Equipment Coordinator

Key Responsibilities

Training Day Responsibilities 

• Working with other equipment staff to organize and prepare player lockers with the equipment before training. 
  
• Helps coaching staff deliver equipment to the field before the start of training. 
  
• Collects and inventory all training equipment daily. 
  
• Washes all training kits immediately following training. 
• Responsible for the organization and appearance of the equipment room, locker room, and common area.

Match Day Responsibilities 

• Sets up the team dressing room before each match.
• Facilitates referee equipment requests.
• Assist with accommodating visiting team equipment requests as the home team.
• Prepares and transports all the field equipment to the field before the warm-up.
• Organizes and cleans up the team bench and locker room areas, towels, equipment, water and the fourth official’s table. 
• Wash game and warm-up kit
• Return boots to training facility after home/road games
  
  Team Travel 
  
• Some travel may be required with the team for away matches (pre-season, regular season, playoffs, post-season).
• Airport pick up and drop off of team bags and equipment.
  
  

Apparel & Equipment Management 

• Works with other equipment staff to manage, organize and inventory warehouse for multiple teams.
• Organizes ordering process for toiletries, laundry, and locker room supplies. 
  

Qualifications Requirements:

Preferably experience in a Professional Sports Environment. 
Must have knowledge and passion for soccer. 

SKILLS, ABILITIES & OTHER ATTRIBUTES:

• Ability to handle and lift average-weight objects up to 35 pounds.
• Ability to stand and/or walk for more than 4 hours per day.
• Ability to work long, irregular hours and weekends as dictated by event schedules and project timetables.
• Due to the cyclical nature of the Football industry, employees may be required to work varying schedules to reflect
• the business needs of the team or facility.
• Ability to work well in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Must be a “team player” and flexible to constant changes.
• Detail-oriented, professional, passionate, positive, and proactive.
• A motivated growth mindset and life-long learner.
• A strong work ethic.
• Active collaborator.
• Strong communication skills.
• Punctual and professional

The Club

Vancouver Whitecaps FC is the longest-running professional soccer club in Canada and the United States. Since its inaugural season in 1974, the club has united generations of loyal fans in British Columbia and beyond. With academies in eight out of ten provinces, a network of partner clubs, and hundreds of camps and clinics every year, Whitecaps FC provide a foundation for Canada’s soccer future.

We are also strongly committed to providing opportunities to Canadian athletes, both male and female, with the largest soccer development structure in Canada. This includes academy programs in eight of ten provinces across the country.

In addition to building a winning team on and off the pitch, the Club places great importance in giving back to our community, harnessing the power of sport to create a stronger, more equitable & inclusive society through three key community goals: helping meet critical needs, using soccer to build life skills and creating soccer participation opportunities in Indigenous communities.

Inclusion Statement

Vancouver Whitecaps FC believes that diversity and inclusion is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. This includes but is not limited to people of colour, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. Should you require any accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact our People & Culture department.

"Within these walls, you are welcomed, accepted, and respected. Here, no matter who you are or where you come from, you are home. And you’re part of the team regardless of your age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, marital or family status, disability, or religious belief or non-belief.  All we ask is that you be ethical and inclusive in all that you do. Be respectful of all players, fans, and staff, and remember to cheer loudest for the ones wearing the blue and white. Go ‘Caps!"

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.