Motor Vehicle Senior Technician

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 submitting an application to this selection process, you will be prompted to answer screening questions concerning the essential education, and the essential and asset experience qualifications. It is your responsibility to provide clear and concrete examples in your responses to each question and to ensure the content of your response are supported by your resume. Your responses to these questions will be used as a primary source of information and your resume may only be used to validate this information. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

When recording your examples be sure to:
• Provide concrete, specific examples of actions that speak directly to the experience sought.
• Choose examples with sufficient complexity, impact and degree of difficulty that will allow you to illustrate to what extent and depth you have shown the behaviours expected for each qualification.
• Focus on what you did. In referring to an experience achieved in the context of a team, set your role apart from the role(s) of others.
• Please describe the achievements in the past tense. This will help to ensure that you are providing concrete examples, rather than making general statements (e.g. instead of saying “I work well within a team….” you can say “I worked well with a team when….”).
• Use action verbs when describing your experience i.e. lead, managed, organized, planned, prepared, informed, determined, etc.
• Provide all examples in sentence format.
• Each example must include when the example took place, background of each situation, what you did, how you did it, what your role was in the situation, and what was the outcome.

Work environment

A CAREER NOWHERE NEAR ORDINARY!! The RCMP offers an exceptional career, letting you make a real difference in your community and your country. No other police force in Canada provides the levels of services and variety offered by the RCMP, as well as opportunities for continued learning and growth. As an employer of choice for over 26,000 men and women, the RCMP promises a career like no other. With over 140 years of tradition and service, the RCMP is Canada's national police service. Proud of our traditions and confident in meeting future challenges, we commit to preserve the peace, uphold the law and provide quality service in partnership with our communities

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to fill full-time, indeterminate position in each city (Edmonton, AB, Regina, SK and Winnipeg, MB), Candidates at the GL-VHE-10 group and level or an equivalent group will be considered for deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants at other groups and levels will be considered in the selection process. A qualified pool of candidates will be identified and may be used to staff similar positions at the GL-VHE-10 group and level, for term, indeterminate, deployment, secondment, assignment and acting, at full or part time hours.

Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM. Information regarding the CM appointment will be sent to all applicable candidates who are within the area of selection and participated in the advertised process.

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)

Possession of a valid Interprovincial Red Seal Journeyperson Certificate as an Automotive Service Technician

Degree equivalency

Recent (within the last two years) hands-on experience in repairing within the range of the Journeyman’s certification and/or direct experience in the field of first responder vehicle fit-up such as, Police, Ambulance and Fire.

Recent (within the last two years) experience installing electronic vehicle accessories

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

Experience installing mobile communication equipment

Experience in welding and metal fabricating techniques.

Experience using a computer for garage management programs and vehicle repair manuals

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of diagnostic techniques and repair procedures for mechanical, electrical and electronic control systems of vehicles

Knowledge of safety practices

Ability to read and understand wiring schematics
Ability to lift and move objects in a safe and proper manner
Written Communication
Oral Communication

Planning
Working effectively with others
Thinking things through
Showing initiative and being action-oriented
Demonstrating integrity and respect
Dependability

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

Willing and able to travel by various modes of transportation (including commercial and light aircraft) up to and including remote locations

Willing and able to work overtime

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - Royal Canadian Mounted Police Enhanced Reliability Status

Possession of a valid Canadian Driver’s licence equivalent to a Class 5

A driver’s abstract with no more than 2 minor violations in the last 12 months*
*A copy of the driver’s abstract will be requested during the assessment phase and may be requested again upon successful completion of the security clearance process for the successful candidate

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.

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 only be sent via email. As the applicant, it is your responsibility to ensure accurate contact information is provided and that you inform our office via email of any updates as required. Ensure you include an email address you can access from home and that it accepts email from unknown users. You are strongly encouraged to check your email on a regular basis, including your junk mail folder.

An exam may be administered. An interview may be administered. Reference checks may be sought.

All communication relating to this process, including e-mail correspondence and responses to screening questions, may be used in the assessment of qualifications, including the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Testing/interviews will be conducted at locations of the employer's choice and may require candidates to travel to the test/interview location; Winnipeg, MB, Regina, SK, Edmonton, AB. The cost to attend the assessment will be the candidate's responsibility.

If you are currently employed with the Federal Public Service, please let us know by email your current group, level, tenure and the Department you are working for.

Only online applications will be accepted. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS).

All applicants for positions within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will be subject to a thorough security clearance process which includes an interview wherein questions may include (but not limited to), reference checks, previous employment, on-line activities, credit checks, alcohol and/or drug use.

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.