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✅ Step 2: Tell us about yourself! Attach your resume and answer the screening questions in the online application.
✅ Step 3: We will carefully review all your qualifications. If your talent matches one of our immediate or upcoming opportunities, we may contact you for further information or assessment.
Creating an environment where diverse perspectives are valued begins with self-declaration. Count yourself in and self-declare by identifying to which employment equity group(s) you belong. In order to self-declare, please ensure to indicate this by checking off the appropriate box within the online application as part of the Employment Equity section.
Fleet Maintenance Facility (FMF) Cape Breton located in Esquimalt, BC, is a full capability, marine industrial facility that provides naval engineering and ship repair services to Canada’s Pacific Naval Fleet, which consists of a range of warships and submarines. A strategic naval asset, FMF Cape Breton is one of the largest industrial facilities in Western Canada and employs approximately 1000 personnel in skilled marine trades, engineering, and plant support. Industrial capabilities include machining, fabricating, electroplating, woodworking, heavy electrical, mechanical fitting, painting, repair of electronic sensors, communications, and weapons systems. A proud member of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), FMF Cape Breton is part of the Department of National Defence (DND).
As such, you will be an employee of the Public Service of Canada. FMF Cape Breton is located in the Dockyard at CFB Esquimalt in Victoria and is fully accessible via BC Transit services. The dockyard, with its rich history and beautiful coastal setting, is a very enjoyable place to work.
This position is in the FMF Engineering Department, which provides engineering services and support to the trade services featured in the video as well as other RCN and DND clients. As a Main Propulsion Technical Officer, you will engage with FMF CB Engineering customers, which include shore establishments and organizations, ships and submarines, and various production shops, to provide technical direction, guidance and oversight, as well as troubleshooting assistance. The position also acts as an Engineering representative of various technical and design authorities to support private sector scheduled docking work periods providing on site technical direction and work acceptance at identified risk points.
🍁 The Department of National Defence (DND) is one of the largest federal government employers, offering over 70 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. The civilian workforce is an essential part of the Defence Team. Your knowledge and expertise contribute to the overall mission. In this regard, the department fosters a work environment where you have opportunities to learn, to develop your talents, to progress in your career and have job satisfaction over the long-term.
The intent of this process is to fill two (2) English essential EG-06 positions on an Indeterminate basis in Esquimalt, British Columbia.
A pool of partially or essentially qualified candidates may be established through this process and used to staff identical or similar positions with various employment tenures (temporary and permanent), language profiles, operational requirements, and conditions of employment at the Department of National Defence.
Positions to be filled: 2
Your résumé.
❗ Essential qualifications are qualifications that you must meet in order to be considered for the position. This means that when you apply, your application must clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience listed below.
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EDUCATION
ED1. Successful completion of a post-secondary education/training program in Mechanical Engineering Technology.
OR
An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience in a field related to the position such as Ship's Mechanical Fitter, Machinist or Millwright.
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EXPERIENCE
❗Please note that each essential experience will be evaluated both in the initial application and during a subsequent assessment later in the process.
EX1. Experience in the set-to-work of marine mechanical systems.
EX2. Experience conducting inspections of marine mechanical systems or equipment in warships or submarines, which includes Material Certification and control measures for safety.
EX3. Experience in preparing technical documentation, such as inspection reports, repair specifications and technical sketches.
EX4. Experience in the maintenance, repair, troubleshooting and overhaul of marine systems, including but not limited to AT LEAST THREE of the systems below:
• Prime movers,
• Propellers,
• Propeller shafting,
• Gearing systems and bearings, and
• Steering and hydraulic systems as they apply to war ships or submarines.
English essential
Information on language requirements
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COMPETENCIES
C1. Demonstrating Integrity and Respect.
C2. Thinking Things Through.
C3. Working Effectively with Others.
C4. Showing Initiative and Being Action-Oriented.
C5. Communication.
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ABILITIES
A1. Ability to inspect, analyze, make sound engineering decisions and provide recommendations.
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❗ Asset qualifications are qualifications that may be required for the position. If you possess any of the qualifications listed below, please clearly demonstrate how you meet the qualification in your application.
