Safety & Environment Inspector

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Assessment accommodation

Work environment

The Department of National Defence (DND) is one of the largest federal government employers. DND's role is to provide services and support to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in their operations and missions at home and abroad. As a civilian employee, you will be an essential part of the Defence Team.

Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Breton (FMFCB) is an operational high hazard industrial marine industry serving the Royal Canadian Navy as a strategic asset. The Ship repair industry is a high paced work environment for which Safety and Environment Inspectors provide ongoing support.

On a daily basis, Safety and Environment Inspectors are required to work through austere work conditions, work at heights, and climb up and down ladders/stairways on board ships in the dry dock and on staging, in order to conduct hazard assessments, to certify confined spaces, and to issue work permits.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates resulting from this process will be created to staff current and future vacancies, and may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures (permanent and temporary), various language requirements and profiles, and various security requirements.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Essential Qualifications:

Education:

1. A secondary school diploma (High School) or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

2. Successful completion of an Occupational Safety and Health certificate or diploma (normally acquired over a two year period of study).
OR
Successful completion of Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) designation
OR
Significant* experience as a Safety Inspector
*Significant is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with the performance of those duties for a period of approximately three (3) years.

Degree equivalency

Experience:

- Significant* experience working in a marine ship repair and maintenance environment
*Significant is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with the performance of those duties for a period of approximately three (3) years.

- Experience issuing work permits
- Experience in conducting investigations
- Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

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

Asset Qualifications:

- Emergency Medical Responder certificate or Occupational First Aid (OFA) III
- Confined Space Technician or Rescue Technician certificate

- Experience in delivering training
- Experience in conducting Respiratory fit test training, fit tests and fall arrest equipment training
- Experience conducting job hazard analysis (JHA) / job safety analysis (JSA)

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Competencies:
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Demonstrating integrity and respect
- Thinking things through
- Working effectively with others
- Showing initiative and being action oriented

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

In support of Strong, Secure, Engaged (SSE) initiative #24, consideration may be given to the spouses or common-law partners of CAF members.

Operational Requirements:
- Willing and able to climb heights and enter confined spaces onboard naval vessel
- Willing and able to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) such as fall arrest harness and respiratory protective equipment
- Willing and able to occasionally travel and work irregular hours and overtime

Conditions of employment

- Various Security Levels; such as Reliability and Secret
- Required to climb heights and enter confined spaces onboard naval vessel
- Required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) such as fall arrest harness and respiratory protective equipment
- Required occasionally travel and work irregular hours and overtime

Note: Candidates must meet and maintain the above conditions of employment throughout their employment

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

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. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

Refer to the video Cracking the Code – Navigating the Application Process:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GW7P3g9hhI

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.