LABOURER/TRADES HELPER

Important messages

You will be required to show how you demonstrate the essential qualifications (i.e. Experience) for the initial screening through your resume and in answering online screening questions. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must clearly demonstrate HOW, WHEN, and WHERE the qualification was met through substantiation by examples. Information on your described skills, experience, etc. provided in screening questions should be supported by your resume. Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being rejected from the process.

Our organization will only accept on-line applications for this advertisement. All job applications must therefore be submitted through www.canada.ca/government-jobs. For this advertisement, applicants will be required to provide information which is only accessible when applying on-line (namely the job questionnaire).

PLEASE NOTE: For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

Intent of the process

There is an immediate need to staff GL ELE 03 positions in Petawawa and Borden. A pool of qualified candidates may be established from this process to staff similar positions across the Ontario region (excluding NCR) on term, indeterminate, casual or acting basis in the future, including staffing lower level positions at GL ELE 02 level.

Positions to be filled: 4

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

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.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Stream 1: Labourer
EX1 - Experience providing general labour services, performing three or more of the following*:
• Operates, conducts inspections and completes routine maintenance and repair on powered equipment, including but not limited to tractors, trackless and mowers;
• Removes snow and ice from buildings, sidewalks and hydrants using motorized vehicles, equipment and hand tools;
• Performs grounds maintenance services such as grass cutting, tree work, landscaping, using powered tools, equipment and hand tools;
• Conducts roadway maintenance such as but not limited to patching, sweeping and brushing;
• Provides site preparation and labour support for tradespersons;
• Constructs and supplies targets;
• Performs range maintenance;
• Installation and repair of signs and security fences.

Stream 2: Trades Helper:
EX2 - Experience providing general labour services performing three or more of the following*:
• Assisting skilled tradespersons;
• Loading/unloading/moving work materials;
• Performing grounds maintenance services i.e. grass cutting, raking, trimming trees, snow shoveling;
• Performing road maintenance;
• Using a variety of hand tools and power tools and equipment;
• Conducting routine maintenance and repair on equipment;
• Constructs and supplies targets;
• Performs range maintenance

* NOTE: one or more of the experience criteria listed may be specifically requested by a hiring manager depending on the position being staffed.

Abilities:
A1 - Ability to communicate effectively orally

For some positions the following may be required:
A2 - Ability to operate a chainsaw
A3 – Ability to properly lift up to 30 kg repetitively
A4 – Ability to identify basic components of lawn cutting equipment

Personal Suitabilities:
PS1 - Effective Interpersonal Relationships
PS2 - Dependability
PS3 - Judgment
PS4 - Initiative

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

Certification/Training:
AQ1 - Possession of certification in Chain saw operation.
AQ2 - Possession of Mechanic Helper Certificate
AQ3 - Completion of Petroleum Mechanic helpers training
AQ4 - Possession of valid certification or completion of acceptable training in one or more of the following:
o First Aid
o CPR
o General Safety
o HAZMAT
o Confined Spaces Entry
o Fall/Arrest

Degree equivalency

Experience:
AQ5 - Experience helping the particular trade related to the position to be filled
AQ6 - Experience operating one or more of the following types of equipment: agricultural tractors, skid steers, skidders, trackless, chainsaw
AQ7 - Experience driving and backing up a trailer

Knowledge:
AQ8 - Knowledge of plant/tree care
AQ9 - Knowledge of Roads and Grounds Maintenance
AQ10 - Knowledge of basic water and wastewater treatment

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, Visible Minorities, Persons with Disabilities and Women.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
• Willingness to work overtime as required

For some positions:
• Willingness to work shiftwork as required
• Willingness to be on standby and report to work when required

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other conditions of employment
• Possession of a valid Class “G” driver’s license without restrictions issued by the Province of Ontario or provincial equivalent.
• Must be able to bend, to walk extensively on various types of terrain, to climb ladders, stairs and scaffolds and to work outdoors in hot and cold environments
• Must wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as but not limited to safety boots, hard hat, respirator, ear and eye protection in accordance with safety requirements, policy or regulations

For some positions the following may be required:
• Eligibility and willingness to obtain and maintain a Departmental driver’s license (DND 404).
• Must be able to lift up to 30 kg repetitively

Other information

Interviews may be conducted.

A written exam may be administered.

Reference checks may be conducted.

You must provide proof of your occupational certification at the time of the interview.

A top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

The client organization will accept applications on-line only.

All job applications must be submitted through www.canada.ca/government-jobs. The following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line.

- Applicants can create a profile and a resume that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time.
- Applicants can modify their application/resume at any time 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, namely the job questionnaire and a complete statement of merit criteria that are only available when applying on-line.

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

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

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language(s) in their application.

All notifications for this process will be posted on www.canada.ca/government-jobs. It is the responsibility of each person to check for notifications on the www.canada.ca/government-jobs site.

The Department of National Defence thanks all those who apply.

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.