Maintenance Superintendent

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Assessment accommodation

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. Please include on your resume appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

Organizational Needs:
DFO is committed to achieving a diversified workforce and to meeting our employment equity goals. Selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, Persons with Disability, Visible Minorities and Women

Applications submitted via electronic system at jobs.gc.ca must be submitted by 17 July 2023 - 23:59, Pacific Time.

Work environment

Are you a hands-on individual with a mechanical mindset who enjoys working in the great outdoors? Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Salmonid Enhancement Program (SEP), has an exciting and unique opportunity to join the team as a Maintenance Superintendent at one of our hatchery facilities. These positions are part of a dedicated Salmonid Enhancement Program that operates 17 hatchery facilities and spawning channels aimed to supplement wild stocks and sustain British Columbia fisheries.

Duties involve the operation and maintenance of a variety of equipment including electrical/plumbing infrastructure, pumps, vehicles and electronic monitoring systems. In addition, the role will also involve the design and implementation of new technology and infrastructure to ensure continuing safe and successful program delivery.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified persons resulting from this process may be used to fill similar positions of various tenures in the Pacific Region.

Positions to be filled: Immediate positions to be filled at Spuis Creek (Merritt, BC), Inch Creek (Dewdney, BC), Puntledge (Courtenay, BC), and Capilano (North Vancouver, BC) Hatcheries.

Positions to be filled: 4

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

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

Education:
- A secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- Experience maintaining equipment or structures (examples: buildings, electrical, plumbing or mechanical systems) in a government, commercial or industrial facility or operation
- Experience designing and fabricating equipment or structures (examples: buildings, electrical, plumbing or mechanical systems) in a government, commercial or industrial facility or operation
- Experience in record keeping with basic word processing and spreadsheet software

Abilities:
- Ability to service and maintain equipment and infrastructure
- Ability to troubleshoot mechanical and electrical systems and equipment
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
- Ability to plan and manage maintenance programs

Personal Suitability:
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Dependability

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

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

Asset Education:
- Graduation with a diploma/certificate/degree with a specialization in an engineering technology program and/or Accredited tradesperson

Degree equivalency

Asset Occupational Certification:
- Confined Space
- Small Domestic Water Systems
- Crane operator
- Rigging and Lifting for cranes
- Heavy duty equipment operator
- Swift Water Awareness
- PAL (Firearms permit)
- WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Material Information System)
- Halocarbon management
- Hazardous spill response
- Transportation of Dangerous Goods
- Valid Class 1,and or 3 Driver’s License or class 5 with heavy trailer endorsement
- Valid Driver’s License with air brake endorsement
- Licensed with multiple trades

Asset Experience:
- Experience working at a Fish Hatchery
- Experience in goods procurement or inventory lifecycle management
- Experience in operating and/or maintaining mobile equipment
- Experience in operating and/or maintaining small engines and power equipment
- Experience in the operation and/or maintenance of standby power and distribution systems
- Experience in welding with aluminum and/or steel, MIG,TIG, stick
- Experience working with plasma cutters
- Experience working in construction; civil, building
- Experience in maintaining a domestic water system
- Experience in maintaining flow control equipment such as water pumping and distribution systems, process monitoring and control equipment
- Experience in health and safety (hazard prevention) programs
- Experience in working in remote locations
- Experience in working in winter conditions plowing roads and site snow removal
- Experience in working in adverse and severe weather conditions
- Experience in supervising and managing staff
- Experience working with Computer Numerical Control (CNC) equipment
- Experience working with machine shop equipment, Lathe, Milling machine
- Experience working with sheet metal fabrication equipment
- Experience working with electronics
- Experience working with Programming PLC’s

Occupational Requirements:
- Valid first aid certification with CPR

Conditions of employment

- Reliability Status security clearance
- In the event of labour unrest, must be willing to fulfil role of designated employee to provide biological and site security
- Valid Health Canada Medical
- Valid Driver’s License
- Overnight and/or weekend standby duty requiring immediate response both on and offsite as required
- Perform fish culture duties as required
- Travel by various means including boats, aircraft and ATV's as required
- Work overtime, weekends, evenings and shift work as required
- Work outdoors and in adverse or severe weather conditions as required

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

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women.

* Secondary school is high school graduation or you could have a combination of some high school education along with training and experience.

A practical test may be administered.
A written examination may be administered.
An interview may be administered.
You must provide proof of your education credentials.
Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
Shortlisting may be applied, which may include consideration of depth and breadth of experience or top-down ranking.

Depending on the position being staffed, any other requirements may also be deemed as essential or asset requirements for the position.

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.