Bus/Cargo/PAX/Heavy Vehicle/Machine Operator/Driver/Instructor/Trainer, Refuelling Operator

Important messages

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.

Your application in this inventory will be active for 90 days. A notice that your application is about to expire will be posted to the My jobs menu of your account 10 days before the end of your active period. If you do not take action, your application will no longer be active and therefore no longer considered for this inventory.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar term and/or permanent positions.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

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. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

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

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION:

For all positions, one or more of the following will be required:

OC1: Possession of a valid Class "AC" driver's license with a "Z" Airbrake endorsement issued by the Province of Ontario or provincial or territorial equivalent.

OC2: Possession of a Tractor-trailer Instructor certification and a Bus Instructor certification issued by the Commercial Safety College or equivalent.

EXPERIENCE:

EX1: Experience in the operation of passenger commercial vehicles with a seating capacity for more than 24 passengers.

EX2: Experience in the operation of a tractor-trailer or combination motor vehicle and towed vehicles where the towed vehicles exceed a total gross weight of 4,600 kg.

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

EDUCATION:

AQ1: Successful completion of secondary school education.

AQ2: Graduate of an approved/recognized vocational program for trucking.

Degree equivalency

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION:

AQ3: Possession of a valid Certificate of Transportation of Dangerous Goods.

AQ4: Possession of a valid Air Brake Instruction certification.

AQ5: Possession of a valid Driver Examiner qualification.

AQ6: Possession of certification or completion of training in Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS).

EXPERIENCE:

AQ7: Experience with Aviation Fuel testing.

AQ8: Experience driving various configurations of refueling trucks.

AQ9: Minimum 3 years' experience in the operation of passenger commercial vehicles with a seating capacity for more than 24 passengers.

AQ10: Minimum 3 years' experience in the operation of a tractor-trailer or combination motor vehicle and towed vehicles where the towed vehicles exceed a total gross weight of 4,600 kg.

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

Various language requirements
English Essential
Bilingual Imperative (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC)

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES:

AS1: Ability to communicate orally.
AS2: Ability to communicate in writing.
AS3: Ability to perform operator daily inspection of passenger commercial vehicles with a seating capacity for more than 24 passengers.
AS4: Ability to perform operator daily inspection of tractor-trailer or combination motor vehicle and towed vehicles where the towed vehicles exceed a total gross weight of 4,600 kg.
AS5: Ability to operate passenger commercial vehicles with a seating capacity for more than 24 passengers.
AS6: Ability to operate tractor-trailer or combination motor vehicle and towed vehicles where the towed vehicles exceed a total gross weight of 4,600 kg.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES:

PS1: Effective Interpersonal Relationships
PS2: Dependability
PS3: Flexibility
PS4: Initiative

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

ABILITIES:

AQ11: Ability to perform fuel testing such as clear bright conductivity tests, the hydro kit test, or the paste test.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

For all positions, the following will be required:
OR1: Willingness to work overtime, shift work, and call backs.
OR2: Willingness to attend and successfully complete applicable trade related training selected and scheduled by the employer.
OR3: Willingness to wear all required personal protective equipment.

For some positions, one or more of the following will be required:
OR4: Willingness to perform a variety of physically demanding tasks including but not limited to lifting up to 30kg.
OR5: May be required to obtain and maintain a valid passport.
OR6: Willingness to travel (may include travel to United States destinations).

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

For all positions, the following will be required:

. Various security levels including: reliability, confidential or secret.
. Eligibility and willingness to obtain and maintain a Departmental driver's permit (DND404).

For some positions, one or more of the following will be required:

. Possession of a valid a valid Class "AC" driver's license, with a "Z" Airbrake endorsement issued by the Province of Ontario or provincial or territorial equivalent.
. Willingness and able to travel (may include travel to United States destinations).
. Must be willing and able to perform a variety of physically demanding tasks including but not limited to lifting up to 30kg.

Other information

You must indicate to which location(s) you want to be considered for the opportunity.

Note that most of the Driver's positions in our region are English Essential. If you want to be considered for bilingual positions, please indicate it in your application.

A written exam may be administered.

A practical test may be administered.

An interview will be conducted.

Reference checks may be sought.

The client organization will accept applications on-line only.

All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. Following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line.

Applicants can create a profile and a resume that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time.
Applicants can modify their application/resume at any time BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.
Applicants can verify the status of their applications, at any time.
Applicants can be notified electronically of tests or interviews and results.
For some jobs, applicants will find important information, namely the job questionnaire and a complete statement of merit criteria that are only available when applying on-line.

To submit an application on-line, please select the button "Apply Online" below.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

PLEASE NOTE: For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews).

Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

You will be required to show how you demonstrate the essential qualifications (i.e. Education, Experience and/or Occupational Certification) for the initial screening through your resume, cover letter, and/or in answering online screening questions. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must clearly demonstrate HOW, WHEN, and WHERE the qualification was met through substantiation by examples. Information on your described skills, experience, etc. provided in a cover letter or screening questions should be supported by your resume. Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being rejected from the process.

Applicants with disabilities: Should you require a technical aid or an alternative method of assessment to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please indicate so in your application.

Candidates from outside the federal public service may be required to pay for their own travel and relocation expenses.

Achieving a representative workforce has been identified as an organizational need in the merit criteria, and may be applied in this appointment process. If this criterion is used, only those who have indicated that they are a member of the designated group specified in the merit criteria will be considered.

Random selection may be used to identify which applicants will be assessed in this appointment process.

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

Candidates will be required to provide a current and up-to-date abstract available from the Ministry of Transportation to show evidence of a satisfactory and safe driving record for the last three years.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.