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Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services

City:

Kenora

Position(s) language:

Job term:

1 Temporary seasonal recurring contract for 42 weeks - February to November annually

Job code:

$25.39 - $28.12 Per hour*

*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

Are you knowledgeable about inventory and stock practices and have proven ability to work independently? If so, do not miss this chance to showcase your leadership potential, where you will provide warehouse stock and equipment controls for the Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services.

PLEASE NOTE: This job requires working weekends, statutory holidays, and extended hours and to be away from home on temporary assignments for periods of approximately 19 days during periods of escalated fire activity.

About the job

- provide warehouse stock and equipment controls through physical inventories, ordering, shipping, receiving, issuing and tracking of equipment, and maintain adequate inventories for Forest Fire Suppression Equipment at all levels of operational readiness
- preparing purchasing requirements
- maintain the Fire Inventory Management Information System (IMIS)
- purchase Forest Fire Suppression Equipment and ensure equipment, supplies, and moveable assets are properly stored, identified and labelled
- provide group leadership and training to assigned staff and make recommendations to manager for additional resources during escalated activities
- identify and recommend operational and procedural changes to improve warehouse operations and communications

What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

- valid class G drivers licence as recognized in the province of Ontario
- valid certificate for TDG (Transportation of Dangerous Goods) or the ability to acquire one
- valid Lift Truck Certification or the ability to acquire one
- ability to acquire an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) certification
- ability to work weekends, statutory holidays, extended hours and to be away from home on temporary assignments for periods approximately 19 days during periods of escalated fire activity

Technical Knowledge and Skills:

- You have knowledge of fire management principles and practices, (e.g.



resource allocation, priority setting of fire resources) and logistics business rules.
- You have demonstrated experiences with purchasing procedures, stock control and warehouse practices, to ship, receive, and transfer equipment, supplies and moveable assets and to purchase various supplies and services.
- You have knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Act and those Regulations made under the acts to ensure work being performed is safe and workers are aware to protect themselves and others.
- You have knowledge of Forest Fire Suppression Equipment and standards.

Judgement and Organizational Skills:

- You have proven judgement and analytical skills to recommend minimum/maximum requirements and to increase effectiveness of warehouse operations.
- You have planning skills to work independently, meet deadlines, identify priorities and ensure equipment levels and warehouse services are met in normal and escalating fire circumstances.

Communication and Interpersonal Skills:

- You have proven communications skills to train assistant warehouse clerk, with technical procedures (e.g. transactions, requisitions and prepare reports).
- You have interpersonal skills with a high degree of tact and diplomacy to work harmoniously with suppliers and local merchants with an ability to explain OPS purchasing policies and expenditure guidelines.

Group Leadership Skills:

- You have demonstrated group leadership skills and knowledge of the Incident Command System to act as Logistics Boss and other incident command system functions.
- You have excellent organizational skills to assign and schedule work, ensure deadlines are met, monitor completed work, and advise supervisor of problems while making appropriate recommendations for performance improvements.

Computer Skills:





- You have data entry and typing skills to enter and manipulate data and prepare a variety of complex reports.
- You have proven work experience with computer applications such as e-mail, word processing, internet, and ministry inventory and stock control applications as well as Fire Inventory Management Information System (IMIS) to input and retrieve data, prepare reports and to update equipment and asset inventory.

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

- diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
- accessibility
- Anti-Racism Policy

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Language requirements and assessment:

All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

📌 Warehouse Clerk - Seasonal (Ontario)
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