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Emergency Response Team Member
Pfizer INC · 🇺🇸 United States - Connecticut - Groton
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 40 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 9 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Pfizer INC
The US Department of Labor certified 40 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 9 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Role Summary Emergency Response Team member that works as a member of a response team providing emergency response services for fire, medical, hazardous materials and technical rescue events that occur on site, as well as performing daily fire protection inspection, testing and maintenance of fire protection systems and evaluating fire code compliance for the site. Supports inspection, testing and maintenance services delivered by outsourced providers. Role Responsibilities • Knowledge of EHS Regulations as applied to incident response; fire/life safety; facility/utility safety (e.g., lock out/tag out, confined space entry, fall protection); construction safety; working knowledge of local, state, regional, national laws, regulations, and rules pertaining to spill reporting; incident reporting; incident preparedness and response; NFPA and BOCA; hazard communication; NIMS; biosafety; radiation safety; process safety; laboratory safety and chemical safety. • Risk Avoidance/Minimization/Control a s applied to fire prevention and safety systems; h azardous materials incidents; off-site incidents causing on-site impact; incident and unified command; emergency medical response ; proper selection and use of personal protective equipment; job hazard analyses; incident and/or material pre-planning; safe work permitting; loss control and asset management; 0wner-controlled insurance programs; t raining on appropriate (e.g., site-specific) safety procedures, practices, policies, controls and concepts. • Compliance Assessment & Auditing as applied to inspection, testing and maintenance and facility inspections • EHS Management Systems a s applied to Pfizer Corporate EHS Guidelines (all EHS Management Guidelines, Basic Safety Guideline, Fire/Life Safety Guideline, Incident Preparedness and Response Guideline, Chemicals in the Workplace Guideline, all External Affairs Guidelines) ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS • Reports to Manager, Emergency Response Team Leader • Interacts with Emergency Response Team Captains • Interacts with Emergency Response Team members • Interacts with Emergency Brigade Members • Interacts with members of Maintenance Services • Interacts with members of Utilities • Interacts with Occupational Health & Wellness • Interacts with Pfizer contract managers, contractor’s safety coordinators and individual contractors • Interacts with customer base • Interacts with Pfizer contract managers and contractor’s safety coordinators • Interacts with external emergency response and mutual aid organizations • Interacts with external networking/industry groups • Interacts with regulatory agencies Basic Qualifications Education & Experience 3-5 years of active experience as a firefighter with a recognized firefighting organization, with specific focus on emergency response programs and specialty/expertise in more than one incident preparedness and response safety focus area (firefighting, emergency medical and hazardous materials), experience in performing inspection, testing and maintenance of life safety systems and the ability to develop, implement and manage new programs performed by the fire department. Demonstrated ability to lead in both an emergency and non-emergency setting. High School Diploma Required Must possess the following certifications: • Connecticut certified Firefighter 1 • Connecticut Certified Emergency Medical Technician • A current a valid motor vehicle operators license for Fire Apparatus, i.e Connecticut 2Q or corresponding CDL Medical Fitness Requirements Pfizer Occupational Health & Wellness will determine whether or not an individual colleague is medically fit to perform the full duties of the above-mentioned role at Pfizer. Pfizer Occupational Health & Wellness may consult