Food Services Assistant / Kitchen Helper, and Shift Supervisor

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

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.

Candidates assessed as not being qualified as part of the screening and/or assessment process, may re-apply at any time. However, screening and/or assessment of new applications will occur no sooner than 6 months after the last screening/assessment has taken place.

Your application in this inventory will be active for 4 months. A notice that your application is about to expire will be posted to the My jobs menu of your account 30 days before the end of your active period. 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.

How does this process work? Please read below to find out!

► You apply on line.
► If you are screened in for further assessment, you will be contacted via email.
► If you are the selected candidate, you will be contacted to complete the Security clearance.

Duties

Food Services Assistants / Kitchen Helpers prepare, present and deliver food products and services to clients in a dining room through dispersed meals, box lunches, sandwich bars, take out service and on occasion, table service. Duties also include receiving, labelling, storing and distributing food, cleaning and paper supplies. There is a requirement to maintain the facility and monitor equipment and supplies. Collection of meal charges also required.

Shift Supervisors lead the team (of 6-15 Food Service Assistants / Kitchen Helpers) as a working member of the group performing all duties as above. In addition, they are responsible for explaining work to new workers, checking work for accuracy and completeness, and provides advice and direction to kitchen staff to resolve problems and ensures that food products and services meet established quality standards. Shift Supervisors receive an additional 8.5% to compensate for the additional responsibilities.

Work environment

CFB Suffield is considered to be a semi-isolated base. We are located approximately 50 kms north west of the City of Medicine Hat in the southeast corner of Alberta. Most of the civilian personnel who work at the base live either in Medicine Hat or in the small town of Redcliff just to the west of the Medicine Hat city limits. This is an important point to note as there is no accommodation on the base and there is no public transportation to the base. Personnel either drive their own vehicle or car pool with others. Commuting assistance is provided for employees who live in Medicine Hat or Redcliff. For other information on the City of Medicine Hat, I suggest you look at their website at www.medicinehat.ca. For information on CFB Suffield, please visit: http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/cfb-suffield/index.page

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions on a permanent, temporary, or casual basis with various security requirements. Not all applications will be processed at the same time; assessments will be completed on an as needed basis.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

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)

Depending on the position being staffed, any of the following experience qualifications may also be deemed as an essential qualification (“must have”) and only candidates and Persons with a Priority Entitlement who possess those qualifications will be considered for that specific vacancy, or as an asset qualification (“nice to have”). Please indicate if you possess any of the following in your application:

- Experience working in an institutional, commercial or industrial food service environment (such as nursing homes, restaurants, bakeries, fast food, mess facilities
- Experience with cashier duties or operating a point of sale terminal
- Experience in Supervision

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES COMMON TO ALL POSITIONS:
- Working Effectively with Others
- Showing Initiative and Being Action Oriented
- Demonstrating Integrity and Respect
- Communication

COMPETENCIES SPECIFIC TO THE SUPERVISORY POSITIONS (ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING WILL BE REQUIRED):
- Ability to Supervise
- Ability to use word processing software such as MS Office (Word, Excel)
- Thinking Things Through

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Candidates may be required to obtain and maintain a military driver’s permit (DND 404/FMT 600), which may require possession of a valid unrestricted Class 5 Alberta driver's license (or provincial or territorial equivalent)

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Some positions may require the following conditions of employment:
- Willing and able to work shift work
- Willing and able to work overtime
- Willing and able to work weekends and stat holidays
- Willing and able to lift and carry items weighing up to 20 kg in accordance with general safety practices
- Wear approved safety footwear and other personal protective equipment as required
- Access to reliable and dependable transportation to report to work

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

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement.

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.