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.
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 first applications could be collected from the inventory as early as 13 December 2024. Apply before this date to be considered for our immediate vacancies.
This is an inventory process, and candidates will be assessed continuously during this period. Apply early to be considered for immediate vacancies.
Please note that candidates will only be assessed once, and re-applications to the inventory will not be considered.
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.
📌https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/benefits-military/defence-ethics/policies-publications/code-value-ethics.html
📌https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=25049
📢 How does this work?
✅ Step 1: Read the entire advertisement. Want to join our team? Let us know you’re interested! Click “Apply Online”
✅ Step 2: Tell us about yourself! Attach your resume and answer the screening questions in the online application.
Provide complete and thorough details of your education and experience using the STAR method outlined below:
⭐Situation - Set the scene and provide details, such as your position, a specific example and timelines.
⭐Task/ Action - You can include your area of responsibility, steps you needed to take, and/or took to address the situation.
⭐Result - The outcome of your actions or the result of your performance
✅ 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.
❗• Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being screened out of the process.
✨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 to. 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.
GS-STS-04 Duties:
↪This position works in a warehouse/stores organization on a Base/Wing or Defence Research facility and is responsible for carrying out multiple warehouse functions of the following including but not limited to receiving/shipping/ warehousing/ storage/stocktaking/distribution of stock/material and disposal.
↪There is no supervisory responsibility for this position.
↪The position may handle a range of materials and supplies including, but not exclusive to: Tools, spare parts, vehicle parts, MHE vehicles, Industrial supplies, clothing, food products, furniture, communications equipment, meals, wood, major equipment, medical equipment, preservation equipment, electronic equipment, construction equipment, surplus/disposal materials, weapons, map depot, quarters/lodging accommodations and hazardous materials such as petroleum, oil& lubricants.
GS-STS-05 Duties:
↪This position works in a warehouse/stores organization on a Base/Wing or Defence Research facility and is responsible for the warehousing and distribution of goods, including hazardous goods, and for carrying out multiple warehouse functions of the following including but not limited to receiving/shipping/warehousing/storage/ stocktaking/distribution of stock/material and disposal.
↪There is no supervisory responsibility for this position.
↪The position may handle a range of materials and supplies including, but not exclusive to: Tools, spare parts, vehicle parts, MHE vehicles, Industrial supplies, clothing, food products, furniture, communications equipment, meals, wood, major equipment, medical equipment, preservation equipment, electronic equipment, construction equipment, surplus/disposal materials, weapons, map depot, quarters/lodging accommodations and hazardous materials such as petroleum, oil& lubricants.
🍁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.
What do we offer?
🍁 At DND we foster a work environment where employees have opportunities to grow, learn, progress in their careers and have job satisfaction over the long-term. You’ll enjoy:
✅ A career among a dynamic and dedicated team
✅ Opportunities for advancement
✅ A diverse, respectful and inclusive work environment
✅ A total benefits package including a competitive salary, health and dental insurance plans, pension plan and a variety of leave entitlements
💼 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.
Positions to be filled: 4
Your résumé.
EDUCATION:
🏫 A secondary school diploma or *employer approved alternatives.
*The employer-approved alternative is an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.
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ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE for both streams:
EX1 - Experience in warehouse operations such as:
▶ Receipt, issue, and stocking of stores
▶ Inventory management
▶ Repair and disposal
EX2 - Experience in operating various Material Handling Equipment.
EX3 - Experience in file management, Microsoft Office and database usage.
English essential
Information on language requirements
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ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE GS-STS-05 ONLY:
EX4- Experience in handling hazardous materials.
EX-05 Experience with spill control.
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COMPETENCIES
♦Demonstrating integrity and respect
♦Thinking things through
♦Working effectively with others
♦Showing initiative and being action-oriented
♦Communication
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Information on employment equity
🍁 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 following EE designated groups: Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, women, and visible minorities.
We encourage you to indicate if you belong to one or more 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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OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
▶ Must be willing and able to wear CSA approved safety footwear and other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as directed.
OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS GS-STS-05 ONLY:
▶ Must be willing and able to work with spill control.
▶ Must be willing and able to obtain certification Hazmat (travel may be required for certification).
Reliability Status security clearance
OTHER CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
↪ 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.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=25049 AND
📌https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32627 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
↪ Must be able to perform a variety of physical demanding tasks including the ability to safely lift items up to 20kg.
↪ Must maintain a valid Class 5 driver’s license without restrictions issued by the Province of Alberta or other provincial or territory equivalent throughout the entire period of employment.
↪ Must obtain and maintain a valid DND 404 Driver’s License throughout the entire period of employment.
↪ Must wear CSA approved safety footwear and other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) respirator.
↪ Must obtain and maintain a Forklift qualification (3-5K)
✨ ONLY for STS-05:
↪ Must be willing and able to obtain and maintain Control of Hazardous Material certification and AHUR (3K) qualification (or alternative approved by DND).
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
▶ 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.
▶ Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
▶ 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
▶ 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.
▶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. (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.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=25049)
▶ 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.
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.