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Canadian Coast Guard (an Agency of Fisheries and Oceans Canada) Maritime and Civil Infrastructure. This position will be a permanent shore based position. This will not be a position on-board the Canadian Coast Guard fleet of vessels.

Do you enjoy creating with metal, working with your hands, being an integral part of a team❓

We would like to hear from you. Come work for the Canadian Federal Government and be part of a proud and dynamic workforce.

💥 Apply today 💥

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Shore side Positions with the Canadian Coast Guard
About 40% of the CCG workforce is made up of people working in shore-based jobs. The overall function of these positions is to support CCG operations. They do not involve working on CCG floating assets. Instead, they can be operational (e.g. communications, logistics, trades, etc.) or administrative (e.g. management, planning, policy, etc.).

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Candidates must clearly demonstrate in the screening questions how they meet the education AND experience criteria listed in the essential AND asset qualifications (if applicable). Please note that stating that the requirement has been met, and/or listing past or current responsibilities, does not represent adequate substantiation. Rather, you must provide concrete examples that clearly illustrate how you meet the requirement. Résumés may be used as a secondary source to validate the qualifications described; comments such as "refer to my attached resume" will NOT be accepted and may result in your application being rejected. Failure to provide this information in the requested format may result in your application being rejected.

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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.

Link to Policy: https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/news/2021/10/backgrounder-covid-19-vaccine-requirement-for-the-federal-workforce.html

Link to Announcement: https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32694

Intent of the process

The intent of this selection process is to create a pool of qualified candidates to be used to staff this or similar positions within the Canadian Coast Guard in the Atlantic Region on an indeterminate, specified period (term), acting, deployment, secondment, or assignment basis.

There is an immediate need to staff one position in Dartmouth, NS.

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 (high school) or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION:
►Possession of valid Inter-Provincial Red Seal Certification in Welding.

EXPERIENCE:
►*Recent and significant experience in the preparation, design, fabrication and fit-up of components and structures using steel, aluminum and stainless steel.
►Experience welding metals using manual, semi-automatic and automatic arc welding equipment.
►Experience with flux cored arc welding (FCAW), shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), Mig, Tig, acetylene and oxygen.
►Experience preparing documents, including detailed reports, related to visual inspections.
►Experience installing and maintaining welding equipment and tools.
►Experience welding in flat, vertical, horizontal and overhead positions.

*recent and significant is defined as a minimum 6 months Red Seal experience within the last 2 years.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
✔ Knowledge of employees' rights and responsibilities under Canada Labour Code Part II.
✔ Knowledge of Personal Protective equipment used in an industrial operations environment.
✔ Knowledge of welding procedures, practices and codes.

ABILITIES AND SKILLS:
✔ Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
✔ Ability to diagnose and complete effective repairs to welding related components.
✔ Ability to read and interpret blue prints.
✔ Ability to operate a computer using MS office software (such as Word, Outlook)

CORE COMPETENCIES:
✔Demonstrating integrity and respect;
✔Thinking things through;
✔Showing initiative and being action-oriented;
✔Working effectively with others;

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

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION:
►Forklift certificate
►First Aid certificate
►Fall Arrest certificate

EXPERIENCE:
►Experience with purging and pressure testing of gases and monitoring, of enclosed structures.

Conditions of employment

• Reliability Status security clearance
• Valid Provincial Class 5 Driver’s License.
• Requirement to climb towers and work at heights in excess of 2.4 meters.
• Requirement to travel for extended periods of time to remote sites via trucks, boats, UTVs and aircraft
• Requirement to work weekends/overtime and travel on short notice
• Requirement to access remote sites over rugged terrain and work outdoors in extremes of environmental conditions .
• Health Canada Pre-Placement Medical will be required
• 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

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ASSESSMENT
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Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications prior to being appointed to a position.

You will be asked to provide proof (original documentation will be required) of your education credentials. If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards. For more information please click on “Degree Equivalency” in the Education section above.

Please note that achieving the pass mark on any of the assessments used does not necessarily mean you will move forward in the selection process. Management may decide to use a score that is higher than the pass mark on any of the evaluations used throughout the selection process. Management may also decide to use top-down or random selection at any stage of the process, or to invoke an asset(s) at any point of the process.

DFO recognizes and values the important contribution volunteer work offers in developing employees' experience, skills, etc., as well as enriching our organization and communities. Throughout this selection process, you are encouraged to demonstrate how any relevant volunteer work (e.g., working on committees, union activities, employee networks, community work, etc.) has contributed to the development of your experience, skills, personal suitability, etc., as they relate to this position.

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COMMUNICATION
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Communication for this process will be sent to your GC Jobs account and to your e-mail. You must check your e-mail account frequently as there may be a deadline for responses. It is your responsibility to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Please ensure your e-mail address accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). Please note that we will consider that you are not interested in participating in this selection process should you not respond to our communication.

When communicating with us during any stage of this process, please indicate the selection process number (22-DFO-ACCG-EA-CCG-334715) in the subject field of your email.

Please note that your overall conduct and communications, including email correspondence, throughout the entire process may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

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OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
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Persons are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

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SELF-DECLARING, BECAUSE YOU COUNT
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By completing the Employment Equity section in your application, you help create a Public Service that is diverse, inclusive and representative of identities, cultures, perspectives and experiences that make up Canada.

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ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
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In order to achieve a representative workforce, selection may be based on qualified candidates self-declaring (at time of application) as being a member of visible minority group or an aboriginal person or a person with a disability or a woman.

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.