Senior Technologist – Welding Engineering

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Work environment

The Department of National Defence (DND) is one of the largest federal government employers, offering over 70 different types of civilian career opportunities. DND's role is to provide services and support to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in their operations and missions at home and abroad. As a DND civilian employee, you will be an essential part of the Defence Team. In this regard, the department fosters a work environment where employees have opportunities to grow, to learn, to progress in their careers and have job satisfaction over the long-term.

Intent of the process

This process will be used to staff the above-mentioned positions and a pool of qualified candidates could be established to fill similar positions with varying lengths of employment, security clearances and linguistic requirements.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 1,000 words (maximum) "*VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: Candidates must clearly demonstrate in the cover letter how they meet the Education and Experience criteria listed in the Essential Qualifications. Please note that stating that the requirement has been met or listing past or current responsibilities, does not represent adequate substantiation. Rather, you must provide concrete examples that clearly illustrate how you meet the requirement. Résumés may be used as a secondary source to validate the qualifications described; comments such as "refer to my attached résumé" will not be accepted and may result in your application being rejected."

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

Education:
- Having a Mechanical Engineering Technician or Technologist diploma from a recognized institute, or a combination of an *acceptable combination of education and experience.

*Acceptable combination of education and experience means a high school diploma in addition to a minimum of eight years’ experience as a welder.

Note: The list of recognized organizations can be found under the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials web site (http://www.cicic.ca/2/home.canada)

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience ( obtained within the last 7 years) in performing welding operations and repairing mechanical structures using at least three of the four welding processes: gas tungsten arc welding, flux cored arc welding, gas metal arc welding and shielded metal arc welding.
- Experience in conducting and preparing weld repair instructions and weld procedure data sheets.
- Experience in welding aluminum, steel, and stainless steel materials.
- Experience in evaluating welds in accordance with industrial or aerospace welding standards.
- Experience in maintaining equipment used in a welding shop.

Knowledge:
- Knowledge of welding processes, materials weldability, and weld characterization.
- Knowledge of welding standards and inspection methodologies.

Abilities:
-Ability to communicate verbally.
-Ability to communicate in writing.

Personal Suitability:
-Demonstrating integrity and respect
-Thinking things through
-Working effectively with others
-Showing initiative and being action-oriented

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

Various language requirements
- Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB
- English or French essential

Information on language requirements

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

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity group: women

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance - Security level: Secret

Operational Requirements:
Willing and able to travel domestically and internationally.
Willing and able to work overtime.
Willing and able to work in a workshop environment.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the targeted groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

We thank all applicants for their interest; only those selected for an interview or a written exam will be contacted.

A written examination may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

*The client organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. Persons who cannot apply online or persons with disabilities preventing them from applying online are asked to inform the contact person responsible for this process to prior to the closing date.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

*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).

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.