Shipper/Receiver/Storesperson

Duties

Keeps custody of all stores supplies, equipment and provides shipping/receiving services. Provides pick-up and delivery service of equipment, laboratory/office supplies, specimens and dangerous goods for all of our client locations. Drives fleet vehicles to shuttle parcels and equipment to and from multiple building locations. Tags all assets to be entered in our inventory database.

Receives, stores, distributes and ships specimens, samples and kits from outside agencies, hospitals and manufacturers. Load and unload courier deliveries of all types and size, using physical strength and up to and including the use of a forklift. Works in a fast paced environment, with constant interruptions. Enters all incoming and outgoing items into a computerized database.

Work environment

The Public Health Agency of Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) provides scientific expertise and laboratory capacity for infectious disease monitoring, detection, investigation and outbreak response to support national and international public health action. NML strives to be the employer of choice for Canadian and international scientific and non-scientific staff. Our employees contribute leadership, ingenuity, expertise and innovation to safeguard the health of Canadians and the global community.

Intent of the process

This process will initially be used to fill 1 position on a permanent basis. The result of this selection process will be to create a pool of qualified candidates from which future permanent and/or temporary GS-STS-04 vacancies at the Public Health Agency of Canada may be filled.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Successful completion of secondary school or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience in shipping & receiving.
Recent** experience in transportation, handling and documentation of dangerous goods.
Recent** experience in forklift operations.
Experience using technology, including word processing, spreadsheet and email software.

** (Recent is defined as within the last 2 years)

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience working in a lab environment.
Experience working with SAP.
Experience in a supervisory role.
Experience driving fleet vehicle, up to 3 & 5 ton trucks.
Certification in TDG and/or Forklift Operations.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of current transportation of dangerous goods regulations and methods.
(IATA, ICAO & Transport Canada’s TDGR).
Knowledge of shipping & receiving procedures.
Knowledge of forklift operation.

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Ability to establish priorities, meet deadlines & service standards.
Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
Ability to lift items weighing 60 lbs/27.2 kg.

Dependability
Thoroughness
Judgement
Effective Interpersonal Relationships

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
The Public Health Agency of Canada is committed to Employment Equity. In order to ensure a diversified workforce, preference may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one or more of the following Employment Equity groups: aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minority groups provided the candidate meets all essential qualifications listed on the job opportunity notice and any applicable asset qualification(s).

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Willingness and able to work overtime or weekends as required.
Willingness and able to work at different work locations within Winnipeg.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Medical clearance
Willing and able to obtain a forklift certificate
Willing and able to obtain a transportation of dangerous goods (TDG) certificate
Valid Driver’s license

Other information

The client organization will accept on-line applications only.

All job applications must therefore be submitted through jobs.gc.ca.

The following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line:
• Applicants can create a profile and a résumé that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time.
• Applicants can modify their application/résumé anytime BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.
• Applicants can verify the status of their applications at any time.
• Applicants can be notified electronically of tests or interviews and results.
• For some jobs, applicants will find important information that is only available when applying on-line, such as the job questionnaire and a complete statement of merit criteria.

To submit an application on-line, please click on the button “Apply Now” below.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Candidates must clearly describe in their application and on-line questionnaire how they meet all Essential Education and Experience requirements and any applicable Asset Experience factors. Failure to provide sufficient information may result in candidates being screened out. Asset qualifications may be used for screening and/or rating.

Candidates should be prepared to provide proof of education, operational certifications and citizenship. If you have obtained education outside Canada, you will be required to submit proof of evaluation of Canadian equivalency.

Receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact successful candidates when the screening process is completed.

A Written Exercise, Interview and Reference Checks may be conducted.

PLEASE NOTE: Top-down consideration of scores at any stage of this process may be used to determine the number of qualified candidates who will be considered further in the process.

The primary assessment location will be in Winnipeg, MB. Candidates from outside the federal public service who are invited to written exams and/or interviews will be responsible for travel and accommodation expenses.

Candidates must meet each essential qualification to be appointed to the position. A candidate may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications or organizational needs. However, meeting one or more of these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Candidates must meet and maintain the conditions of employment throughout their employment.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for screening and assessment purposes. This will include communication of screening results and invitations to written tests and interviews. To that end, candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is also the candidate’s responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.