Health and Safety Advisor

SELECTION PROCESS CANCELLED

We regret to inform you that this job opportunity has been cancelled.

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Assessment accommodation

Work environment

Are you looking for a work environment where your knowledge, ideas, and professional opinions are valued? Do you want to be part of a collaborative, supportive team? Apply!

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. We promote work-life balance. We have an Employee and Family Assistance program to support you and your family.

Intent of the process

This process will be used to staff a 1-year term 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:
• Post-secondary Diploma in occupational health and safety from an accredited Canadian institution or an acceptable combination of education, training and /or experience of a minimum of 3-5 years in the field of OHS.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Experience providing advice, guidance and/or recommendations to a range of clients and management with respect to the application and interpretation of Occupational Health and Safety legislation, policies and guidelines.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
• Knowledge of federal or provincial health and safety legislation.

Competencies:
• Effective Interactive Communication
• Being a Team Player
• Adaptability
• Initiative
• Thinking Things Through

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

Education/Training:
• Completion of biosafety or biosecurity training.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Experience providing a range of occupational health and safety support services to management, employees and committees.
• Experience working in a laboratory in which hazardous materials were used.
• Experience delivering training.
• Experience in incident investigation, such as accidents, security breaches, equipment failures, or other related activities that require assessing contributing factors and determining root cause.

Knowledge:
• Knowledge of chemical safety practices.
• Knowledge of safe laboratory practices.

Competencies:
• Judgement
• Planning, organizing and coordinating

Abilities:
• Ability to use a variety of methods to conduct research related to occupational health and safety/biosafety issues.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

• Willingness to work overtime
• Ability to travel within Canada or to the United States of America.
• Valid drivers' 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 be exposed to grain and flour 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 be exposed to hazardous microorganisms, chemicals and equipment while using all required personal protective equipment and following safe work 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

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.

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).

Candidates will be asked, as per the application process, to answer screening questions for each essential and asset criteria (education and experience). Candidates will have to provide specific examples, for each screening question demonstrating how they have acquired the education and experience criteria

The ASSET qualification(s) may be used for screening of applications and/or may be invoked at any time of the selection process. If you meet these asset qualifications(s), PLEASE CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE IN WRITING HOW YOU MEET THEM. Provide examples and describe the work/duties you have performed. Failure to do so may result in your application not being considered further during the screening process.

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.

Confirmation of receipt of applications will not be sent by Canadian Grain Commission; only candidates successful in the screening process will be contacted.

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.