Civil Aviation Safety Inspector - Airworthiness

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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.

Once you have submitted your application, it will be active for 180 days (6 months). You will receive a notice in your applicant account 30 days before the end of your active period to determine whether or not you wish to keep being considered for an additional 180 days. Don’t wait to apply to this inventory, management can pull names at any moment.

Work environment

TRANSPORT CANADA: A SMART CAREER MOVE!

Apply today for an opportunity to join Transport Canada.

We are looking for dynamic candidates that will help shape and build the future of Transport Canada. The persons selected will have the opportunity to increase their experience and expertise. We look forward to hearing from you!

Transport Canada employs over 6,000 talented and motivated employees working in the Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Prairie and Northern, Pacific regions, and at our Ottawa headquarters. We develop policies and enforce acts and regulations that support transportation efficiency, safety, security, durability, and align with global standards. Our vision is of a safe, secure, durable, innovative and integrated transportation system that supports trade and economic growth, a cleaner environment and the wellbeing of Canada’s middle class. Our transportation agenda thrives to adopt new ways of thinking about how we deliver services and oversee the transportation system.
TC HAS A LOT TO OFFER:
- Competitive salaries with annual increases
- Continuous learning and career advancement
- Starting at three weeks of vacation per year
- Flexible work arrangements – possibility of teleworking and compressed work weeks to help you balance your personal and work life
- Advantageous pension regime and benefits

Intent of the process

This is an Inventory. When you apply to Inventories, you are not applying for a specific vacancy, but to an inventory for future vacancies.

A pool of candidates may also be established and may be used to staff identical or similar positions on a permanent or temporary basis in Moncton (New Brunswick) and St. John’s (Newfoundland and Labrador).

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:
Successful completion of a post-secondary diploma/degree in aircraft maintenance or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience related to aircraft maintenance and/or manufacturing.

Degree equivalency

Occupational Certification:
A valid Canadian Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) License (Category M1 OR Category M2 OR Category E OR Category S).

Experience:
- Extensive* and recent** experience in the inspection, modification, repair or manufacturing of aeronautical products;
- Extensive* and recent** experience in the development and/or application of quality assurance systems*** in a Canadian approved aviation maintenance and/or manufacturing organization.

*Extensive, the performance of complex activities in a wide variety of situations and has six (6) or more years of industry experience or has ten (10) or more years in the field of non-destructive testing.
**Recent, experience acquired within the last 6 years.
***Quality assurance systems can include other equivalent aviation maintenance and/or manufacturing activities.

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

Asset Qualifications

DEPENDING ON THE POSITION BEING STAFFED, ANY OF THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS MAY ALSO BE DEEMED AS AN ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION AND ONLY CANDIDATES AND PERSONS WITH A PRIORITY ENTITLEMENT WHO POSSESS THOSE QUALIFICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THAT SPECIFIC VACANCY. PLEASE INDICATE IF YOU POSSESS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING IN YOUR APPLICATION:

Experience:
- Experience using software applications other than word processing and spreadsheet software such as: PowerPoint, Visio, MS Project, etc.
- Extensive experience* working in an environment dealing with Rotor Craft operations:
- Extensive experience* working in an environment dealing with Airline operations;
- Extensive experience* working in an environment dealing with Air Taxi operations;
- Extensive experience* working in an environment dealing with Recreational aircraft;
- Extensive experience* working in an environment dealing with Manufacturing processes (welding, plating, etc.);
- Extensive experience* working in an environment dealing with Avionics maintenance and repair;
- Extensive experience* working in an environment dealing with Non-destructive testing methods;
- Extensive experience* in the inspection, modification, repair or manufacturing of aeronautical products;
- Extensive experience* in the supervision or management of quality assurance systems.

*By extensive experience, we expect the candidate has performed complex activities in a wide variety of situations.

Operational Requirements:
• Willing and able to occasionally work outside core business hours and on weekends.
• Willing and able to occasionally perform inspection and oversight activities in various aviation environments that may be hazardous.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
- Knowledge of the Canadian Aviation Regulations and Standards that relate to the maintenance and/or manufacturing of aeronautical products.
- Knowledge of Quality Assurance and Safety Management Systems as they apply to maintenance and/or manufacturing programs.

Abilities:
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Personal Suitability:
- Values and Ethics
- Self-management
- Business partnering skills
- Leadership
- Engagement
- Management Excellence

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance - Other Conditions of Employment:
- Must be willing and able to travel as required
- Must possess a valid Canadian driver's license

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

For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by E-MAIL for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews. Candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is recommended to include an alternate email address in your profile. It is also the candidate's responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript.

Your application and your answers to the screening questions may be used to assess your ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Please indicate your preferred official language in your application.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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◦ How will you communicate with me?
We will contact you by email or through your GC Jobs account.
Please ensure that your email is valid and accepts messages from unknown users. It is your responsibility to regularly check your inbox, junk mail and your GC Jobs account to find out about all the information regarding this inventory.

◦ How does an inventory work?
An inventory is a selection process that can be used by various hiring managers to meet their current and future needs. As a result, you will apply only once to be considered for multiple job opportunities at the TI-06 level.

◦ Why was my application automatically rejected when I submitted it?
In order to be placed in the inventory, you must meet the essential education qualification at the time you submit your application. If you receive a message "Application rejected at screening" immediately after submitting your application, you probably answered "No" to the screening question assessing the essential qualification of education. If you have incorrectly indicated "No" for this qualification, simply retrieve your application and update your answer to the screening question.

◦ What does "Registered in the inventory" mean?
Once your application has been successfully submitted to the inventory, your status may be: "Date of disclosure of results: Listed in the inventory". This automatically generated message by the system means that your application can be considered. You will be informed in the event that your application is considered as part of a process generated from this inventory.

◦ What happens if my application expires?
Your application will be kept in the inventory for 180 days. A notice will be posted in the "My Job File" menu of your account 30 days before your application expires. If you do not take this into account, your application will be deactivated and it will no longer be considered for submissions from this inventory. In the event that your application expires during the effective period of this inventory, a notice will be posted in your account. If you wish to confirm your interest and reactivate your application, select the "Renewal of my application" link.

◦ My personal information has changed, what should I do?
Simply update them in the "Personal Information" section, in the "My Job File" menu of your account. This will allow us to have your current contact information and ensure adequate follow-up in the event that your application is considered as part of a process issued from this inventory.

◦ I have a disability that does not allow me to apply online, who do I contact to help me with the submission of my job application?
You can contact an Officer at the Federal Public Service Job Advertisement Information Line by calling 1-800-645-5605.

◦ Who can I contact if I have technical difficulties with the GC Jobs website?
You can contact the Public Service Commission of Canada's support centre by selecting the "Contact Us" link below, in the left corner of this window, or by calling 1-888-780-4444.

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.