The Wilderness Medicine Equipment Coordinator works with the NOLS Wilderness Medicine Equipment and Materials Manager to build and execute a long-term plan for supporting courses. The Equipment Coordinator is largely responsible for the day to day implementation of the plan including gear maintenance, shipping, receiving, and communication.

Key Information:

• Please upload your resume as a PDF document when you are prompted to upload your CV/resume.

• Location: Lander, Wyoming at our Cirque Center location.

• Target Start Date: 17 March 2025

• Questions: Please contact peopleteam@nols.edu

What does an Equipment Coordinator do?

• Prepares, labels and packs Wilderness Medicine course equipment and materials for shipment to course locations; oversees the gear and materials plan in the Equipment Manager’s absence 

• Regularly communicates to stakeholders in order to ensure efficient management of equipment. 

• Assesses and maintains equipment inventories. Maintains equipment warehouse and storage areas in a clean and orderly state.

• Maintains inventory of extra supplies and materials, assisting the Equipment Manager with ordering and maintaining appropriate levels of supply inventory

• Reviews gear set inventory sheets for each gear set and appropriately restock gear sets, ensuring uniformity and readiness for all course equipment and materials

• Delivers course gear and materials to select course locations 

• Receives returning gear and shipments from vendors

• General warehouse operations support including cleaning and organizing

• Safe operation of forklift

This list should not be considered exhaustive, and you may be assigned other duties.

In your first 6 months, you will: 

• Learn about the Wilderness Medicine gear and materials plan 

• Familiarize yourself with all Wilderness Medicine course types and associated gear

• Meet with NOLS staff and partners

What makes a great Equipment Coordinator at NOLS? 

We are looking for people who share our values and are keen to learn and develop their expertise. 

• Ability to manage a high volume of detail specific work in busy environment

• Ability to prioritize tasks based on deadlines and fluctuating requests

• Ability to consistently work independently and be self-motivated 

• Able to physically lift and move boxes and equipment up to 50 pounds

• Able to communicate well with a variety of audiences

• Technological proficiency, preferably with experience with Microsoft programs

• Willing to work with bio-hazard materials in a safe environment

• Valid driver’s license and pass company driving requirements

• Forklift experience and certification is highly preferred but will train if needed

How to Apply

It’s super easy! Just enter your email and click the “start your application” button at the top of the screen and upload your resume as a single PDF document when you are prompted to upload your CV/resume.

At NOLS we use the Applied platform for our recruitment. The Applied platform will ask you some demographic questions before you start your application. We at NOLS never see the responses to these demographic questions with your application. We only see summary statistics to help us check if our candidate pool is balanced and if everyone has an equal chance to get hired irrespective of their background. If you prefer, you can easily opt out of answering these questions.

Who is NOLS?

NOLS is a nonprofit global wilderness school that strives to be the leading source and teacher of wilderness skills and leadership that serve people and the environment. Our community—staff, students, trustees, and alumni—shares a commitment to wilderness, education, leadership, safety, community, and excellence. 

We believe that anyone can be a leader; it is our role to provide the environment and training to help people discover their full potential. We do that in classrooms close to home and in remote wilderness areas around the world. We are an organization with heart, expertise, and wildness, and these qualities help us support powerful, authentic experiences.

Why is NOLS a great place to work?

• We have locations in seven U.S. states, and six countries; and courses in all 50 U.S. states and over 10 countries.

• We have fantastic employee discounts on top outdoor gear brands

• We offer discounts on NOLS Courses for you and your family

• All employees can benefit of free outdoor equipment rental" at our various locations

• Insurance Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision benefits are available at a special NOLS rate to seasonal employees. Full-time employees are eligible for benefits package. 

• Wellness Time: Accrued leave that may be used for many HR-approved reasons throughout the season.

• Employee Assistance Program: Access to counselors that are available 24/7 to assist employees with work-life balance concerns.

Additional Information

Please note in order to ensure pay transparency and pay equity the range posted is non-negotiable. If you are unwilling to accept an offer within the posted range, please review our other opportunities to see if one better aligns with your salary expectations.

This position is based in Lander, Wyoming, USA at our Cirque Center location. No remote work option is available for this position.

• A criminal background check is required from all NOLS employees.

• NOLS participates in e-verify for U.S. employees, Certificado de Antecedentes for Chilean or Mexican employees, and other relevant employment verification systems based on location.

• Current NOLS employees please note it is NOLS policy to conduct an internal reference check with People Team and/or your current supervisor as part of the reference check process. If you have any questions or concerns about this process please contact peopleteam@nols.edu.

NOLS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetics information, disability unrelated to job or admission requirements, or status as a protected veteran.

Reasonable accommodations may be requested at any point of the employment process, including during recruitment. Please email peopleteam@nols.edu with your request.