Bridge Operator

Duties

Operates and maintains a movable bridge and provides general labour services to support grounds, roads, bridges and facilities maintenance; or other general labour requirements for the Public Services and Procurement Canada.

Work environment

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) helps the Government of Canada serve Canadians. With a strong focus on quality customer service, we provide innovative common services such as real estate and building management, purchasing, banking, pay, pensions and translation to other government departments, agencies and boards. By providing these centralized services to departments and agencies, we enable them to focus on what they do best: providing their programs and services to Canadians.

As an organization, PSPC strives to give all its employees opportunities to achieve organizational, professional and personal goals in a respectful and inclusive workplace, mobilized and supported by leadership at all levels. For more information on PSPC's People Management Philosophy and Our Commitments please see the following link: http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/apropos-about/pepceng.html

Intent of the process

The intent of this appointment process is to establish a fully assessed pool of qualified candidates. The immediate use of the pool will be to staff one position in Kingston. However, the results of this process may be used to staff same or similar positions for future vacancies of various tenures at Public Services and Procurement Canada in the Ontario Region and the National Capital Region.

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)

A secondary school diploma

Degree equivalency

Experience:

Operating and maintaining electrical or mechanical equipment

Microsoft Office

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

Diploma/Certificate from a recognized post-secondary institution in a mechanical or electrical field

Degree equivalency

Restricted Maritime Voluntary Radio Certificate

Certifications of interest include, but not limited to: Electrician, General Mechanic, Millwright, Tool and Die

Experience in maintaining machinery

Experience in machinery overhaul

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of general maintenance, grounds keeping and repair practices
Knowledge of occupational safe working practices

Communicate effectively orally
Communicate effectively in writing
Ability to think things through

Client Service
Effective interpersonal skills
Dependability
Judgment
Teamwork

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

Knowledge of regulations governing Burlington Canal, movable bridges, or Ontario Highway Traffic Act.

Conditions of employment

Working at heights up to 150 feet above the ground in inclement weather
Lifting heavy objects (up to 50 lbs)
Shift work (alternating 12 and/or 8 hour shifts)
Valid Class G driver’s license
Travel within the Ontario Region and occasional overnight in a hotel
Overtime
Restricted Maritime Voluntary Radio Certificate

Other information

Please apply on-line. Please do not deliver your application in person, by e-mail OR regular mail OR FAX OR courier.

You must be prepared to provide the original, or a certified copy, of your educational credentials.

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement.

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 in their application.

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.