the packet. 

Please visit the City of Marion’s website at http://marionnc.org/Marion/pages/employment.php for a full job description or to obtain an online application.  Applicant should be a high school graduate, have completed advanced courses and seminars in fire administration and fire science, have considerable experience of an increasingly responsible nature including supervisory experience in the municipal fire service, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.  Possession of a valid North Carolina driver's license and possession of North Carolina Level II Firefighter certifications are required. Successful applicant must pass a physical, drug test, and criminal background check prior to employment. Salary will be commiserate with education and experience.

Applications may be obtained at City Hall, 194 N Main Street, Marion, NC, or online at www.marionnc.org.  For further information call Tammy Flowers, Human Resources Administrator, at 828-652-3551.

The City of Marion is an equal opportunity employer.