IN FORT MACLEOD Southwest Alberta About Fort Macleod QUICK FACTS Fort Macleod is located 50 kilometres west of Lethbridge and 175 kilometres south of Most of the employment in Fort Calgary. The town had a population of 3,021 Macleod is in the services-producing in 2011.3 industry, such as retail trade; business and other services; and Agriculture, government and tourism-related health care and social services.1 services make up a large part of Fort Macleod’s economy. The main occupational groups in Fort Macleod are sales and service; Retailers and manufacturers cater largely to trades, transport and equipment farmers and ranchers in the region. In operators and related occupations; addition, Fort Macleod is a regional service business, finance and administration; centre for the agricultural industry and is a 2 and management. growing regional maintenance centre for wind power companies. Wind power Visit the Fort Macleod municipal maintenance companies generally recruit government website at graduates of Lethbridge College's wind www.fortmacleod.com to find out energy program. more about Fort Macleod. Government service employers are the largest employers in Fort Macleod and include Alberta Education-Livingstone Range School Division, Alberta Health Services and the Town of Fort Macleod. The Empress Theatre, Fort Museum of the North West Mounted Police and Head- Smashed-In Buffalo Jump are some of the local tourist attractions that contribute to the economy and provide jobs to residents. Visit the Fort Macleod municipal government website at Prepared by Labour Market Information Resources March 2013 1 FORT MACLEOD Southwest Alberta www.fortmacleod.com to find out more . restaurants about Fort Macleod. trucking and hauling Employment For a complete list of employment areas and individual business contacts, visit the Fort Most of the employment in Fort Macleod is Macleod business directory from the in the services-producing industry such as business tab on Fort Macleod’s web site at retail trade; business and other services; and 4 www.fortmacleod.com. health care and social services. The main occupational groups in Fort Some of the major products/services 5 Macleod are: businesses in Fort Macleod are: . sales and service . Structural Truss Systems . trades, transport and equipment (Construction) operators and related occupations . Frans Feyter Construction . business, finance and administration (Construction) . management6 . Bouvry Exports (Meat Exports) . Fort Macleod Auction Market Some employers, such as those in the retail, (Auction Services) food service and accommodation industries, . O'Sullivan Construction (Cement) hire workers without training or experience. John's Construction (New Homes) Jobs in these industries that do not require . Falcan Industries (Trailer training or experience include sales people, Manufacturer) inventory clerks, stock clerks, servers, . Tim Hortons (Food Services) attendants, kitchen helpers, front desk clerks, housekeeping attendants and Fort Macleod’s small business employers labourers.7 provide a variety of job opportunities in many business areas. Examples include: Other Fort Macleod employers require . accommodations skilled staff with post-secondary training or . accounting and bookkeeping certification. Such jobs include: trades . art galleries workers; automotive technicians; heavy . auction services equipment mechanics; machine operators; . autobody industry specific technicians; administrative . automotive sales and service workers; automotive and equipment sales . baking people; and truck drivers.8 . banks and financials . beauty shops Some employers offer a variety of job . business services benefits to attract and retain staff, that . carpentry include flexible schedules, advancement . child care from within, comprehensive training, health . construction and related and dental, incentive and recognition . lawn and grounds maintenance programs, scholarship programs for . retails stores including groceries students, fitness memberships, volunteer . farm supplies and services grant programs and product discounts. manufacturers Prepared by Labour Market Information Resources March 2013 2 FORT MACLEOD Southwest Alberta Health care Occupational profiles, which include duties Most of the health care jobs in Fort Macleod and working conditions, for these are with Alberta Health Services at the occupations are available on the hospital and the community health centre, Government of Alberta’s Learning which includes a mental health and adult Information Service website at addictions facility. For information about www.alis.alberta.ca. employment opportunities with Alberta Health Services in Fort Macleod, visit Job Opportunities www.healthjobs.ab.ca. Many of the job opportunities are generated Extendicare Fort Macleod is a 50-bed, long- by businesses that provide goods and term care facility. It employs assisted-living services to the agriculture industry, the workers/health-care aides, licensed practical residents of Fort Macleod and surrounding nurses, kitchen helpers, cooks and area, and the tourists visiting the recreational facilitators. For information community. about employment opportunities with Extendicare Fort Macleod, visit Agriculture www.extendicarecanada.com. Many businesses supply and service the agriculture industry. Feed mill, livestock There are also jobs at private medical clinics auction and shipping, equipment sales and and dental and optometrist offices. repair, and farm implement sales businesses provide employment opportunities in Fort Education Macleod. Livingstone Range School Division employs support staff, teachers and administrative Primary agricultural employment leaders at three schools in Fort Macleod. For opportunities within commuting distance of information about employment opportunities Fort Macleod include positions at cow-calf, with Livingstone Range School Division, swine and dairy operations, feedlots, and visit www.lrsd.ab.ca. irrigated field crop and dry land farms. Jobs include general farm worker, pen checker, Municipal government harvesting labourer, machinery operator, The Town of Fort Macleod employs a supervisor, manager and agricultural professional staff of managers and unionized commodity truck driver. staff members. Municipal government occupations include departmental managers, Agricultural job opportunities are often administrative support workers, equipment posted on the Service Canada Job Bank operators, water treatment and sanitation website at www.jobbank.gc.ca and the operators, heavy equipment technicians, Agricultural Employment Alberta website at emergency medical technicians and www.agriemployalberta.com. In addition recreation managers and staff, including to providing job postings, Agricultural lifeguards. For information on how to Employment Alberta also provides resume contact the Fort Macleod municipal advice to job seekers and referrals to government office, visit employers. www.fortmacleod.com. Prepared by Labour Market Information Resources March 2013 3 FORT MACLEOD Southwest Alberta cooks and dishwashers. For information Seasonal job opportunities about employment at the golf course, call There are dozens of summer employment the club pro shop at 403-553-4664. opportunities in tourism for local students. Employers like to re-hire previous seasonal Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump employees, but there are also new openings Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is a every spring. The Fort Museum alone hires designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. as many as 20 students. The interpretive centre explores the culture of the plains people. Employment The Empress Theatre Society opportunities exist year-round, however, The Empress Theatre Society is a not-for- additional employees, such as interpreters, profit organization that provides dramatic interpreters, tour guides, food programming and maintains the historic service workers and gift shop clerks are Empress Theatre. The society hires hired to work during the summer. For interpreters, tour guides and projectionists to information about Head-Smashed-In Buffalo work during the summer. For information Jump, visit www.head-smashed-in.com. about the theatre, including employment opportunities, visit Town of Fort Macleod www.empresstheatre.ab.ca. The Town of Fort Macleod hires additional public works workers, labourers, office The Fort Museum of the North West clerks and lifeguards during the summer Mounted Police months. For information on how to contact The Fort Museum of the North West the Fort Macleod municipal government Mounted Police provides dramatic office, visit www.fortmacleod.com. interpretation of early culture. It is also home to the North West Mounted Police The Ideal Candidate Musical Ride. Interpreters, dramatic Employers in Fort Macleod identify the interpreters, tour guides and gift shop clerks ideal candidate as someone who has a are hired to work during the summer. For positive attitude, a minimum of Grade 12 information about the museum, including education and the basic skills for the employment opportunities, visit position applied for. www.nwmpmuseum.com. In addition, employers in Fort Macleod Interpretive centres and museums often identify ideal candidates as those who: advertise job opportunities on the Government of Alberta Job Opportunities . Are client-focused. Employers see website at www.jobs.alberta.ca and the exceptional customer service as the key Canadian Museums Association website at way to generate loyalty in their www.museums.ca. customers.