General Laborer/Operator

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

**When you click the “Apply Now” button, you will be prompted to complete an application package which includes Screening Questions. To increase your success as a candidate, it is important that you provide us with details and examples of how you meet the education and experience qualifications as we may employ volume management strategies, such as ranking or top-down approach, to select candidates for further consideration.

A tip for success – this about this as your opportunity to tell the hiring manager just how much experience you have! Include information about where, when, and how you’ve demonstrated the qualification as well as details on the duration and the specific types of tasks you did that to show us that you have the experience we’re looking for.

Duties

As a general laborer/operator, you will deliver lifecycle asset maintenance for fixed and floating assets. This role does involve working in adverse weather conditions, wearing PPE aids and working at remote or isolated sites. There is also a requirement to travel away from home for extended periods of time.

Work environment

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Intent of the process

A pool of fully or partially qualified candidates may be established to staff similar positions of various tenures and security requirements in the locations identified.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A response to a text question addressing the following:

• Where you are interested in working.

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) or employer-approved alternatives.

Employer approved alternatives:
• A satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma;
OR
• An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION:

For positions in Newfoundland and Labrador:
• Red Seal Mobile Crane Operator Certificate AND
Provincial Class 3 Drivers License with Air Brake Endorsement.

For positions in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island:
• Nova Scotia Class 3 Mobile Crane Operator License or another provincial equivalent or greater AND
Provincial Class 1 Truck Driver’s Certificate with Air Brake Endorsement.

EXPERIENCE:

For all positions:
• Experience performing maintenance work and assisting trade workers in the installation and maintenance of equipment (e.g. hand tools, scaffolding, etc.).
• Experience operating, motorized, heavy and light duty equipment such as forklifts, utility tractors/excavators, all-Terrain Vehicles (ATV’s), loaders, snow-removal equipment, overhead cranes or similar material-handling equipment involved in maintenance.

For positions in Newfoundland and Labrador:
• Experience operating a heavy truck AND a mobile crane.

For positions in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island:
• Experience operating a heavy truck, a tractor-trailer AND a mobile crane.

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

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION:

For all Positions:
• Valid fall protection certificate or rope access certification.
• Valid Marine Radio Operator’s License.
• WHMIS and Transportation of Dangerous Goods Certificate.
• Current, valid first aid certificate.

For positions in Newfoundland:
• Class 1 driver’s license with air brake endorsement.
• Power line Hazards Course.

EXPERIENCE:
• Experience using helicopters for transportation, construction activities, and logistic support.
• Experience in field/remote site operations.
• Experience in high pressure washing, sandblasting and specialized painting equipment.
• Experience in handling maritime assets, including floating and fixed aids to navigation.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
• Knowledge of employee rights and responsibilities under Canada Labour Code Part II.
• Knowledge of the safety procedures and safety equipment required at a work site.
• Knowledge of the maintenance and operation of portable and stationary power tools (i.e. pressure washers and portable grinders).
• Knowledge of how to safely load and transport goods/equipment.
• Knowledge of the safe and effective use of mobile cranes.

ABILITIES:
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to operate a computer (i.e. MS Office Word, Outlook and Internet Explorer) at a Beginner level or higher.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
• Effective Interpersonal Skills
• Initiative
• Judgment
• Reliability

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Valid driver’s license

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
• Reliability or Secret Security Clearance depending on position being staffed.
• Requirement to climb towers and work at heights in excess of 2.4m.
• Requirement to travel for extended periods of time to remote sites via trucks, boats and/or aircraft.
• Requirement to work weekends/overtime and travel on short notice.
• Requirement to access remote sites over rugged terrain and work outdoors in extremes of environmental conditions.

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

Applications will only be accepted on-line - click the “Apply Now” button to prepare and submit your application package.

Please note that various methods of assessment may be used such as interviews, tests, reference checks, and verification of work samples.

Applicants are entitled to participate in the official language of their choice; please indicate your preferred official language in your application.

As an equal opportunity employer, Fisheries and Oceans Canada is committed to accommodating the needs of persons with disabilities. We therefore encourage persons with disabilities to identify any accommodation needed. Fisheries and Oceans Canada has an Accommodation Policy and will accommodate up to the point of undue hardship for the duration of the selection process, and upon any offer of employment, for the performance of duties in the position.

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.