Water, Fuel and Environmental Technician or Apprentice

Important messages

• You will be required to show how you demonstrate the essential qualifications (i.e. Education and 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.
 
• 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. It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide updated contact information as required.
 
• Our organization will only accept on-line applications for this advertisement. All job applications must therefore be submitted through www.canada.ca . For this advertisement, applicants will be required to provide information which is only accessible when applying on-line (namely the job questionnaire). 
 
• 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.
  
• Please carefully read the "Other Information" section of this advertisement as there is important information regarding your application and how the screening of candidates will take place.

Intent of the process

There is an immediate need to staff two (2) indeterminate position in Petawawa,Ontario. A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions, with varying tentures.

Positions to be filled: 2

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.

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

Education:
Completion of secondary school or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Occupational Certification:
For the MAM 09/HP03 Stream:
OC1-Possession of a Ontario MOE Class 2 Water Distribution and Supply certificate
AND
OC2-Possession of a valid TSSA Petroleum Mechanic 2 (PM2) certification or a valid TSSA Petroleum Mechanic 3 (PM3) certification.

For the MAM 00 Stream:
OC3 – Possession of a CAF WFE Tech QLF5 qualification or higher
OR
OC4 – Possession of an Ontario MOE Class 1 Water Distribution and Supply certificate or equivalent certification as acquired through a Canadian provincial/territorial regulatory body.

Experience (for the MAM 09/HP 03 Stream ONLY):
EX1-Experience operating and maintaining water distribution systems.
EX2-Experience operating and maintaining fuel systems.

Abilities:
A1-Ability to communicate orally.
A2- Ability to communicate in writing.

Personal Suitability:
PS1-Effective interpersonal relationships
PS2- Dependability
PS3- Initiative
PS4- Judgement

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

Asset Qualifications:
AQ1-Experience working with Aviation Fuel systems.
AQ2-Experience working with Federal Storage Tank regulations.
AQ3-Experience operating and maintaining waste water collection systems.
AQ4-Experience operating and maintaining fuel systems.
AQ5-Experience in the handling of Chemicals and HAZMAT.
AQ6-Successful completion of spill response training.
AQ7-Possession of a Ontario MOE Class 2 Waste Water Collection certificate.
AQ8-Possession of a Level 1 Pool Operator Certificate.
AQ9-Possession of one or more of the following certifications:
• First Aid
• CPR
• WHMIS
• Aerial Lift equipment
• Confined Space Entry

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Operational Requirements:
-Ability to obtain and maintain a DND driver’s license (DND 404).
-Willingness to work overtime including weekends.
-Willingness to be on a call-in list and asked to respond after hours within one hour of being called in.
-Willingness to wear personal protective equipment used in a construction/maintenance environment.
-Work may include but not limited to standing, climbing, walking, lifting, bending, pulling and/or pushing, grasping, reaching, stooping, and crouching, sitting, color determination, speaking and listening, and working in hot and cold environments for extended periods of time.
-Willingness and able to lift and carry heavy equipment in small, cramped locations

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other conditions of employment:
-Valid class “G” driver’s license issued by the Province of Ontario or other provincial/territorial equivalent.

Other information

1. Interviews may be conducted.

2. A written exam may be administered.

3 Reference checks may be conducted.  

4. Applicants are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice and are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

5. Candidate may have to travel to a specific location for the assessment/interview at their own cost.

6.   Accommodations: in order to ensure that you are assessed in a fair and equitable manner in the next stages, please advise us if you require accommodation measures.

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

8. Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; only candidates who will be considered further in this process may be contacted.

9. Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications noted in the Statement of Merit Criteria to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications or operational requirements. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

10. Pay Rates:
GL MAM 00 - Apprentice position (Petawawa and Kingston): $15.14 - $27.85 per hour
GL MAM 09 - Technician position (Petawawa and Kingston): $27.85 - $30.28 per hour
HP 01 - Apprentice position (Trenton and Borden): $25.07 - $26.15 per hour
HP 03 - Technician position (Trenton and Borden): $29.84 - $31.34 per hour

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.