Assistant Shift Engineer

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.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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)

Possession of a valid Nova Scotia Third Class Standardized Power Engineers certificate.

Degree equivalency

Experience in the operation and maintenance of a high and low pressure steam plant.

including ancillary equipment.

Knowledge of boiler and pressure vessel regulations and Codes.

Knowledge of feed water treatment.

Ability to operate and maintain a high and low pressure steam plant.

Ability to conduct and interpret chemical tests and boiler water and determine control action.

Effective Interpersonal Skills
Dependability
Initiative

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

Shiftwork may be required
Overtime may be required

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

English essential
Proficient in the use of the English Language.

Information on language requirements

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Possession of a Class 5 Nova Scotia licence.

Other information

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.