Airfield Maintenance Specialist

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Assessment accommodation

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

Applicants who meet the essential qualifications will have their application included in the inventory for this ongoing selection process. Please ensure that your information is updated and remains current in your emplois.gc.ca applicant account.

When submitting your application, you must clearly demonstrate in the screening questionnaire how you meet the education and experiences listed under ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS and the experiences listed under OTHER QUALIFICATIONS. Please describe using concrete examples HOW, WHEN and WHERE you have acquired these qualifications. It is not enough to just say that you have the required qualifications, or to list your current responsibilities. An effective approach would be to write a paragraph or two to show that you have the qualification required by ensuring the clarity and precision of details. Résumé may only 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.

If you are being considered for a position, you will receive an e-mail asking you to confirm your interest. You will be asked to provide a response within 72 hours.

The inventory will be updated every 90 days. You will receive a notice in your applicant account 5 days before the end of your active period to determine whether or not you wish to keep being considered for an additional 90 days. If you do not take action, your application will no longer be active and therefore no longer considered for this inventory. Should your application become inactive while the process is still open, a notice will be posted to your account indicating that your application has expired; you may select the link Update my Inventory Status to reaffirm your interest.

Duties

During the winter months, participate in the removal of snow, water, ice and other surface contaminants from taxiways, runways, aprons, parking areas, public access roads, telecommunication and meteorological sites, boundary lights and other airfield, airport surfaces and drainage systems.
During the summer months, maintain and improve conditions of runways, taxiways, aprons, roads and other airport access areas, ditches and storm drainage systems. Participate in improving the site, to avoid the proliferation of pests. Participate in the maintenance of meadows and lawns.
Perform preventive maintenance duties and minor repairs on equipment at facilities and facilities in the terminal or other multipurpose buildings. Assists other trades with major repairs that do not require specialized expertise or training.

Intent of the process

We are currently looking to fill indeterminate seasonal positions (November to April) that could become all year-round positions. The purpose of this inventory is to create a pool of qualified candidates that may be used to staff similar positions of various tenures (casual employment, term or indeterminate, seasonal or all year-round) at Transport Canada, Sept- Îles, Québec. Candidates will be randomly selected from the inventory for assessment purposes. Random selection of applications will occur based on operational needs.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION
- High school diploma or an acceptable combination of education and experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
- Experience as an operator on various maintenance equipment such as: snow blowers, front loaders, farm tractors and dump trucks acquired through paid employment.

KNOWLEDGE
- Knowledge of operating and basic verification procedures related to various heavy equipment.
- Knowledge of safe working methods.

ABILITIES
- Ability to effectively execute maintenance related tasks in a zone controlled by radio communication.
- Ability to identify a malfunction of heavy equipment.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to communicate orally.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
- Values and Ethics
- Judgment
- Effective interpersonal relationships
- Dependability

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

French essential

Information on language requirements

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS :
- Possession of a firearms license.
- Possession of a restricted radio-telephone certificate.
- Possession of an Airside Vehicle Operator’s Permit (AVOP) to access runway areas (tracks, apron, tarmac).

- Work experience* in an airport environment.

* Minimum of 2 years of experience using heavy equipment for snow removal.

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Candidates must successfully pass the restricted radio-telephone test.
- Candidates must obtain an Airside Vehicle Operator’s Permit (AVOP) to access runway areas.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

- Candidates must satisfy to the conditions of a class 3 pre-employment medical examination.
- Candidates must possess a valid Quebec license, class 1 or class 3.
- Candidates must meet the basic requirements to be eligible to obtain a firearms license.
- Willingness and ability to perform physically demanding occupations, including heavy manual work, which require bending and lifting heavy loads (up to 30 kg).
- Willingness and ability to work in variable weather conditions.
- Willingness and ability to work in difficult environments (outdoors, cold, hot, dusty and noisy).
- Willingness and ability to work overtime if necessary and work shifts, including evenings and weekends.

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

The client organization will accept online applications only.

All job applications must therefore be submitted through the jobs.gc.ca site. Following are some of the benefits associated with applying online:

Applicants can create a profile and a resume that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time.

Applicants can modify their application/resume at any time BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.

Applicants can verify the status of their applications, at any time.

Applicants can be notified electronically of tests or interviews and results.

To submit an application online, please select the button "Apply Online" below.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying online are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Please ensure that your email address is on your application for correspondence. 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.)

If you currently are a Public Servant, please clearly indicate the group and level of your substantive position and your Department/organization.

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

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.

IMPORTANT: Candidates must meet each essential qualifications to be appointed to the position. A candidate may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications or organizational needs. However, meeting some of these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

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.

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.