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Job Requisition ID: 27348
Ministry: Agriculture, Forestry, and Rural Economic Development
Location: Fort McMurray & Rocky Mountain House
Full or Part-Time: Wage
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Regular/Temporary: Temporary – Wage
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: April 28, 2022
Classification: Administrative Support 3
About Us
Role
Do you want to be a key part in our Forest Area logistic sections throughout the Province?
Do you have what it takes to perform the following tasks?
Thrive in a fast paced environment with consistently changing priorities and a high level of multi-tasking
Communicate accurately and efficiently, within a team environment
Intake and document information received through multiple mediums such as phone calls, emails and face to face conversations
Available to work through evenings, weekends and various shifts
If so, this position, Logistics Assistant, may be an ideal seasonal position for you.
The Logistics Assistant is a direct report to the Logistics Coordinator in the Wildfire Forest area and is responsible for supporting the Logistics section. The Logistics section supports all wildfire needs as directed by the Logistics Coordinator and/or the Duty Officer. Some duties may include; Coordination of people, hiring equipment, ground transport, rentals, fuel, communications, accommodations, meals and commissary.
Other roles and responsibilities are:
Maintain various wildfire databases, which involves the continual update of data pertinent to wildfire operations.
Ensure tracking systems are current for staffing levels, import/export personnel, days of rest/annual leave, work schedules, work assignments, equipment assignments, and contractor/operator day counts.
Order fuel for aircraft, heavy equipment and facilities in compliance with provincial contracts and standing offers.
Assemble wildfire crews as required
Continual interaction with the Alberta Wildfire Coordination Centre(AWCC) for operational manpower/equipment requirements and responding to requests from AWCC for resources using the Resource Request Module in the Fire Information Resource System(FIRES)
Acquire information for out of province exports; liaise between AWCC and the exporting resources
Hire heavy equipment for operational requirements, in accordance with the standard operating procedures as required
Arrange transportation and accommodations for import/export resources in compliance with the Standing Offer procedures
Keep warehouse and Camp Supervisor staff informed of current and forecasted logistics and supply needs
Receive, review, and distribute inventory request orders
Hire provincial contractors (security, medic, incident camps) as required
Interact and support Incident Management Teams (IMT) during wildfire activities within the forest area.
Ensure the check-in/check-out system for manpower/equipment is managed.
Coordinate the transportation of the Wildfire Management trailers and rental of the supporting equipment, including a generator, as required operationally
Order meals as per Standard Operating Procedures for personnel in the field, office or incident and reconcile expenditures as required
May be responsible for purchases and reconciliation of procurement cards within the department financial guidelines.
May be required to track and coordinate area vehicles
Ensure all communications and data entry is completed accurately with close attention to detail.
Be available for export to other Forest Areas and/or out of province.
Qualifications
Minimum Recruitment Standards:
Eighteen (18) years of age
High school diploma and one (1) year of related experience
Directly related experience or education considered on a one-for-one year basis.
Education & Experience Required:
Experience in Microsoft Office, specifically Outlook, Word and Excel
Highly organized individual with excellent keyboard, computer, multi-tasking and communication skills
Valid Standard First Aid Certificate with CPR
Valid Class 5 Drivers License
Valid Defensive Driving Certificate
Current Driver’s Abstract – A Driver’s Abstract, showing a record of seven (7) demerits or less, must be obtained. Your driver’s abstract, must be dated within 30 days and presented to management prior to your commencement.
Completion of a Par-Q and/ or fitness test is required for this position.
Education & Experience Preferred:
Experience using Wildfire Management software: Fire Information Resource System (FIRES) and Dispatch
Knowledge of heavy equipment, and equipment capabilities used in wildfire operations
Knowledge of manpower positions used in wildfire operations
Knowledge of the Wildfire Management program, business rules, policies and standard operating procedures
APS Competencies
Competencies are behaviours that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process. The link below will assist you with understanding competencies:
Agility
Drive for Results
Develop Self and Others
Build Collaborative Environments
Develop Networks
Systems Thinking
Creative Problem Solving
Salary
$21.41 – $26.05 per hour
Notes
This role is temporary and may end before or after September 30, 2022.
Hours of work- 7.25 hours per day or 36.25 per week. May have to work on the weekends if required.
What We Offer:
Wage employees receive 11.2% in addition to regular wage earnings in lieu of benefits and vacation leave:
- 5.2 percent of regular wage earnings instead of paid holidays
- 6 percent of regular wage earnings instead of annual vacation leave.
How To Apply
If you are not currently an employee with the Government of Alberta, the first step in applying for a job is creating your candidate profile within our online application system,
Existing employees should access the Career tile in 1GX to submit their application in order to be recognized as an internal applicant.
Once you have created your candidate profile, visit the Alberta Public Service job site to apply for jobs at
Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience and relevant examples of required competencies.
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It is recommended that applicants who have obtained educational credentials from outside of Canada and have not had them previously assessed, obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)
Closing Statement
This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.
We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates’ qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.
If you require any further information on this job posting, please contact Carris Leece at (780) 427-6807 or e-mail: WF.WildfireEmployment@gov.ab.ca.
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