Team Leader, Aircraft Structures and Refinishing - Mechanical Services

Duties
• Lead and supervise a team of aircraft structures and refinishing technicians
• Plan and oversee structural repair and refinishing work to ensure operational readiness
• Ensure compliance with airworthiness, safety, and regulatory requirements
• Provide technical expertise in composite and sheet metal repairs and resolve complex issues
• Coordinate work schedules, priorities, and operational demands
• Monitor quality, safety, and maintenance/reliability programs
• Manage team performance and foster a respectful workplace
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders and management
• Support administrative and financial responsibilities as required
• Maintain team training, certification, and operational capability

Work environment
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.
-----------------------------------------------------------Together, DND and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) form the largest and most complex organization in Canada. DND's role is to provide services and support to the CAF in their operations and missions at home and abroad. DND and the CAF work side-by-side to fulfill the Government of Canada’s mission to defend Canada and Canadians and contribute to international peace, security, and stability efforts.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💲𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗲:
• Health & Dental coverage
• Pension Plan
• Disability & Life insurance
• Paid Leave: Annual vacation starting at 2-3 weeks (increasing with service), 15 days of paid sick leave per year, and 11 paid statutory holidays.
• Additional Leave Options: 5 days Family-related leave, bereavement leave, employer supplemented parental leave, 2 days personal leave, and other provisions that support work-life balance

Intent of the process
The intent of this process is to fill one (1) position on an indeterminate (permanent) basis in Ottawa, ON.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
1

Important messages
📢 How does this work?✅ Step 1: Read the entire advertisement. Want to join our team? Let us know you’re interested! Click “Apply”✅ 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.▶ 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” 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▶ 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.▶ The information you provide in this application must be true and may be verified. Any false information may result in the rejection of your application and/or not hiring you. Please only check off the locations that you are truly willing and able to work from. Choosing a location that you are not truly willing and able to work from slows down the process and impacts our ability to staff positions within the Department. By submitting an application, you are confirming that you are either currently living in one of these locations or are willing to relocate to them.▶ 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. 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)

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CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Secret security clearance
Possession of a valid driver’s licence.
Possession of a valid passport.
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.

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OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
OR1: Willingness and ability to undertake training to maintain or upgrade knowledge, skills, and abilities.
OR2: Willingness and ability to work in a flexible environment on a variable day work and/or shift work schedule, including weekends and some standby on the employee’s days of rest.
OR3: Willingness and ability work in various positions on aircraft and in the hangar, which may involve standing, kneeling, lying and sitting as well as crawling into confined spaces and climbing elevated maintenance stands.
OR4: Willingness and ability to obtain Delegated Financial Signing Authorities as a Responsibility Center Manager.

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Education
ED1: Successful completion of a post-secondary school program in aircraft maintenance or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience.

Occupational Certification:
OC1: Possession of a valid Canadian Aircraft Maintenance Engineer License, Category S.

Experience
EX1: Significant and recent experience as a licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, maintaining, repairing and modifying aircraft structures.
EX2: Recent experience supervising a team of technical personnel (such as Aircraft Maintenance Engineers or technicians) in an Approved Maintenance Organization.Definition of significant and recent experience:
- Significant experience means at least 3 years of relevant experience.
- Recent is defined as within the last 5 years.

Knowledge
K1: Knowledge of techniques required to do composite and sheet metal structural repair.

Competencies
C1: Demonstrating integrity and respect.
C2: Thinking things through.
C3: Working effectively with others.
C4: Showing initiative and being action-oriented

Abilities
A1: Ability to communicate effectively orally.
A2: Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
A3: Ability to effectively plan and lead a team in a technical environment.

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Applied / assessed at a later date

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

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ASSET QUALIFICATIONS - EXPERIENCE
AEX1: Experience managing financial resources, or possession of Government of Canada Delegated Financial Authorities, or completion of Canada School of Public Service Authority Delegation training.

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Selection may be limited to members of the following employment equity groups: Indigenous (Aboriginal) peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, and women.

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Preference will be given to veterans first, followed by Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of jobs located in Nunavut or Yukon. For positions located in Nunavut, qualified Inuit enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement will be appointed first. For positions located in Yukon, qualified Yukon First Nations will be appointed first, followed by qualified Indigenous persons.

Learn more about preference to veterans.

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