Kitchen Helper

Work environment

Kitchen Helpers with the Department of National Defence perform a variety of duties in an institutional kitchen/dining environment for daily meal service as well as special events which may include menu planning, food preparation, cooking, baking, presentation of food items, supervising kitchen staff and cleaning and maintaining kitchen equipment and tools. The work environment may require Kitchen Helpers to stand, crouch, kneel and/or bend; work in hot and cold environments; and lift/carry heavy items and requires the use of Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) such as wearing safety footwear.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established to staff similar positions on an indeterminate, term and/or acting basis.

Positions to be filled: 20

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 3 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:
• Successful completion of secondary school (High School Diploma) or GED or departmentally approved alternative.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Experience working in an institutional, commercial or industrial food service environment.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
• Knowledge of food preparation and proper cleaning in the context of institutional food service operation.

Abilities:

• Ability to communicate orally

Personal Suitability:
• Initiative
• Judgment
• Reliability
• Interpersonal skills

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

Occupational Certification:

• Post-secondary certificate or diploma in studies relative to the position being staffed

Experience:

• Experience with cashier duties and/or operating a point of sale terminal
• Experience working in a military environment

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Conditions of Employment:

• Willing and able to work shift work as required
• Willing and able to work overtime and/or weekends as required
• Lift and carry items weighing up to 22 kg in accordance with general safety practices as required
• Wear CSA approved safety footwear and other personal protective equipment as required

Other information

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.