Warehouse Technician

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Assessment accommodation

Work environment

As an organization, ISED strives to give all its employees opportunities to achieve organizational, professional and personal goals in a respectful and inclusive workplace, mobilized and supported by leadership at all levels.

ISED is located at the CD Howe Building, situated at 235 Queen Street, an office complex in downtown Ottawa, close to Parliament Hill, the Rideau Canal and the Rideau Shopping Centre. This location offers close access to restaurants, fitness facilities, walking/running paths and parks. We are conveniently located close to major bus routes so it is easy to commute from all points across the National Capital Region.

Intent of the process

The intent of this selection process is to staff two position, on an indeterminate basis, with an linguistic requirement of Bilingual imperative - BBB/BBB and a Reliability Security Clearance.

A pool of qualified candidates will be created to staff similar positions within ISED with various language requirements and various tenures (indeterminate, deployment, acting, specified period, assignment, secondment).

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

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

EDUCATION:
A secondary school diploma or Ontario High School Equivalency Certificate.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
E1: Recent experience* providing shipping & receiving services.
E2: Recent experience* in providing advice and guidance on shipping/receiving services.
E3: Recent experience* in Inventory Control.

* Recent experience within the last two (2) years.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
K1: Knowledge of the Computers For Schools Program.
K2: Knowledge of shipping and receiving software applications.

ABILITIES:
A1: Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
A2: Ability to communicate effectively orally.
A3: Ability to provide advice and guidance .
A4: Ability to follow instructions.
A5: Ability to adapt to changing priorities.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
PS1: Effective interpersonal relationships
PS2: Client/Vendor service orientation
PS3: Attention to detail
PS4: Judgment
PS5: Reliability

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

CERTIFICATION:
CE1: Possession of a valid First Aid Certification.
CE2: Possesion of a valid Walkie-Rider certificate.

EXPERIENCE:
Experience in assigning barcodes to commodities and tracking them electronically.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Must wear protective footwear during work hours.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Ability to safely lift items up to 35 kilograms /77 pounds.

*Note: The conditions of employment must be met at the time of appointment and maintained throughout the 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

Reference checks will be sought.

An interview will be administered.

A test will be administered.

An assignment, secondment, or acting appointment requires approval of your supervisor.

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent will be considered for deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels will be considered in the advertised appointment process.

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

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the candidate’s responsibility 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).

When the appointment process is finalized, the Notice of Consideration and the Notification of Appointment or Proposal of Appointment, or the Notification of Acting Appointment, will be posted on jobs.gc.ca. It is candidates’ responsibility to check for notifications on the jobs.gc.ca.

Depending on the number of applicants, department needs and HR plans, volume management strategies such as random selection, top-down approach, and/or cut-off scores MAY be used for the purpose of managing applications/candidates.

Please ensure you indicate your Personal Record Identifier (PRI), your substantive group and level and your employment status in your application.

If you do not fully complete the screening questions as instructed, you will be screened out.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. Meeting one or many of the other qualifications may be a deciding factor in appointing a particular candidate amongst the qualified candidates. Please note that one, some or all of the Asset qualifications could be used at any stage of the staffing process.

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.