Keep Canada's Fleet Moving: Become an Automotive Heavy Duty Mechanic

About the position

Duties
🔧The employee shall be responsible for conducting advanced inspection, diagnosis, repair, and preventative maintenance on a wide range of vehicles and mechanical equipment in support of CAF operations. The position applies technical expertise across mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems to restore equipment to serviceable condition and ensure reliability. Duties include identifying faults, executing complex repairs, performing system tests, and ensuring work is completed in accordance with technical standards and safety regulations. The member maintains accurate documentation within maintenance systems, supports parts identification and requisition processes, and contributes to overall equipment tracking and readiness. The role may also involve providing guidance to junior personnel and supporting task coordination within the section to sustain maintenance output and operational effectiveness.

Work environment
🏢 Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Shilo, Canada’s premier training base, empowering the Canadian Army through agile, adaptive, and responsive support, while investing in community and family growth.

Located in southwestern Manitoba, 35 kilometres east of Brandon, Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Shilo has been the site of military activity in the region since 1910. The training area of CFB Shilo covers almost 40,000 hectares, capable of supporting training for large-scale major combat operations and both direct and indirect fires. It encompasses open sand dunes, aspen parkland and prairie vegetation with rolling terrain as well as flat open areas of mixed-grass prairie. It is the largest remaining area of native mixed grass prairie in Manitoba and one of the largest in Canada.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

Intent of the process
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.The intent of this process is to fill one (1) position on an indeterminate (permanent) basis. The first round of applications will be pulled on September 23, 2026.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), operational requirements, and conditions of employment at the Department of National Defence.

Positions to be filled
1

Important messages
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.
📢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▶ 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.▶ 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[GC9.1]. 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)

Conditions of employment

📌 COE1: Various security requirements depending on the position to be filled – Reliability, Secret

📌 COE2: Strict adherence to the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces Code of Values and Ethics - Canada.ca, Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector- Canada.ca, Directive on Conflict of Interest- Canada.ca, and DAOD 7021-1, Conflict of Interest - Canada.ca.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
🔹https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32627
🔹https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/policies-standards/defence-administrative-orders-directives/7000-series/7021/7021-1-conflict-of-interest.html📌 COE3: Possession of a valid provincial or inter-provincial Heavy Equipment Repair Certificate, or military equivalent;
OR
Possession of a valid provincial OR inter-provincial Truck and Transport Repair Certificate, or military equivalent;
OR
Possession of a valid provincial or inter-provincial Journeyperson’s Certificate as an Automotive Service Technician, or military equivalent;
OR
Possession of a valid inter-provincial Red Seal as a Heavy Duty Equipment Technician, or military equivalent;
OR
Possession of a valid provincial or inter-provincial Journeyperson’s Certificate in Heavy Duty Mechanics, or military equivalent.📌 COE4: Possession and retention of a valid unrestricted Class 5 Manitoba driver’s license (or provincial/territorial equivalent).📌 COE5: Eligibility and willingness to obtain and maintain a DND Driver’s License (DND 404).📌 COE6: Eligibility and willingness to obtain and maintain relevant trade membership as a fully licensed Technician, as required by the position.📌 COE7: Must be willing and able to safely perform a variety of physically demanding tasks including lifting up to 50 lbs.📌 COE8: Must be willing and able to climb, stand, walk, lift, bend, pull and/or push, grasp, reach, stoop, sit and crouch for extended periods of time.📌 COE9: Must be willing and able to work at heights and confined spaces.📌 COE10: Must be willing and able to wear CSA approved safety footwear and other personal protective equipment (PPE) as required.📌 COE11:Must complete periodic departmental and trade training and/or upgrading as required.

Operational Requirements

📌 OR1. May be required to work overtime when requested, sometimes with short notice.
📌 OR2. May be required to work weekends and evenings.
📌 OR3. May be required to work standby recovery duties on a rotating basis.
📌 OR4. May be required to work on a mobile repair team.
📌 OR5. May be required to travel outside the local area when required for tasking, training or technical conferences.
📌 OR6. May be required to work outside in inclement weather.
📌 OR7. May be required to work from heights.

You need (essential for the job)

Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following

❗Essential qualifications are qualifications that you must meet in order to be considered for the position. This means that when you apply, your application must clearly demonstrate how you meet the occupational certification and experience listed below.

❗Note: To support an efficient assessment process, essential experience criteria may be evaluated sequentially, one criterion at a time. Candidates must meet each criterion being assessed in order to proceed to the evaluation of subsequent criteria. Candidates who do not meet the criterion under review will be screened out of the process. It is the responsibility of candidates to carefully review the requirements and to ensure their application clearly demonstrates how each experience criterion is met.
____________________________________________________________⭐OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION (only ONE of the following is required!)
🔹OC1. Possession of a valid provincial or inter-provincial Heavy Equipment Repair Certificate, or military equivalent;
OR
🔹OC2. Possession of a valid provincial OR inter-provincial Truck and Transport Repair Certificate, or military equivalent;
OR
🔹OC3. Possession of a valid provincial or inter-provincial Journeyperson’s Certificate as an Automotive Service Technician, or military equivalent;
OR
🔹OC4. Possession of a valid inter-provincial Red Seal as a Heavy Duty Equipment Technician, or military equivalent;
OR
🔹OC5. Possession of a valid provincial or inter-provincial Journeyperson’s Certificate in Heavy Duty Mechanics, or military equivalent.

⭐ EXPERIENCE
🔹EX1. Experience in the inspection and repair of gasoline or diesel engines or equipment.
🔹EX2. Experience diagnosing complex faults and determining efficient repair solutions.
🔹EX3. Experience in the use of a computer.

Applied / assessed at a later date

⭐ COMPETENCIES
🔹C1. Demonstrating integrity and respect
🔹C2. Thinking things through
🔹C3. Working effectively with others
🔹C4. Showing initiative and being action-oriented
🔹C5. Safety Oriented
🔹C6. Communication

Language requirements (essential for the job)

Applied / assessed at a later date

English essential

Learn more about language requirements.

You may need (asset qualifications)

May be applied / assessed at a later date

❗ Asset qualifications are qualifications that may be required for the position. If you possess any of the qualifications listed below, please clearly demonstrate how you meet the qualification in your application.
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⭐ EXPERIENCE (ASSET)
🔹AE1. Experience in the inspection and repair of a variety of Heavy Duty equipment.
🔹AE2. Experience in the repair and maintenance of military pattern vehicles.
🔹AE3. Experience in the inspection and repair of small engines such as generators, heaters or air compressors.
🔹AE4. Experience in the inspection and repair of ancillary equipment such as pumps, snowblowers or lawn mowers.
🔹AE5. Experience in the inspection and repair of gasoline or diesel-powered automobiles.

💡 ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
▶ 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 designated groups: Indigenous Peoples, members of visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and women.▶ We encourage you to indicate if you belong to any of the designated groups when you apply.▶ As means to support our military families, consideration may first be given to the spouses or common-law partners of serving Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members.

Our commitment

We're 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 contact the hiring organization below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

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Equity, diversity 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.

Learn more about diversity and inclusion in the public service.

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

Learn more about employment equity.

Preference

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.

How to apply

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Information you must provide

• Your résumé

We'd like to thank all those who apply. However, only the people selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Additional links

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Hiring organization contact

Name: Sugetta Royce, Staffing Advisor
Email address: [email protected]

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