Casual Inventory - Carpenter

Important messages

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

All job applications must be submitted on-line. To submit an application, please select the button “Apply Online” below. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

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.

Work environment

The Department of National Defence (DND) is the largest federal government employer, offering over 70 different types of civilian career opportunities. DND's role is to provide services and support to the Canadian Forces (CF) in their operations and missions at home and abroad. As a civilian employee, you will be an essential part of the Defence Team. In this regard, the department fosters a work environment where employees have opportunities to grow, to learn, to progress in their careers and have job satisfaction over the long-term.

Intent of the process

This inventory is for casual employment only which is a temporary employment of 90 workings days or less in a calendar year.

Positions to be filled: 2

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)

Possession of a valid interprovincial journeyman certification (Red Seal) or valid provincial certificate in the applicable province of employment as a Carpenter or any other equivalency recognized by the provincial or territorial authority such as a Qualification Level (QL) 5 - Construction Technician.

Experience working as a carpenter.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

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

Ability to communicate orally.

Safety Orientation
Effective Interpersonal Relationships
Initiative
Dependability

Operational Requirements :

May be required to work overtime on occasion.
May be required to work outdoors and in adverse weather conditions for extended periods of time.
May be required, but not limited to, enter confined spaces, climb ladders, erect scaffolds, work on elevated devices, crouching and/or kneeling, work at heights.
May be required to obtain and maintain a valid DND 404 driving permit.
Must have CSA approved steel-toe boots and wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
May be required to travel.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Must possess and maintain a valid, non-graduated, and unrestricted provincial or territorial Class 5 driver's licence.
May be required to work overtime on occasion.
May be required to work outdoors and in adverse weather conditions for extended periods of time.
May be required, but not limited to, enter confined spaces, climb ladders, erect scaffolds, work on elevated devices, crouching and/or kneeling, work at heights.
May be required to obtain and maintain a valid DND 404 driving permit.
Must have CSA approved steel-toe boots and wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE),
May be required to travel.

Other information

Interviews and reference checks may be conducted.

Candidates may be offered positions as they become available. Therefore, you are encouraged to complete your application as soon as possible. Candidates will be assessed at various times. A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration.

Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the Conditions of Employment throughout their employment.

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.