Health and Safety Team Member

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Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) is seeking Health and Safety Team Member to join our Health and Safety team. Are you looking for a work environment where your knowledge, ideas, and professional opinions are valued? Do you want to be part of a collaborative, supportive team? Apply!

The CGC is a significant part of Canada’s dynamic and diverse agriculture sector. We regulate grain handling in Canada, set grain standards and conduct research on grain. At the CGC we strive to live our values of Excellence, Integrity, Respect and Accountability.

We promote work/life balance. We have an Employee and Family Assistance program to support you and your family. During the work day, you can take advantage of walking clubs and ad-hoc fitness classes onsite. We also have an arrangement with GoodLife Fitness for discounted memberships.

Our headquarters are located in the heart of downtown Winnipeg. On your breaks, you’ll be able to explore the great restaurants and shops situated in the historic Exchange District or enjoy nature at the Forks and the Waterfront.

With its low-cost of living, diverse population, thriving arts scene, professional sports and the friendliness of a small town, Winnipeg is one of Canada’s most desirable cities.

Intent of the process

The position to be staffed currently is for a 12 month term.

A pool of qualified candidates will be established and may be used for similar indeterminate, specified period employment, acting appointments, assignments, secondments or deployments.

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)

Education:
Successful completion of secondary school education according to provincial standards.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only).

Degree equivalency

Experience in providing a range of occupational health and safety support services to management, employees and committees. OR Experience working in a laboratory in which hazardous materials were used.

Experience using common word processing, spreadsheet and e-mail software (i.e. Word, Excel and Outlook).
Experience in preparing reports for internal or external use.

The following criteria will be assessed using text questions as part of the application process. Please answer all of the questions as failure to demonstrate these competencies will result in the rejection of your application.

*Effective Interactive Communication
Being a Team Player
Adaptability
Initiative
*All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.*

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Competencies:
Planning, organizing and coordinating

Abilities and skills:
Ability to use reasoning skills to solve problems.
Ability to use a variety of methods to conduct research related to occupational health and safety issues.

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

Asset Qualifications

Education :
Successful completion of an Occupational Health and Safety Certificate

Degree or Diploma from a recognized University or College program in Occupational Health and Safety or an acceptable combination of experience and education.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
Experience in preparing reports for both internal and external use.
Experience as a workplace health and safety committee member or representative.
Experience in delivering safety training.
Experience in accident investigation.
Experience in conducting Job Safety Analyses (Job Hazard Analyses).
Experience reading accommodation floor plans.

Knowledge:
Knowledge of ergonomic principles.
Knowledge of chemical safety practices.
Knowledge of safe laboratory practices.
Knowledge of the Provincial Workers Compensation Board reporting procedures.

Competencies:
Judgement

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Willingness to work overtime
Ability to travel within Canada
Valid drivers' license OR personal mobility in the time and manner normally associated with possession and use of a valid driver's license.
Ability and willingness to be exposed to grain and flour dust / soil, and to outdoor conditions in an industrial environment. Known allergies must be controlled through the use of personal protective equipment and/or medication, and must not impinge upon the duties to be performed.
Ability and willingness to be exposed to hazardous microorganisms, chemicals and equipment.
Adherence to CGC and Industry safety standards and procedures.

Other information

Note: A cover letter will not be required as the screening questions will be used for screening purposes.

Candidates will be asked, as per the application process, to answer all screening questions for each essential and asset criteria (education and experience). Candidates will have to provide specific examples, for each screening question demonstrating how they have acquired the education and experience criteria. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the qualification is met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Resumes will be used as a secondary source to validate your answers to the screening questions. Failure to clearly demonstrate in your answers how you meet the screening criteria (education and experience) may result in the rejection of your application.

Candidates from outside the federal public service may be required to pay for their own travel.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). Candidates are strongly encouraged to check their email on a regular basis.

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.

Receipt of applications will not be sent; only candidates successful in the screening process will be contacted. Depending on the requirements of the position being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be applied at the time of screening.

Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria:
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the strengths and weaknesses of the work team;
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties of the position being staffed;
- Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience;
- Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications.

Appointment decisions may be based on organizational needs. We therefore encourage candidates to self-declare their membership to any of the following employment equity groups: visible minority, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, or women, should the organizational need be invoked during the appointment process.

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

Other sources of information (such as performance agreements, work samples, board member knowledge, etc.) may be used to assess the criteria identified on the Statement of Merit Criteria.

A “Top Down” assessment process may be used during any stage of the selection process. Please note that simply meeting the essential qualifications and/or achieving a pass mark on any of the assessment used does not mean you will move forward in the selection process. Management may decide to use breadth and depth of the screening criteria, assessed qualifications and/or a cut-off mark that is higher than the pass mark on any evaluation used throughout the process.

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.