Casual Inventory - Driver 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.

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

Intent of the process

This inventory is for casual employment only which is a temporary employment of 90 workings days or less in a calendar year.

Positions to be filled: 4

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 Class 1 Province of Alberta driver’s license with air brake endorsement (or provincial or territorial equivalent)
Note: Restriction number one (glasses) is not applicable

•Experience in the operation of a variety of vehicles/equipment including tractor trailers and/or cargo vehicles such as trucks of 5 tons capacity or more for heavy transportation.
•Experience in the operation of passenger carrying vehicles up to an including 50 passengers.

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)

• An acceptable Clean Driver’s Abstract

•Ability to perform operator inspection and/or daily maintenance in accordance with equipment/vehicle owner’s manual

•Effective interpersonal skills
•Safety oriented
•Dependability

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

Information on employment equity

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, Women.

•Must be willing and able to work overtime as required
•Must be willing and able to work shiftwork as required
•Must be willing and able to work indoors and outdoors in a variety of weather conditions
•Must be willing and able to obtain and retain a DND404
•Must be willing and able to attend employer directed training
•Willing and able to travel for work related purposes (long haul)
•Willing and able to maintain and produce a driver’s log book
•Must wear CSA approved safety footwear and other personal protective equipment (PPE)

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Possession of a valid unrestricted Class 1 Driver’s Licence with Airbrake endorsement valid in the province of work

Other information

Interviews and reference checks may be conducted.

A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

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.