Improvement Technician


Company:	South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service
Salary:	£26,403 to £28,142 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	SHEFFIELD, S1 3FG
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 1 day remote
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	22 Oct 2026
Closing date:	6 Nov 2026

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Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Firefighter Safety Team for an Improvement Technician, based at SYFR Headquarters in Sheffield. This role will play a vital part in supporting operational crews by helping improve safety, analysing operational learning, and ensuring effective management of risk information, and supporting the development of operational guidance and training.

Key Purpose

• Deliver and support improvement activities across the Firefighter Safety Team.

• Work collaboratively with operational teams to resolve issues and improve performance.

• Collate and analyse information from incident debriefs and other operational learning sources.

• Maintain, update, and administrate Site Specific Risk Information (SSRI) and CFRMIS records.

• Identify trends from operational feedback and contribute to safer working practices.

• Support the operational guidance team.

• Support the operational development team.

Main Responsibilities

• Utilise multiple software systems to collate, record, analyse, and visualise data.

• Support operational personnel to carry out their work safely.

• Produce reports, procedures, statistical returns, and data analysis.

• Perform general administrative duties including filing, scanning, and document preparation.

• Liaise with internal teams and external agencies to ensure effective work processes.

• Promote and comply with SYFR policies including equality, diversity, health, safety, and wellbeing.

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