Equipment/vehicle Technician

**Section**: Logistical Support
**Division**: Paramedic Services
**Department**: Community Safety
**Initial Reporting Location**: Lionel E. Lalonde Centre

**Job Status**: Regular part time positions

**Affiliation**:Inside Unit
**Hours of Work**: Up to 48 hours bi-weekly
**Shift Work Required**: Yes
**Range of Pay**: Group 5 $25.90 to $29.92 per hour

**The start date will follow the selection process.**

**Characteristic Duties**: Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Chief of Emergency Services and the day-to-day Direction of the Lead Equipment Vehicle Technician or the Logistics Co-ordinator.
- Conduct routine maintenance on specialized equipment such as stretchers, stairchairs and other ambulance and patient care equipment.
- Perform standardized vehicle and equipment checks in accordance with established procedures. Complete documentation regarding these checks.
- Assess vehicles returned at the end of each shift, clean, and stock in preparation for deployment.
- Responsible to restock medical bags in readiness for deployment, in accordance with established standards and procedures.
- Maintain proper inventories, ensuring that equipment is serviced and rotated to maximum efficiency.
- Operate a motor vehicle to deliver and retrieve patient care equipment such as defibrillators, backboards and stretchers from locations throughout CGS including hospitals and stations.
- Evaluate the condition of retrieved equipment to ensure it is in good working order, is cleaned and meets the required standards before it is returned to inventory.
- Responsible for deep cleaning all ambulances in adherence with a regular cleaning schedule.
- Maintain records of repair, replacement and maintenance for audit and control purposes in accordance with the policies and standards required by Sudbury Emergency Services.
- Operate truck and trailer combination vehicles and the ARGO in support of emergency services.
- Attend technical training programs as required.
- Acquaint new employees with Equipment/Vehicle Technician duties.
- Develop and maintain a thorough working knowledge of CGS's Safety Manual and the applicable Provincial Legislation listed therein.
- Perform other related duties as required.

**Qualifications**:

- Successful completion of Secondary School (Grade XII) Education.
- Must be willing and able to obtain and maintain a Class “A-Restricted” and Class “F” Driver’s Licence.
- Up to six (6) months experience in inventory control an asset.
OR
Up to six (6) months experience in an Emergency Medical Service setting an asset.
- Demonstrate ability to perform standardized vehicle and equipment maintenance and repairs utilizing safe operation of hand tools.
- Demonstrate ability to effectively maintain equipment and repair inventories.
- Demonstrate ability to maintain accurate equipment records and analyze and report on equipment inventory and performance requirements.
- Knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, related Acts and Regulations, policies and procedures.
- Excellent use of English; verbally and in writing.
- French verbal and written skills an asset.
- Any of the following driver’s licence classifications considered an asset “A”, “B”, “C”, “E”, “F”.
- Satisfactory health, attendance and former employment history.
- Provide, at own cost, a current Criminal Record Check.
- A Personal Information Release - Security Clearance for Service Provider form will be required.
- Must be physically capable of operating a vehicle safely, possess a valid Class “G” driver's licence, have an acceptable driving record, and personal insurance coverage.

**How To Apply**:
We must receive your resume before 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. For those providing a French language resume, please also include an English version.
- Ensure you attached a cover letter and resume. Acceptable file types are:

.doc
- .docx
- .txt
- .pdf
- .rtf

All applicants are thanked for their interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. If contacted, and you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process you must advise the Hiring Manager.

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