Logistics Specialist
About the role
Washington County is seeking a dependable, organized, and hands-on Logistics Specialist to join our Emergency Management team. This position helps ensure the people, equipment, supplies, and resources needed during emergencies are ready when our community needs them most.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate, order, track, stage, and document emergency resources and supplies.
- Maintain emergency equipment, inventory, deployable kits, and readiness records.
- Move, deploy, recover, and assist with emergency response equipment, including trailers, generators, tents, and other specialized equipment.
- Support Emergency Operations Center (EOC) logistics and resource coordination.
- Assist during wildfires, natural disasters, hazardous materials incidents, major events, and other emergencies.
- Participate in emergency planning, exercises, training, and preparedness programs.
- Work with fire districts, municipalities, government agencies, vendors, and community partners.
- Assist with community preparedness education and outreach.
Qualifications
- Associate degree in emergency management, logistics, supply chain, public administration, emergency services, business administration, or a related field and two years of related experience; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Valid Utah driver license and ability to meet County driving requirements.
- FEMA ICS-100, ICS-200, IS-700, and IS-800 must be completed within six months of hire if not already completed.
Preferred qualifications
- CDL
- CPR/AED and First Aid certification
- FEMA emergency logistics coursework
- ICS-300/400
- EOC or Incident Management Team logistics experience
What We're Looking For
The ideal candidate can stay composed when priorities change, communicate effectively, and isn't afraid to jump in and get the job done. This position includes office, warehouse, field, and emergency-response work and may require physical equipment handling, irregular or extended hours, on-call assignments, and emergency response outside normal working hours.
Full Time / With Benefits. $21.53 to $32.10 per hour depending on experience.
A complete job description and application can be found on our website. All applications must be submitted online by September 3rd, 2026.