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Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

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.

How does this work?

Step 1: Let us know you’re interested! 👍 Click “Apply online”.

Step 2: Tell us about you! 😊 Attach your resume and answer the screening questions in the online application.

Step 3: We will carefully review all of your qualifications.

Work environment

👥 Together, DND and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) form the LARGEST and most COMPLEX organization in Canada. DND provides services and support to the CAF in their operations and missions at home and abroad. As a civilian employee, you will be an essential part of the Defence Team.

What do we offer ❔

At DND, we foster a work environment where employees have opportunities to grow, to learn, to progress in their careers and to have job satisfaction in the long term. Among other things, you’ll enjoy:
- A career among a dynamic and dedicated team
- A diverse, respectful and inclusive work environment

✨Come and Join us ❕✨

Intent of the process

This process may be used by the Department of National Defence to fill current and future vacancies in various locations with various employment tenures (casual*, temporary or permanent), language profiles, security requirements, and conditions of employment.

*Casual employment is a temporary form of employment for a maximum of 90 working days per department in a calendar year. A casual worker may not apply to internal job opportunities. Shifts can include evenings, weekends and statutory holidays as well as “as and when required” during the week.

Positions to be filled: 10

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Experience in one or more of the following:
a) Experience working in a warehouse, shipping environment or distribution centre
b) Experience in the receipt and issue of goods or equipment
c) Experience in the maintenance and/or storage and/or disposal of goods or equipment
d) Experience shipping or receiving goods
e) Experience operating a forklift
f) Experience utilizing a material management system such as: SAP, Defence Resource management Information System (DRMIS), Material Management (MM)

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

Communication
Demonstrates integrity and respect
Thinks things through
Works effectively with others
Shows initiative and takes action

**Depending on the position being staffed:
- Additional qualifications may be added and deemed as either essential or asset
- Varying degrees of breadth and depth of experience may be deemed essential

You may be contacted and asked to submit information or be further assessed.

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

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

The Department of National Defence is committed to providing an environment where justice, fairness and the elimination of barriers helps build a skilled, diverse and representative workforce reflective of Canada. We welcome diversity in all its forms, promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply. Please note that preference for hiring will first be given to candidates who are members of the above mentioned designated groups.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Secret security clearance

Depending on the position being staffed, any of the following may be deemed essential.
Other conditions of employment or operational requirements may apply

Must have a valid driver’s license
Must have or in the process of obtaining a valid DND 404 license.
Must possess Safe Driving Course, Initial (SDC - I) or equivalent or be willing and able to obtain this qualification within the first 6 months of beginning this position.
Ability and willingness to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment, footwear and clothing
Ability and willingness to work under variable environmental/weather conditions
Ability and willingness to lift materials up to 20 kg
Ability and willingness to undertake training related to the duties of the position.
Willing and able to work in a warehouse environment with minimal supervision;
Willing and able to work overtime as pre-authorized.

All employees of the core public administration are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and attest to their vaccination status unless accommodated based on a medical contraindication, religion, or another prohibited ground for discrimination as defined under the Canadian Human Rights Act.

⭐ It is important to know that all required the conditions of employment must be met at the time of appointment. ⭐

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

1. In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, Visible Minorities, Persons with Disabilities and Women.

✅Self-declaring. Because your perspective counts!😉 https://www.canada.ca/en/services/jobs/opportunities/government/self-declaring-because-we-care.html

2. Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

3. All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the candidates.

4. Assessment: You may be assessed using one or more of the following tools: application, interview(s), role play scenarios, performance appraisals, reference checks and interactions with internal staff during the process and personal knowledge.

5. Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria:
a) Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the strengths and weaknesses of the work team;
b) Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties of the position being staffed;
c) Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience;
d) Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications;
e) Organizational needs, including Employment Equity

6. 📢 Asset qualifications can be invoked as essential qualifications as identified by the hiring manager. For this reason, candidates are strongly encouraged to answer all screening questions related to Asset criteria in order to increase their chances.

7. On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced details of its plans to require vaccination across the federal public service.

As per the new Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination for the Core Public Administration Including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, federal public servants in the Core Public Administration and members of the RCMP must attest to their vaccination status. The requirement for employees to be fully vaccinated applies whether they are teleworking, working remotely or working on-site. This is a condition of employment and it applies to indeterminate (permanent), determinate (term), casual, and student hiring. Should you reach the point in the selection process where it is necessary to verify terms and conditions of employment then the hiring manager or a human resources representative will contact you in order to complete an attestation.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, 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.