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GL-MDO-05 (Heavy Vehicle Driver):
The position is responsible for the operation of heavy vehicles, including but not limited to tractor trailers, buses (up to 40 passenger capacity) and refuellers, crew cabs, vans, trucks (5-ton capacity and greater), and other vehicles on departmental property and public highways and roads and under off-road conditions, in support of the department. Drives and operates passenger carrying vehicles up to and including 40 passenger buses in the transportation of personnel and baggage. Transports equipment on long haul driving, and loads, unloads and ties down heavy equipment on tractor-trailer units. Accepts receipt of cargo, loads and luggage, notes their condition and contents for proper placing and security. Ensures all required safety equipment is available and in good working condition. Performs daily vehicle inspections to ensure peak performance, as well as routine vehicle maintenance, such as visual inspections, lubrication, part replacements as needed, and cleaning vehicles and work areas.
GL-MDO-06 (Heavy Equipment Operator):
During the winter months, this position is required to operate a variety of heavy equipment (road grader, front-end loader (FEL), bulldozers, backhoes, excavators, snow and ice control equipment, snowplows, chemical spreaders, snow blowers, dump trucks, etc.) to remove snow, water, ice, and other surface contaminants from taxiways, runways, aprons, public access roads, parking areas, as well as drainage systems. Ensures all required safety equipment is available and in good working condition. Performs daily vehicle inspections to ensure peak performance, as well as routine vehicle maintenance, such as visual inspections, lubrication, part replacements as needed, and cleaning vehicles and work areas.
During the summer months, this position is required to operate a variety of heavy equipment (road grader, front-end loader (FEL), bulldozers, backhoes, excavators, dump trucks, etc.) street runway sweeper, tractor trailers, buses (up to 40 passenger capacity) and rig loads to ensure safe lifting methods. Maintains existing roads, clears drainage areas, and lifts heavy objects with fork trucks. Transports personnel and equipment, and loads, unloads and ties down heavy equipment on tractor-trailer units. Ensures all required safety equipment is available and in good working condition. Performs daily vehicle inspections to ensure peak performance, as well as routine vehicle maintenance, such as visual inspections, lubrication, part replacements as needed, and cleaning vehicles and work areas.
The main intent of this process is to fill three seasonal indeterminate* GL-MDO-06 positions located at 14 Wing Greenwood, Nova Scotia. This process may also be used to staff future vacancies on a permanent basis (seasonal or full-time) and/or on a temporary basis (casual or specified period).
A pool of partially or essentially qualified candidates may be established through this process and may be used to staff identical or similar positions at the Department of National Defence.
*A seasonal indeterminate is one who performs the duties of a position for a period of less than twelve months in successive years of employment. For example, from approximately November to April.
Positions to be filled: Number to be determined
Your résumé.
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OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
One of the following will be required, depending on the position being staffed:
▶ Possession of a valid provincial or territorial unrestricted Class 1 (Class A in Ontario) driver’s license with air brake endorsement
OR
▶ Possession of a valid provincial or territorial unrestricted Class 2 (Class B in Ontario) driver’s license with air brake endorsement
OR
▶ Possession of a valid provincial or territorial unrestricted Class 3 (DZ in Ontario) Driver’s License with air brake endorsement
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ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE
GL-MDO-05:
▶ Experience operating tractor trailers or highway passenger bus/40 passenger bus in a work environment
▶ Experience in long haul driving in a work environment
▶ Experience in performing operator inspection and maintenance on one or more of the following commercial vehicles in a work environment: 40 Passenger Buses (minimum size), 5 Ton Cargo trucks, Tractor-Trailer combination vehicles
▶ Experience in handling and tying down loads on vehicles or trailers in a work environment
GL-MDO-06:
▶ Experience in the operation of a variety of heavy equipment, including but not limited to: Dump Truck, Front End Loader, Bulldozer, Backhoe, Excavator or Grader
▶ Experience working in snow and ice control operations in a work environment
▶ Experience performing operator inspections and daily maintenance on a variety of heavy equipment in a work environment
📌NOTE: Some GL-MDO-06 positions may also require the experience requirements specified for GL-MDO-05 positions
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ASSET EDUCATION
▶ Successful completion of a vocational diploma in heavy equipment operation or equivalent from any province or territory
▶ Successful completion of a professional truck driving diploma or equivalent from any province or territory
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ASSET EXPERIENCE
▶ Experience in road maintenance
▶ Experience maintaining unpaved surfaces
▶ Experience in maintaining driver logs, defect sheets and other applicable documentation
▶ Experience in the transportation of dangerous goods
▶ Experience operating powered Material Handling Equipment.
▶ Experience in supervision
▶ Experience using load chart regulations.
▶ Experience loading and unloading cargo
▶ Experience driving a bus for more than 21 passengers
▶ Experience operating a heavy duty forklift up to 10,000 lbs.
▶ Experience driving tractor trailer
▶ Experience providing training and individual evaluation
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OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
One or more of the following operational requirements may be required, depending on the position being staffed. Additional operational requirements could also be required, not listed below. The complete list of operational requirements will be communicated to candidates at the time of consideration for appointment for each position being staffed.
▶ Willingness to obtain and retain a DND 404 driver’s license
▶ Willing and able to work overtime
▶ Willing and able to work shift work
▶ Willing and able to work evenings, nights and weekends
▶ Willing and able to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as required
▶ Willing and able to work on a computer
English essential
Information on language requirements
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COMPETENCIES
▶ Thinks Things Through
▶ Works Effectively with Others
▶ Demonstrates Integrity and Respect
▶ Communication
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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.
Information on employment equity
▶ As means to support our military families, consideration may first be given to the spouses or common-law partners of serving Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members.
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CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
One or more of the following conditions of employment may be required, depending on the position being staffed. Additional conditions of employment could also be required, not listed below. The complete list of conditions of employment will be communicated to candidates at the time of consideration for appointment for each position being staffed.
▶ Reliability security clearance
▶ Possession of a valid provincial or territorial unrestricted Class 1 (Class A in Ontario) driver’s license with air brake endorsement
▶ Possession of a valid provincial or territorial unrestricted Class 2 (Class B in Ontario) driver’s license with air brake endorsement
▶ Possession of a valid provincial or territorial unrestricted Class 3 (DZ in Ontario) Driver’s License with air brake endorsement
▶ A current and acceptable driver’s abstract
▶ Willing and able to obtain and maintain a departmental driver’s license (DND 404)
▶ Able to safely perform a variety of physically demanding tasks including lifting up to 30 kg, climbing ladders, working on uneven surfaces, and sitting for periods of 4-5 hours on a daily basis
▶ Willing and able to work shift work, weekends, overtime, and stand by as required (sometimes on short notice)
▶ 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
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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.
▶ 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.
▶ 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
▶ 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
▶ 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.
▶ 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.
▶ 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.
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.