Refrigeration Technician - AMENDMENT CLOSING DATE

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Assessment accommodation

To apply for this process, you:

1) don’t need to provide a cover letter (just a résumé)

2) answer the pre-screening questions online. Failure to complete the questionnaire or failure to provide sufficient details to the questions will result in your elimination from this process.

Duties

The duties of the position mainly involve performing maintenance and repair work on the building’s refrigeration equipment and systems, computer rooms, air conditioning systems, cold rooms, spare equipment parts and, when required, the client’s equipment.

The position involves maintaining and repairing refrigeration and ventilation equipment and systems and spare equipment parts for PSPC or a client department, including:
• Checking, maintaining, repairing, installing refrigeration and air conditioning systems, cold rooms, ventilation and heating systems and, when required, the client’s refrigeration units.
• Occasionally installing and adjust refrigeration and air conditioning systems, cold rooms, ventilation and heating systems and, when required, the client’s refrigeration units.
• Applying and following up on halocarbon management procedures.
• Updating the inventory of materials and tools needed for the work, obtaining bids from suppliers, and preparing orders for parts required for the maintenance and repair of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment and systems.
• Occasionally estimating costs for some of the work and preparing reports.
• Updating installation documentation: builder’s file, installation plans (chillers, distribution circuits, electrical supply, regulation, etc.) and history of interventions (recent changes, incidents, etc.).
• Setting and modifying mechanical and electronic devices to optimize energy consumption.
• Checking and monitoring contractors’ occasionally work to ensure it meets standards, and obtaining the information required to maintain new systems and equipment.
• Reading and interpreting plans and specifications

Work environment

PSPC helps the Government of Canada serve Canadians. With a strong focus on quality customer service, we provide innovative common services such as real estate and building management, purchasing, banking, pay and pensions, and translation to other government departments, agencies and boards. By providing these centralized services to departments and agencies, we enable them to focus on what they do best: providing their programs and services to Canadians.

Ste-Flavie: More specifically, this position is located at the Maurice-Lamontagne Institute in Ste-Flavie, Quebec, in the magnificent Bas-du-Fleuve region bordering the St. Lawrence estuary. So you will find in this region an environment conducive to outdoor activities and friendly people.
The Maurice-Lamontagne Institute (MLI) is part of a network of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) research centres. Inaugurated in 1987, it is one of the world’s major francophone marine sciences centres.
It employs some 300 people in two large sectors: ocean science and aquatic ecosystems management.
The mission of multidisciplinary teams is to provide the federal government with a thorough scientific basis for the conservation and sustainable management of marine resources and aquatic ecosystems, marine environment protection and safe navigation.
The main activity area covers the Estuary and Gulf of St.Lawrence, the Saguenay Fjord, Hudson Bay and Hudson Strait; some activities, aimed at the protection of fisheries and aquatic species at risk, cover Quebec’s freshwater ecosystems.
The station technicians have the opportunity to work on extraordinary equipment such as sea water pumps, refrigeration rooms at specific temperatures, water basin rooms, etc.

Quebec city: More specifically, this position is located in Old Quebec, at the Coast Guard Base.
Some 500 people work there in three main activity sectors: Maintenance of equipment for navigation, search and rescue and the environment.
The station technicians have the opportunity to work on extraordinary equipment such as NOVEC gas fire protection systems, equipment for server rooms at specific temperatures, equipment for buoy repair shops, boats, etc.

Intent of the process

Establish a pool of qualified candidates to staff positions with permanent or temporary tenures and various security profiles for our offices in Quebec city and Sainte-Flavie.

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

Secondary School Diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience

Degree equivalency

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION

Hold a valid pipefitting certificate, with a specialization in refrigeration, issued by the province of Quebec or a valid journeyman refrigeration technician competency certificate issued by the Commission de la Construction du Québec (CCQ).

EXPERIENCE

Recent* and significant** experience (see Note 1) in the maintenance, testing, operating and repair of the air conditioning, refrigeration and ventilation systems of office, commercial, institutional or government buildings.

Note 1: Experience limited to residential facilities does not count.
*Recent means in the last five (5)years.
** Significant means approximately three (3) years.

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

French essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge of the operating principles of air conditioning, refrigeration and ventilation systems.

Knowledge of basic electricity principles.

Knowledge of instrumentation used for maintaining, repairing and operating refrigeration and ventilation equipment.

Knowledge of occupational health and safety principles.

Knowledge of current methods and techniques for maintaining air conditioning, refrigeration and ventilation equipment.

Knowledge of the environmental principles governing buildings.

ABILITIES OR COMPETENCIES

***CLIENT SERVICE Service (level 1): Ability to understand and respond to the needs of internal and external clients on the basis of established service standards

COMMUNICATION: Ability to listen, to obtain and share information, and to convey clear, concise and effective messages that are tailored to the audience.

THINKING AND ACTING: Ability to examine all aspects of an idea, situation or problem with an open mind, identify the best solutions/approaches, and take appropriate action in a timely manner

TEAMWORK: Ability to contribute significantly to joint efforts with a view to achieving established objectives.

INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS: Ability to establish and maintain constructive work relationships based on listening and respect and ethics in order to advance the work of the organization

****Candidates will find additional information on the Client Service Competency at: http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/sc-cs/csc-eng.html

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge and understanding of ASHRAE standards.
Knowledge of Siemens building automation systems.
Hold HRAI certification.

Conditions of employment

•Security clearance : Various security clearance: Reliability Status and conditional employment with the obtention of a security clearance from the client
•Valid driver’s licence
•Wear required clothing, shoes and safety equipment
•Availability to work on call.
•Be available to work overtime on short notice
•Be available according to the rotation schedule established with other technicians for service calls outside normal business hours.

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

We will only accept on-line applications received via the jobs.gc.ca site.

A RANDOM OR TOP DOWN SELECTION OF CANDIDATES MAY BE USED IN THE DETERMINATION OF THOSE TO BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION IN THE ASSESSMENT 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.