Research Support Lead Hand

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Duties

The Clearbrook Substation is a satellite location of the Agassiz Research and Development Centre. The purpose of this site it to support berry research in the region. This position required an onsite presence. The successful candidate will determine service and resource requirements with scientific, technical and managerial staff and contributes to the coordination of equipment and vehicle use between projects. The incumbant will also be responsible for the care and maintenance of the site, including research trials in surrounding area. This position requires a high attention to detail, concern for safety, and problem solving ability. The successful candidate will be a self-starter who is organized, adaptable, and works well independently.

Work environment

Located in the beautiful Fraser Valley, the Agassiz Research and Development Centre addresses national agricultural priorities in the areas of horticultural and field crop production and protection.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified and/or partially qualified candidates may be established and used to fill similar positions on a temporary or permanent basis.

In the event that an employee of the public service is qualified through this process, they may be considered for acting, indeterminate, deployment, assignment or secondment opportunities.

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
✅ A secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
✅ Experience leading a group of employees including monitoring their work and progress.
✅ Experience operating and maintaining agricultural farm equipment.
✅ Experience in identifying and controlling field crop pests.
✅ Experience working with small fruit and berry production.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
✅ Knowledge of berry crop care and maintenance for research purposes.

COMPETENCIES
✅ Adaptability
✅ Concern for Safety
✅ Initiative
✅ Teamwork

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

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
✅Valid Pesticide Applicators Certificate.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEED

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

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

✅Possession of a valid class 5 British Columbia driver’s license or other provincial/territorial equivalency.
✅Ability and willingness to work under various environmental and weather conditions.
✅Ability and willingness to work with chemicals and pesticides.
✅Ability and willingness to control allergies, through the use of personal protective equipment and/or medication and this must not impinge upon the duties to be performed.

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

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.