Protective Gear Specialist

Job Description:

Protective Gear Specialist

Description

Pay Range: $18.32 - $22.90/hr.

Job Posting Closing on: Monday, May 28th, 2025

The City of Fort Worth is the 13th largest city in the U.S. and the fastest growing among large cities. Fort Worth has received multiple accolades, including number one Downtown (Livability), and the second-best City in the nation for Job Seekers (Forbes). Our employees serve the needs of over 900,000 residents. We are seeking individuals that reflect our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Protective Gear Specialist job is available with The City of Fort Worth Fire Department. We are seeking a Protective Gear Specialist for sewing, inspecting, repairing, and tracking Personal Protective Gear (PPE) for over 900 firefighter personnel.

This is a hands-on position responsible for embroidery, uniform alterations, and gear maintenance to support firefighter safety. Duties include applying patches, custom embroidery, hemming, altering uniforms, repairing PPE, and processing uniform requests. The candidate must be able to operate sewing equipment proficiently, maintain accurate records, and work closely with the team to meet deadlines. Strong multitasking skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work quickly in a fast-paced environment are essential. Travel for training and certification may be required.

The Protective Gear Specialist job responsibilities include:

• Driving to fire stations for PPE pickup and delivery.
• Separating PPE gear for washing and inspection.
• Cleaning by hand firefighter boots and helmets.
• Inspecting all pieces of firefighter gear for safety conditions and repairs.
• Repairing or replacing gear.
• Some computer use is required to track personnel lists and completed repairs.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED.
• Two years of increasingly responsible sewing or re-upholstery experience with heavy materials.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five or more years of relevant sewing with Bunker Gear Material.
• Computer experience, specifically Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word and PPE Tracking
• Prior experience working with Bunker Gear and firefighter uniforms
• Prior experience operating an embroidery/sewing machines.

Working Conditions

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling and lifting; depending on assignment. Incumbents may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, odors, dusts, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting and intense noises.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.