Mechanical Fitter Inventory

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.

The client organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System.

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

All information pertaining to the process will be sent by email. It is therefore your responsibility to verify your email account for new communication regarding this selection process on a regular basis.

Work environment

The Department of National Defence (DND) is one of the largest federal government employers, offering over 70 different types of civilian career opportunities. DND's role is to provide services and support to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in their operations and missions at home and abroad. As a civilian employee, you will be an essential part of the Defence Team. In this regard, the department fosters a work environment where employees have opportunities to grow, to learn, to progress in their careers and have job satisfaction over the long-term.

Intent of the process

The inventory will be used to establish a candidate pool for filling current and future vacancies, and may be used for similar positions with various tenures, language and security requirements.

Positions to be filled: 4

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 750 words (maximum)

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)

Successful completion of secondary school education according to provincial/territorial standards.

Degree equivalency

Possession of a journeyperson Red Seal certificate in the area of mechanical trades.

Experience and/or training in all aspects of mechanical fitting as it applies to general repair of marine vessels

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

Experience at a Marine Shipyard working on shipboard mechanical systems

Experience on Marine Naval ship mechanical systems

Experience on Canadian Frigate mechanical systems

Experience on Canadian Submarine mechanical systems

Experience on 1st Level Canadian Submarine mechanical systems

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Ability to communicate effectively orally

Ability to communicate effectively in writing

Dependability

Initiative

Flexibility

Effective Interpersonal relationships

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

In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability, visible minorities, and women.

Willing and able to work overtime and shift work.

Willing and able to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment.

Willingness and able to travel abroad on occasion.

Conditions of employment

Reliability and Security: Various (including Reliability and Secret)

Willing and able to work overtime and shift work.

Willing and able to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment.

Willing and able to climb vertical ladders, and work in cramped and/or confined spaces.

Willing and able to carry up to 25 kgs.

Other information

Top-down selection or random selection may be applied at any phase of this selection process.

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: Candidates must clearly demonstrate in the screening questions how they meet the education and experience factors listed as essential qualifications. Candidates must also clearly demonstrate in their covering letter how they meet any of the additional experience qualifications under the 'Other qualifications'.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

Applications will only remain active in the system for 90 days. The system will send you an application expiry warning 14 days before your application expires. It will be your responsibility to update your application to ensure it remains active and is considered for future assessment.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

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 whose applications are retained for further consideration may be required to travel to attend an interview or for the administration of a test. If you are asked to travel in relation to this appointment process, you should direct any questions you have about travel entitlements to the hiring organization.

Candidates from outside the federal public service will be required to pay for their own travel expenses associated with assessment.

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.