ASSET EXPERIENCE
AEX1. Experience with the use of MS Office software.
AEX2. Experience in the use of Systems, Applications and Products (SAP) or other Enterprise Resource Management systems.
AEX3. Experience working with hydraulic and pneumatic systems in a marine environment.
AEX4. Experience working with pumps, pumping systems and piping systems, pipe materials, and pipe welding, brazing, soldering, and other joining procedures in a marine environment.
AEX5. Experience with ship maintenance procedures and standards, which may include international standards organizations.
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ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
The Department of National Defence is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive team that reflects Canada's population.
To achieve a representative workforce, selection may be based on qualified candidates self-declaring as belonging to one or more of the designated groups: Indigenous Peoples, members of visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and women.
We encourage you to indicate if you belong to any of the designated groups when you apply.
As means to support our military families and linked with the Department of National Defence priorities, consideration may first be given to the spouses or common-law partners of serving Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members.
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Secret security clearance
COE1. Must be able to transfer to and from ships at sea and to work under the arduous physical conditions expected in ship and submarine machinery spaces, including working in tight or cramped spaces.
COE2. Must be able to wear CSA approved safety footwear and other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in compliance with safety regulations and the use of supplied PPE.
COE3. Must be able to travel domestically and internationally as a representative of DND, as required.
COE4. Must be able to work in an open office environment.
COE5. Must be able to work overtime when necessary.
COE6. Must be able to possess and maintain a valid passport.
COE7. Strict adherence to the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces Code of Values and Ethics, Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector, Directive on Conflict of Interest, and Defence Administrative Orders and Directives (DAOD) 7021-1, Conflict of Interest.
Copy and paste these links in your browser for more information: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/benefits-military/defence-ethics/policies-publications/code-value-ethics.html AND https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/policies-standards/defence-administrative-orders-directives/7000-series/7021/7021-1-conflict-of-interest.html
Candidates must meet and maintain the above conditions of employment throughout their employment in this position.
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.
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▶ Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
▶ Our organization will only accept on-line applications for this opportunity. Please click “Apply online” to submit your application. If there are limitations or special circumstances preventing you from submitting your application via the GC Jobs online portal, you must contact us and receive approval to apply via an alternate means PRIOR to the closing date.
▶ Depending on the position being staffed:
↪ Additional qualifications, operational requirements and/or conditions of employment may be required
↪ Varying degrees of breadth and depth of experience may be deemed essential
↪ Asset qualifications may be invoked as essential qualifications
↪ You may be contacted and asked to submit information or be further assessed
▶ A variety of assessment tools may be used. This may include application screening, interviews, role play scenarios, written assessments, reference checks, board knowledge, interactions with internal staff during the process, etc.
▶ Top down selection may be used during any stage of the selection process.
↪ Please note that achieving the pass mark on any of the assessments used does not mean you will move forward in the selection process. Management may decide to use a score that is higher than the pass mark on any of the evaluations used throughout the selection process. Management may also decide to use top-down selection at any stage of the process.
▶ Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria:
↪ Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the strengths and weaknesses of the work team;
↪ Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties of the position being staffed;
↪ Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience;
↪ Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications;
↪ Organizational Needs.
▶ Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.
▶ All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the applicants. Your overall conduct and communications, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications and competencies.
▶ If, at any point in this process or upon qualifying in this process, your Values and Ethics do not align with that of the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces Code of Values and Ethics and Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector, you will be eliminated from further consideration in this process.
Copy and paste these links in your browser for more information:
- https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/benefits-military/defence-ethics/policies-publications/code-value-ethics.html
- https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=25049
- https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=25049
- https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32627
▶ To ensure the integrity of the selection process, the content and questions of the assessment must remain confidential. Please do not discuss or share the assessment content with anyone, including other candidates. You must complete the assessment, including screening questions, by yourself, without the help of others, including the use of unapproved internet resources and artificial intelligence (such as ChatGPT or any other forms of artificial intelligence). Plagiarism and the use of artificial intelligence is strictly prohibited throughout the entire process and suspected non-compliance will be investigated. Any violation may result in potential consequences which could include your elimination from this selection process.
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.