Plant Assistant

at  National Research Council Canada

Priority may be given to the following designated employment equity groups: women, Indigenous peoples* (First Nations, Inuit and Métis), persons with disabilities and racialized persons*.

• The Employment Equity Act, which is under review, uses the terminology Aboriginal peoples and visible minorities.

Candidates are asked to self-declare when applying to this hiring process.
City: Ottawa
Organizational Unit: Real Property Planning and Management
Classification: PLA-3
Tenure: Term
Duration: 2 years
Language Requirements: English or French
Work Arrangements: Due to the nature of the work and operational requirements, this position will require full-time physical presence at the at the NRC work location identified.

EDUCATION

Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, according to provincial standards.

The following elements would be considered assets:

• Confined Space certification.
• Fall Arrest certification.
• Standard First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) and Workplace Violence training.
• Safe Use and Storage of Hazardous Materials training.
• Working at Heights training.

For information on certificates and diplomas issued abroad, please see Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

• Experience working in an industrial or commercial maintenance environment.
• Experience maintaining and troubleshooting equipment which may include but is not limited to: hand tools, power tools, fan coils units, air handling units, exhaust fans, building automation system, building equipment and vehicles.
• Experience with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) safety equipment and workplace safety procedures.
• Experience dealing with hazardous and chemical products.
• Experience working at heights.

The following experience would be considered assets:

• Experience operating lifts and other heavy equipment or vehicles (ex. Fork lifts, Scissor lift).
• Experience with HVAC systems.
• Experience completing daily log entries for records-keeping and maintaining various reports.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

English or French
Information on language requirements and self-assessment tests

We are looking for a Plant Assistant to support our Real Property Planning and Management Branch. The incumbent would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity.
This position will appeal to someone who enjoys working in a multi-site team environment with constantly changing priorities and new challenges daily. The successful incumbent should be someone who is open to learning and can provide their own input and ideas to benefit the workplace.
The successful candidate provides assistance to staff in electrical, plumbing, A/C refrigeration and machining/millwright trades and performs a variety of maintenance activities including but not limited to, troubleshooting, servicing for a multitude of mechanical systems and or equipment such as pumps, fans, compressors, motors, HVAC equipment, filter changes, etc.
In addition, the Plant Assistant will also undertake other related duties as needed, such as but not limited to, installing/removing & checking fire extinguishers and safety equipment, cleaning parts and equipment by sandblasting/solvent tank, general windows and door repairs, replacing ceiling tiles, repairing tools and assorted equipment from tool crib.
Other duties include performing routine tasks to maintain and keep the community campus looking well-kept and presentable and he/she will have good communication and computer skills in order to write short reports and work from manuals, drawings, sketches.