Massif Careers and Employment in Ashland, OR
Massif
YOUR TEAM IS STRONG. WE HELP MAKE IT EVEN STRONGER.
Massif® exists to strengthen those vital links between safety and
performance, between you and your teammates, between you and the success
of your mission. We know how much you rely on your gear, because Massif
grew out of a need for better gear—for ourselves and for our teammates
who, like you, put their lives on the line every day.
The
founders of Massif were veteran search and rescue team members and
alpine climbers whose missions (and lives) often depended upon the
safety and functionality of our rescue equipment. Our jobs often
required that we shelve our favorite outdoor clothing in exchange for
officially sanctioned FR “protective” gear. In our view, the trade-offs
between our thoughtfully designed and high performance personal gear,
and the uncomfortable, inherently flawed “protective” gear that might
save our lives in a flash fire scenario simply weren’t acceptable.
We initially thought we could solve the problem by designing our own
rescue equipment, but soon found that the FR fabrics available to us
simply didn’t have the performance characteristics we had come to depend
on in non-FR gear such as stretch, warmth, breathability, moisture
management, and adequate weather protection. So we took matters into our
own hands and discovered that the only way to solve the problem was to
basically invent new FR fabrics. We won’t go in the details of just what
a huge and daunting undertaking that was – but thanks to a core group
of extraordinarily dedicated people, we eventually succeeded in
engineering a new generation of FR fabrics that began to meet our
standards.
What started out as a means of strengthening the
links between safety and performance for ourselves and our teammates,
soon caught on among other rescue professionals, followed by wildland
fire crews, aviators, and the military. As we expanded into new arenas,
we recruited experts in those fields to put our gear to the test and
give us feedback on how we could best tailor it to their needs. Our
commitment to constant field testing and real-time design improvements
has resulted in a product line that provides protection without
sacrificing comfort or performance.
Massif started out in 1999
as a small company with a staff of two. Today, we’re a world leader in
supplying flame resistant and high performance outdoor apparel to the
military, law enforcement, search and rescue professionals, and the
wildland firefighting community. Our commitment to providing the best
gear possible to people with truly dangerous jobs has never changed.
It’s who we are. It’s what we do.