Facility Manager

About

Canadian Food Inspection Agency – Corporate Management Branch

Selection process number: 26-ICA-WEST-OE-VAR-ASMD-045

Location

Lethbridge (Alberta)

Salary

$36.92 to $40.14 per hour (salary under review)

Who can apply:

Persons residing in Canada.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Facility Manager at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Lethbridge Laboratory, the incumbent is responsible for planning, directing, and controlling the operation and maintenance of computerized building management control systems, central sewage sterilization plants, and the laboratory‑grade water treatment plant, as well as performing other related duties as assigned.

Conditions of Employment

• Reliability Status security clearance.
• Applicants who have not lived in Canada for the past five (or ten, depending on security level) years may be required to submit a police certificate from each country in which they have lived for six months or more during this period, as well as other documentation required for the security screening process. Failure to submit this documentation if requested will eliminate the application from further consideration.
• Adherence to the CFIA Code of Conduct.
• Adherence to the CFIA Conflict of Interest and Post-Employment Policy.
• Compliance with the Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector.
• Legal status to accept employment for the entire period of employment.

Possible conditions:

• Willing and available to work irregular hours.
• Willing and available to work overtime.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Use of prescribed safety materials, equipment, devices, and clothing.
• Immunization as indicated by job risk, location, overseas travel.
• Use of prescribed respiratory equipment, fit testing.
• Abide by strict biosecurity protocols.
• Work in environmentally challenging or physically demanding conditions.
• Work at heights, over water, aboard vessels in adverse weather.
• Carry and wear 20 kg of protective equipment while performing duties.
• Complete Fall Arrest and Rescue Training.
• Security clearance under the Human Pathogens and Toxins Act (HPTA) may be required.

Essential Requirements

Education

• A Fourth-Class Alberta Power Engineer Certificate or higher, or an equivalent provincial Power Engineer certificate eligible for Alberta transfer.

Experience

• Minimum two (2) years experience in operating and maintaining one or more of the following: Direct Digital Control (DDC) systems, high‑pressure steam plants, air compression systems, refrigeration systems, laboratory‑grade water treatment plant(s), distributed sterilization systems, laboratory and scientific equipment, central heating, ventilation and air‑conditioning (HVAC) plant(s).

Knowledge

• Power engineering principles as they apply to heating and power plants.
• Heating, ventilation, air‑conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC/R) systems.
• Standards, codes and provincial regulations applicable to heating and power plants.

Abilities and Skills

• Resolve operating problems using troubleshooting techniques.
• Read and interpret blueprints and engineering manuals.
• Communicate effectively verbally.
• Communicate effectively in writing.

Personal Suitability

• Teamwork.
• Dependability.
• Judgment.
• Planning and organizing one’s own work.

Language Requirements

English essential – you are entitled to participate in the staffing process in the official language of your choice.

Equity and Inclusion

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the population it serves. We promote employment equity and encourage you to self‑declare if you belong to one of the designated employment equity groups when you apply. At the CFIA, all employees have equal, barrier‑free access to opportunities, and first consideration may be given to qualified candidates who indicate membership in Employment Equity groups: Indigenous Peoples, Women, Members of Visible Minorities, Persons with Disabilities.

How to Apply

Provide résumé, cover letter, and a response to the required text question. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Other Links

For more information on how to apply to a CFIA staffing process.