Storesperson - Hazardous Materials (Supervisor)

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Assessment accommodation

Work environment

Did you know the Department of National Defence (DND) is one of the largest federal government employers, offering over 70 different types of civilian career opportunities?

As a civilian employee, your role will be to provide services and support to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in their operations and missions at home and abroad. The department fosters a work environment where you will have opportunities to grow, to learn, to progress in your career, and have job satisfaction over the long-term.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff one (1) indeterminate vacancy. A pool of qualified candidates resulting from this process will be created to staff current and future vacancies.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION (Essential)
A secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE (Essential)
- Experience working in a warehouse, shipping environment or distribution center.
- Experience with customer services in a warehouse.
- Experience in supervising personnel.
- Experience in using Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel and Outlook

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

ABILITIES & SKILLS (Essential)
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Create vision and strategy
- Mobilize people
- Collaborate with partners and stakeholders
- Achieve results
- Service orientation

PERSONAL SUITABILITY (Essential)
- Demonstrating integrity and respect
- Thinking things through
- Working effectively with others
- Showing initiative and being action-oriented

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

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION (Asset)
- Hazardous material packaging Certification
- Control of hazardous material Certification
- Dangerous goods Certification

EXPERIENCE (Asset)
- Experience working with hazardous materials.
- Experience in the operation of Material Handling Equipment (MHE) (i.e. forklift).
- Experience using computerized warehouse and inventory management systems.

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
- May be required to work overtime on occasion
- May be required to travel

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

- Must hold and retain a valid driver’s license issued by a Canadian province or territory.
- Must be able to obtain and retain a DND 404 Driver/Operator Permit including Forklift Operators qualification.
- Must be able to wear CSA-approved footwear and any other personal protective equipment (PPE) required.
- Must be able to lift and transport items weighing up to 20 kg
- Must willing and able to be exposed to hazardous substances

*Candidates must meet and maintain the above conditions 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

You will be required to show how you demonstrate the essential qualifications (i.e. Education and Experience Qualifications, both Essential and Asset) for the initial screening through your resume and in answering online screening questions. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must clearly demonstrate HOW, WHEN, and WHERE the qualification was met through substantiation by concrete examples. Information on your described skills, experience, etc. provided in screening questions should be supported by your resume. Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being rejected from the 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.