Equipment and Standards Technician

Update: AMENDMENT TO CLOSING DATE

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Duties

The Industry Services Division of the Canadian Grain Commission in the Eastern region is working at various grain terminal elevators in order to provide inspection services during vessel loadings from Thunder Bay, Ontario to Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The Equipment Technician will be working in collaboration with the sampling unit team to evaluate and maintain sampling systems at various locations. Although required training will be provided, the successful candidate must be capable of demonstrating initiative and analytical thinking to inspect and evaluate systems and troubleshoot when issues are encountered.

The technician will also be responsible to perform a variety of verifications, calibrations, maintenance or trouble shoot different type of equipment and instrumentations used by the inspection programs such as but not limited to carter dockage testers and other laboratory equipment. The work is performed at various sites including grain elevators along the St-Lawrence, in Soutern and Northern Ontario, Halifax NS and Churchill MB, which are all industrial environments and the regional laboratory in Montreal.

The candidate will be responsible to maintain records, keep logs and make recommendations based on verifications to the grain specialists and inspection manager. The candidate will need to work independently based on prescribed and often tight deadlines dictated by service requirements. As such, close communication with industry personnel when working on sampling systems verifications will be required. The work involves application of legislation, policy and procedures as it pertains to the position.

The position will be a combination of manual work with fixing equipment and verification of sampling system as well as office work to organize the verifications of various equipment, record keeping and report writing. The position is based in the Montreal Regional lab but regular and frequent travel is required to various satellite locations . The candidate will need to work collaboratively with staff at various location across the region with support from the inspection team.

Work environment

The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) is a federal department responsible to ensure the integrity and marketability of grain for the domestic and international grain trade, from producer to global customer.

The CGC is a significant part of Canada’s dynamic and diverse agricultural sector. We regulate grain handling in Canada, set grain standards and conduct research on grain. At the CGC, we strive to live our values of excellence, integrity, respect and accountability.

Intent of the process

This process will be used to staff (1) one indeterminate position.

A pool may be created to staff similar positions with various linguistic profiles and tenures (indeterminate, specified term, acting, deployment, secondment).

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:
• Secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Recent* experience in the maintenance and/or repairs of basic mechanical equipment.

*Recent experience is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with having worked during the past three year for a minimum of six months continuously.

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
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Knowledge:
• Knowledge of basic mechanical systems and troubleshooting techniques.

Behavioral Competencies:
• Adaptability
• Analytical Thinking
• Being a Team Player
• Commitment to Quality
• Effective Interactive Communication
• Initiative

Abilities and Skills:
• Ability to analyze and solve problems.
• Ability to organize work.
• Ability to make observations, collect and record data accurately.

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

Education:
• Successful completion of a degree, applied degree or diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution (e.g. college, CEGEP, university) relevant to the duties of the position (e.g. sciences, electrical, electronics, mechanical, instrumentation technology or other related fields); and/or an acceptable combination of vocational studies (such as professional school diploma or technical school certificate in a trade related to mechanics, electrical, electronics, instrumentation technology or other related field) and a minimum of 1 year of work experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Recent* experience in verification, calibration or maintenance of mechanical systems such as agriculture equipment, elevator sampling systems, or any other mechanical systems.
• Recent* experience in trouble shooting for basic mechanical equipment or laboratory equipment.
• Recent* experience in writing reports and recommendations for equipment or systems to ensure they meet satisfactory functional requirements.
• Recent* experience in a laboratory environment utilizing or maintaining equipment or instrumentation.
• Recent* experience working in the grains, feedstuffs or food industry.
• Recent* experience in operating within a quality management system.
• Recent* experience in carrying out inspection and/or evaluation of mechanical systems.

*Recent experience is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with having worked during the past three year for a minimum of six months continuously.

Knowledge:
• Knowledge of sampling systems or similar mechanical systems used in the food industry or other related fields.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

• Ability and willingness to obtain and maintain, in good standing, the appropriate security level clearance for access to any port or work related site.
• Valid driver's license OR personal mobility in the time and manner normally associated with possession and use of a valid driver's license.
• Ability and willingness to lift grain samples (up to 20 kg), to climb ladders and work at heights.
• Ability and willingness to be exposed to grain dust / soil, and to outdoor conditions in an industrial environment. Known allergies must be controlled through the use of personal protective equipment and/or medication, and must not impinge upon the duties to be performed.
• Ability and willingness to work overtime, FREQUENTLY as required.
• Ability and willingness to travel, FREQUENTLY as required, including on short notice.
• Ability and willingness to work in and around moving equipment in an indoor/outdoor industrial environment.
• Ability and willingness to adhere to CGC and industry health and safety standards and procedures.

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

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 such as SPAM).

Communication for this process will be sent via email. All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

In order to have your application considered, all screening questions must be answered. Candidates must provide CONCRETE EXAMPLES WHICH DEMONSTRATE, how they meet the education requirement and the experience factors listed in the essential qualifications and other qualifications. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities.

Receipt of applications will not be sent; only candidates successful in the screening process will be contacted. Depending on the requirements of the position being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be applied at the time of screening.

In order to manage the number of applications in the selection process, management may use top-down consideration of scores at various steps in the process, to determine the number of candidates who will be further considered in 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.