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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Hiring For Storeperson at Saint-Hyacinthe, QC Full Time
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – Corporate Management Branch
Saint-Hyacinthe (Québec)
GS-STS-05
Permanent / Temporary Full-Time
$27.22 to $29.57 per hour
Saint-Hyacinthe (Québec)
GS-STS-05
Permanent / Temporary Full-Time
$27.22 to $29.57 per hour
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Closing date: 17 January 2022 – 23:59, Pacific Time
Who can apply: Persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens residing abroad.
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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
AAFC is committed to diversity and inclusion and is proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s best diversity employers. We welcome all applicants and strongly encourage candidates to self-declare if they belong to an Employment Equity designated group (i.e. Aboriginal Peoples, Persons with Disabilities, Visible Minorities or Women).
Duties
This position is responsible for the provision of stores’ services for the St-Hyacinthe, Quebec Research Centre.
The successful candidate will order, plan, and maintain inventory in the Stores Unit as well as ensure security of Stores inventory. The candidate will provide shipping and receiving services for clients. Duties will also include maintaining lab coats, keys, and assigning parking stalls for clients as well as pick up and drop off of general mail.
Work environment
As one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, AAFC is proud to celebrate our achievement in creating a diverse, respectful, and positive workplace where all employees are valued and recognized for their unique qualities, ideas, voices and perspectives.
At Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), we take pride in what we do. We are an organization dedicated to serving the public. We are here to provide support to both our clients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering high quality service because we understand the are dedicated to making a continual effort to improve our services.
We are located at St-Hyacinthe, Quebec.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and until further notice, our teams are currently working in hybrid mode (on site and in virtual mode from home using the latest technology to stay connected). If circumstances change, other options will be evaluated.
We look forward to welcoming you to the team!
Intent of the process
The immediate need is to staff one (1) full-time permanent position
A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures, linguistic requirements and security requirements within AAFC.
In the event that an employee of the public service is qualified through this process, and there is a temporary need, he/she may be considered for acting, deployment, assignment or secondment opportunities.
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)
A secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.
IF YOU HAVE FOREIGN CREDENTIALS, please follow the link below for information on how to obtain a degree equivalency. You must obtain an equivalency, at your own expense, in order to be considered for appointment into the public service.
Degree equivalency
Experience:
Recent experience in receiving and shipping freight and mail.
Recent experience in the use of computerized material management systems.
Experience in providing customer support services.
If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)
Experience:
Experience in using an integrated financial management system (eg: SAP, Acomba, etc.).
The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)
Bilingual – Imperative (BBB/BBB)
Information on language requirements
Knowledge:
Knowledge of material management methods (store, vehicle fleet and inventory of goods).
Knowledge of acquisition, receipt, storage and shipping methods.
Competencies:
Planning and organization
Client focus
Safety concern
Teamwork
Initiative
Interactive communication
The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)
Knowledge:
Knowledge of WHMIS
Agriculture and Agri-food Canada recognizes that the diversity of its employee population contributes to its strength and integrity. We are committed to achieving employment equity and developing a highly capable workforce that is representative of Canadian Society. We encourage women (especially in non-traditional occupations), Indigenous peoples (Aboriginal peoples), persons with disabilities, and members of visible minority groups to apply and declare themselves as part of one or more of the Employment Equity groups as selection may be limited to candidates belonging to one or more of the groups.
Information on employment equity
Ability and willingness to work under variable weather conditions.
Conditions of employment
Reliability Status security clearance
Reliability Status security clearance
All employees of the core public administration are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and attest to their vaccination status unless accommodated based on a medical contraindication, religion, or another prohibited ground for discrimination as defined under the Canadian Human Rights Act.
Hold a valid driver’s license or be able to travel like a person with a valid driver’s license.
Ability and willingness to lift materials weighing up to 45 kg.
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
ASSESSEMENT INFORMATION
You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.
Various assessment tools may be used, such as, standardized tests, interviews, references, board member knowledge, etc.
All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.
A random or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.
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.
A test may be administered.
An interview may be administered.
Reference checks may be sought.
You must provide proof of your education credentials.
Asset qualifications may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.
APPLICATION & CORRESPONDENCE INFORMATION
Applications submitted by email will not be accepted. You must apply on-line through www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/gc-jobs.html.
Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact the email referenced below under “Contact Information”.
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.
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).
On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced details of its plans to require vaccination across the federal public service. The details can be found on this site: https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/news/2021/10/backgrounder-covid-19-vaccine-requirement-for-the-federal-workforce.html
As per the new Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination for the Core Public Administration Including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, federal public servants in the Core Public Administration and members of the RCMP must attest to their vaccination status. The requirement for employees to be fully vaccinated applies whether they are teleworking, working remotely or working on-site. This is a condition of employment and it applies to indeterminate (permanent), determinate (term), casual, and student hiring. Should you reach the point in the selection process where it is necessary to verify terms and conditions of employment then the hiring manager or a human resources representative will contact you in order to complete an attestation. The Policy can be found on this site: https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32694
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.
