Plumber / Steamfitter / Water and Sewer Distribution Maintenance Plumber

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 one (1) indeterminate position in Petawawa, Ontario and one (1) indeterminate position in Borden, 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)

Occupational Certification:
The required occupation certification will be based on the position being staffed:
OC1-Possession of a valid Ontario 306A Plumber trade certificate or equivalent inter-provincial trade certification as acquired through a provincial/territorial regulatory body or a military alternative of a QL5 or higher in Plumbing, Heating Technician.
OC2-Possession of a valid Ontario 307A Steamfitter/Pipefitter trade certificate or equivalent inter-provincial trade certification as acquired through a provincial/territorial regulatory body or a military alternative of a QL5 or higher in Plumbing, Heating Technician.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Experience
Based on the position being staffed, one or more of the following may be required.
• Experience installing, troubleshooting, maintaining and repairing plumbing systems.
• Experience installing, troubleshooting, maintaining and repairing hot water heating systems.
• Experience installing, troubleshooting, maintaining and repairing high pressure steam heating distribution systems.
• Experience installing, troubleshooting, maintaining and repairing hot water distribution systems.

Ability:
• Ability to communicate orally.

Personal Suitability:
• Dependability
• Effective interpersonal relationships.
• Judgement
• Initiative

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

• Possession of a Backflow Prevention Device certificate.
• Possession of certification in First Aid
• Possession of certification in CPR
• Possession of certification in WHMIS
• Possession of a Wastewater Collection Level 1 Operator Certificate.
• Possession of a Water Distribution Level 2 Operator Certificate.

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 peoples, Visible Minorities, Persons with Disabilities and Women.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

• Must possess and maintain a valid class “G” driver’s license issued by the Province of Ontario or provincial or territorial equivalent.
• Wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) used in a construction/maintenance environment according to safety regulations.
• Ability to work under the following conditions: may include but is not limited to standing, climbing, walking, lifting, bending, pulling and/or pushing, grasping, reaching, stooping, and crouching, sitting, reading, writing, color determination, speaking and listening, and working in hot and cold environments for extended periods of time.
• Work in confined spaces, climb stairs; work from ladders, scaffolding and elevated platforms.
• To be on a call-in list and asked to respond after hours within one hour of being called in.
• Willingness and ability to travel.
• Willingness to work overtime including weekends.
• Willing and able to obtain and maintain a valid DND 404 driver’s license.

For some positions:
-Must maintain a valid trade's license or Red Seal certification or certification of qualification throughout their employment with the Department.
-Registration as a journeyperson candidate or certification as a journeyperson. This is mandatory for regulated trades.

Other information

1. Interviews may be conducted.
  
2. Reference checks may be conducted.  

3. 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.

4. Candidate may have to travel to a specific location for the assessment/interview at their own cost.
 
5.   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.
 
6. 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
  
7. Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; only candidates who will be considered further in this process may be contacted.
 
8. 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.

9. Pay Rates:
GL PIP 09 - Plumber and Steamfitter : $29.68 to $32.27 per hour
GL MAM 09 - Water and Sewer Distribution Maintenance Plumber : $27.85 to $30.28 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.