Fire Rescue Services - Labourer I Full-time Job

As part of Fire Rescue Services, you will work in an environment that demands safety consciousness, fitness and organizational skills due to working in training exercise areas that involve smoke and heat as part of the atmosphere. You will be ensuring set-ups are ready and thorough clean-ups are completed. We are looking for someone who takes pride in their work and contributes to the high standards of Fire Rescue Services. 

Your success will be measured by your ability to achieve timely results in the context of a respectful, inclusive and service-minded style. With a focus on the City of Edmonton’s Cultural Commitments to Safe, Helpful, Accountable, Integrated and Excellent, you will: 

• Maintain inventory for training evolutions at an acceptable level; this includes sorting, organizing and delivering inventory items to various Edmonton Fire Rescue Services locations 
• Load and unload training props and materials from trucks 
• Set up training and general maintenance of the training tower 
• Arrange used vehicles and training props for training exercises 
• Open and close gates for department and private sector access to training and operation sites 
• Clean and store protective clothing and equipment 
• Assist with the cleaning and filling of SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus) air bottles and harnesses 
• Use hand and power tools, chainsaws, cut-off saws, and operating light vehicles 
• Maintain the grounds (general clean-up and cutting of grass) around Training and Logistics buildings at the practical training site and other sites 
• Operate utility vehicles and occasionally operating forklifts (training will be provided) 
• Perform pick-up and delivery duties 
• Perform other related duties as required

Qualifications

• Completion of Grade 10 is a requirement of this position
• Physical strength and ability to perform heavy manual labour, including repetitive lifting various equipment weighing up to 50 lbs while climbing stairs, for extended periods of time in various environmental and weather conditions
• Manual dexterity to operate simple hand tools 
• Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions 
• Ability to work independently, see tasks that need to be performed and see tasks through to completion 
• Compliance with the City of Edmonton's Code of Practice for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), such as being fit-tested for a respirator, steel-toed boots and hard hat, is a requirement of this position 
• Valid Alberta Class 5 driver's license (or provincial equivalent). Obtaining and maintaining a City Driver's permit is a requirement of this position 
• Hire may be dependent on Police Information Check satisfactory to the City of Edmonton and is a requirement of this position, there may be a cost associated with this requirement
  
• Alignment to our Cultural Commitments 
• Applicants may be tested 

Assets:

• Experience with construction, forklift, firefighter and SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus)
• Grade 12 or high school equivalent is considered as an asset

Edmonton is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region.