Shift Engineer

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

AAFC is committed to diversity and inclusion and is proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s best diversity employers. We welcome all applicants and strongly encourage candidates to self-declare if they belong to an Employment Equity designated group (i.e. Aboriginal Peoples, Persons with Disabilities, Visible Minorities or Women).

Duties

Control the operation and maintenance of the physical plants, containing high and low pressure steam boilers and a wide range of HVAC/R (Heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration); setting up and monitoring mechanical, electrical and electronic equipment and performing adjustments as necessary according to prescribed procedures; responding to calls, troubleshooting and carrying out servicing, repairs and legislated maintenance; responding to emergency situations.

Work environment

As one of 20 Research Centres in Canada, this Power Engineer position is located within the Kentville Research and Development Centre. The Research Centre is responsible for scientific research. This position will support the delivery of scientific research by providing a strong and knowledgeable team to maintain excellence in Facility Management services to clients within the Research Centre.

Intent of the process

*The immediate need is to staff one full-time 2 year-term position in Kentville, Nova Scotia (English Essential).

Although we are looking to fill 1 position, in the event that more than one candidate is found qualified, a pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures, linguistic requirements and security requirements within AAFC.

In the event that an employee of the public service is qualified through this process, he/she may be considered for acting, assignment or secondment opportunities.

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:
-Successful completion of post-secondary education or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

-Power Engineer 4th class or equivalent transferable Provincial certification.

IF YOU HAVE FOREIGN CREDENTIALS, please follow the link below for information on how to obtain a degree equivalency. You must obtain an equivalency, at your own expense, in order to be considered for appointment into the public service.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
-Experience in the operation and maintenance of a high pressure steam plant and auxiliary equipment, refrigeration equipment and HVAC equipment.

-Experience using Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and Outlook.

-Experience in responding to equipment malfunctions and to adjust plant and equipment in response to varying loads.

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

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION:
-Possession of a Building Systems Technician Certificate.

-Possession of an HVAC Technician Certificate.

EXPERIENCE:
-Experience in supervising employees.

-Experience in commercial building energy management projects.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
-Knowledge of the basic principles relevant to the satisfactory operation, maintenance, and repair of a high pressure steam heating plant and auxiliary equipment.

-Knowledge in the operation, maintenance, and repair of building systems including hot water heating, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, and control systems.

-Knowledge of Legislated Requirements for HVAC equipment.

COMPETENCY:
Adaptability
Concern for safety
Initiative
Interactive Communication
Teamwork

ABILITY:
-Ability to conduct and interpret tests of boiler and cooling tower water and determine action.

-Ability to respond to equipment malfunctions and adjusts plant and equipment in response to varying loads.

-Ability to perform operational and preventative maintenance duties in a safe and efficient manner.

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

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

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

-Possession of a valid class 5 driver’s license.
-Ability and willingness to complete mandatory position-related training.
-Ability and willingness to work flexible hours, including 12-hour rotating shifts and weekends.
-Ability and willingness to work from heights and sometimes in cramped, awkward, dirty, hot, cold and/or noisy environments for extended periods.
-Ability and willingness to work overtime.
-Ability and willingness to travel.

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 submitted by email will not be accepted. You must apply on-line through www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/gc-jobs.html.

APPLICATION & CORRESPONDENCE INFORMATION

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact the email referenced below under “Contact Information”.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language(s) in their application.

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).

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

ASSESSMENT INFORMATION

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Various assessment tools may be used, such as, standardized tests, interviews, references, board member knowledge, etc.

Recent and past performance evaluations may be used as part of the assessment. Accordingly, you may be required to submit a copy of your last two Performance Ratings/Evaluations as part of this selection process. Please be prepared to provide such documentation should it be requested from the selection board.

Depending on the number of applicants, volume management strategies such as random selection, top-down approach and/or establishing cut-off scores to determine who will continue in the staffing process, may be used for the purpose of managing applications. Please note that although you may attain the established pass mark on any of the assessments used in this staffing process, management may decide to use a higher cut off score.

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.