Stream 1: Health and Safety Advisor AND Stream 2: Manager, Health and Safety

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 marketability 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 agricultural 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 have an Employee and Family Assistance program to support you and your family.

Intent of the process

This process will be used to fill two full-time permanent (indeterminate) positions at our headquarters in Winnipeg, Manitoba: one at the AS-03 group and level, and the other at the AS-05 group and level.

This selection process may be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates to staff similar positions, at the same groups and levels and various tenures (indeterminate, specified period, deployment, acting, casual employment, part-time worker, assignment and secondment) at the CGC.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION - both streams (AS-03 and AS-05)
Secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
Experience Stream 1 - Health and Safety Advisor (AS-03)
• Experience conducting research.
• Experience delivering training sessions to employees, clients and/or Stakeholders in support of an internal program.

Experience Stream 2 - Manager, Health and Safety (AS-05)
• Experience providing advice and decision-making recommendations to various levels of management on policies, regulations and standards regarding Occupational Health and Safety.
• Experience researching Occupational Health and Safety issues and providing guidance to Occupational Health and Safety committees in an operational environment.
• Experience in analyzing, developing, and delivering training on Occupational Health and Safety policies, programs and procedures.

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

ASSETS FOR BOTH STREAM (AS-03 and AS-05)

EDUCATION
• Successful completion of a Degree, Diploma or Certificate from a recognized University or College program in Occupational Health and Safety.
• Successful completion of a Bachelor of Science degree with a specialization in microbiology or related discipline.

TRAINING
• Completion of biosafety or biosecurity training.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
• Experience working in a laboratory in which hazardous materials are used.
• Experience working in a biocontainment and or bio-secure laboratory.
• Experience to use a variety of methods to conduct research related to occupational health and safety/biosafety issues.

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

Various language requirements
Both streams (AS-03 and AS-05)
- English essential
- Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB
- Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES
- Abilities - Streams 1 and 2 (AS-03 and AS-05)
• Ability to plan, organize and manage workload, priorities and to solve problems while under pressure and within tight timelines.
• Ability to research and interpret codes, regulations and policies.

- Ability Stream 2 - Manager, Health and Safety (AS-05)
• Ability to manage resources (Including but not limited to budget, contracts, work objectives, and evaluating performance).

COMPETENCIES - Streams 1 and 2 (AS-03 and AS-05)
• Effective Interactive Communication
• Being a Team Player
• Adaptability
• Initiative
• Judgement

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR BOTH STREAMS (AS-03 and AS-05)
• Reliability status
• Ability and willingness to work overtime on short notice.
• Ability to travel within Canada or to the United States of America.
• Valid drivers' license OR personal mobility in the time and manner normally associated with possession and use of a valid driver's license.
• Ability and willingness to be exposed to grain and flour 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 be exposed to hazardous microorganisms, chemicals and equipment while using all required personal protective equipment and following safe work 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.

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