Equipment and standards Technician

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) is committed to conducting inclusive and barrier-free staffing processes, if you have a functional limitation or a disability that may impact your performance at any steps of the process, such as when submitting your application online, completing an exam or a written exercise and/or participating in an interview, you may request an accommodation.

Assessment accommodations are designed to remove the obstacles without altering the criteria being assessed, and to allow candidates to fully demonstrate their abilities.

Should you be invited to participate in an exam, a written exercise, or an interview, you will receive an e-mail including additional information on the assessment format so that you can determine if you may require an accommodation.

All information received will be kept confidential.

If you require accommodation, support in completing and submitting your application, or if you are unable to apply online, please make your request as soon as possible to the address listed below under "Contact information" prior to the closing date of this employment opportunity.

Work environment

The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) is a federal department responsible to ensure the integrity and market ability of grain for the domestic and international grain trade, from producer to global customer.

The CGC is a significant part of Canada’s dynamic and diverse agriculture sector. We regulate grain handling in Canada, set grain standards and conduct research on grain. At the CGC we strive to live our values of Excellence, Integrity, Respect and Accountability.

We promote work/life balance and we have an Employee and Family Assistance program to support you and your family.

Intent of the process

This process will be used to staff 1 full time indeterminate position.

This selection process may be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates to staff similar positions, at the same group and level, with various security requirements, various tenures (indeterminate, specified period, deployment, acting, casual employment, part-time worker, assignment and secondment) and with various linguistic profiles.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION
• Secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
• Significant* experience in the operation and maintenance of basic mechanical equipment.

*«Significant experience» is defined as a rich and diverse experience normally associated with having worked during the past five year. The complexity and diversity of tasks as well as the level of autonomy will be taken into account.

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

ASSET EXPERIENCE
• Significant* experience in verification, calibration or maintenance of mechanical systems such as agriculture equipment, elevator sampling systems, or any other mechanical systems.
• Experience in trouble shooting for basic mechanical equipment or laboratory equipment.
• Experience in writing reports and recommendations for equipment or systems to ensure they meet satisfactory functional requirements.
• Experience in a laboratory environment utilizing or maintaining equipment or instrumentation.
• Experience working in the grains, feedstuffs or food industry.
• Experience in operating within a quality management system.
• Experience in carrying out inspection and/or evaluation of mechanical systems.
• Experience of sampling systems or similar mechanical systems used in the food industry or other related fields.

*«Significant experience» is defined as a rich and diverse experience normally associated with having worked during the past three year for a minimum of six months continuously. The complexity and diversity of tasks as well as the level of autonomy will be taken into account.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES
• Adaptability (Level 2)
• Analytical Thinking (Level 2)
• Being a Team Player (Level 2)
• Commitment to Quality (Level 2)
• Effective Interactive Communication (Level 2)
• Initiative (Level 2)

ABILITIES AND SKILLS
• Ability to analyze and solve problems.
• Ability to organize work.
• Ability to make observations, collect and record data accurately.

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
• Ability and willingness to work overtime, as required.
• Ability and willingness to travel, as required, including on short notice.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

• Ability and willingness to obtain and maintain, in good standing, the appropriate security level clearance for access to any port or work related site.
• Valid driver's license.
• Ability and willingness to lift grain samples (up to 20 kg), to climb ladders and work at heights.
• Ability and willingness to be exposed to grain dust / soil, and to outdoor conditions in an industrial environment. Known allergies must be controlled through the use of personal protective equipment and/or medication, and must not impinge upon the duties to be performed.
• Ability and willingness to work in and around moving equipment in an indoor/outdoor industrial environment.
• Ability and willingness to adhere to CGC and industry health and safety standards and procedures.
Note: Candidates must meet all of the Conditions of Employment at the time of appointment and must continue to meet these during the period of appointment.

Other information

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.

Information on employment equity

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). Candidates are strongly encouraged to check their email on a regular basis.

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.

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.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Candidates from outside the federal public service may be required to pay for their own travel.

Receipt of applications will not be sent; only candidates successful in the screening process will be contacted. Depending on the requirements of the position being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be applied at the time of screening.

In order to manage the number of applications in the selection process, management may use top- down consideration of scores at various steps in the process, to determine the number of candidates who will be further considered in the process.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only).

As the screening board cannot make assumptions about your experience, it is important that you clearly demonstrate to what degree you meet the above experience elements giving detailed examples of each element. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or (possibly) missing information. Failure to do so may result in your application being rejected.

Appointment decisions may be based on organizational needs. We therefore encourage candidates to self-declare their membership to any of the following employment equity groups: visible minority, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, or women, should the organizational need be invoked during the appointment process.

Preference

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.

Contact information

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