Safety and Environment Inspector

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

The client organization will accept applications submitted on-line only. To submit an application, please click "Apply Online".

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605 or TTY/TDD: 1-800-532-9397.

All information pertaining to the process will be sent by email. It is therefore your responsibility to monitor your email account, including junk folders, for new communication regarding this selection process.

Work environment

Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Breton (FMFCB) is an operational high hazard industrial marine industry serving the Royal Canadian Navy as a strategic asset. The Ship repair industry is a high paced work environment for which Safety and Environment Inspectors provide ongoing support.

On a daily basis, Safety and Environment Inspectors are required to work through austere work conditions, work at heights, and climb up and down ladders/stairways on board ships in the dry dock and on staging, in order to conduct hazard assessments, to certify confined spaces, and to issue work permits.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates resulting from this process will be created to staff current and future vacancies, and may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures (permanent and temporary), various language requirements and profiles, and various security requirements.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION:

1. Successful completion of secondary school (High School) education or employer approved alternatives.

2. Successful completion of an Occupational Safety and Health certificate or diploma (normally acquired over a two year period of study).
OR
Successful completion of Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) designation.
OR
Significant* experience as a Safety Inspector.
*Significant experience = a minimum of 3 years’ experience

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
Significant* experience working in a marine ship repair and maintenance environment.

Experience issuing work permits.

Experience in conducting investigations.

Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

*Significant experience = a minimum of 3 years’ experience

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

Training/Certification:
Emergency Medical Responder certificate or Occupational First Aid (OFA) III.

Confined Space Technician or Rescue Technician certificate.

Experience in delivering training

Experience in conducting Respiratory fit test training, fit tests and fall arrest equipment training

Experience conducting job hazard analysis (JHA) / job safety analysis (JSA)

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of marine industrial processes and practices as applied to a ship repair and maintenance facility.

ABILITIES:
Ability to communicate effectively
Initiative
Dependability
Teamwork

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

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, Persons with a Disability, Visible Minorities, and Women.

Operational Requirements:

Willing and able to climb heights and enter confined spaces onboard naval vessel
Willing and able to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) such as fall arrest harness and respiratory protective equipment
Willing and able to occasionally travel and work irregular hours and overtime

Conditions of employment

Various Security Levels; such as Reliability and Secret

Required to climb heights and enter confined spaces onboard naval vessel
Required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) such as fall arrest harness and respiratory protective equipment
Required occasionally travel and work irregular hours and overtime

Note: Candidates must meet and maintain the above conditions of employment throughout their employment.

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 designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE:
Candidates must clearly demonstrate in the screening questions how they meet the education and experience factors listed as essential qualifications. 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.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

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.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.