REMOTE AIR FOREMAN/WOMAN (SANDY LAKE)

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Are you a self-driven team leader? Do you have skills in facility, road maintenance or construction? If so, consider this position with the Ministry of Transportation.


Remote Airports
Operates, maintains, reinvests, and manages 29 airports in Northern Ontario, providing the only year-round transportation to isolated Indigenous communities, including providing access to medical/medivac services, professional services (policing, social services, courts and legal services), general movement and emergency response.

Why work for the Ontario Public Service?
The Ontario Public Service (OPS) is committed to being an employer of first choice, creating a positive and inclusive work environment.

We offer:
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Flexible work arrangements including flexible hours, telework (remote work), compressed work week, or job sharing (if applicable)
• Collegial and professional work culture
• Career growth and development opportunities across multiple business areas
• On-the-job training to support your success in the role

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About the job

In this role, you will:
• Direct, supervise and perform a variety of maintenance tasks
• Perform maintenance (changing fluids, lubricating, making adjustments to components)
• Operate a remote airport facility including airstrip, airport buildings and equipment
• Supervise the construction and repairs of runways, roads, fencing and brush clearing

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What you bring to the team

Mandatory:

• Must have a restricted radio operator (air) license OR ability to obtain

Equipment Operation Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to operate heavy equipment (packer, bulldozer, loader, grader and dump truck), and small equipment (chainsaw, welder, circular saw, drill press and grinder)

Technical Knowledge:

• Knowledge of airport operations and maintenance procedures
• Knowledge of health and safety practices
• Ability to perform minor repairs to buildings and utilities

Technical Skills:

• Ability to repair and service equipment
• Ability to maintain equipment and tires
• Demonstrates basic computer skills to perform daily administrative duties in order to record, document and track required data (examples can be but not limited to runway condition reporting, fuel and lubricant usage reports, requisitioning materials and equipment parts, labour and equipment time sheets

Leadership Skills:

• Demonstrates supervisory and administrative skills
• Ability to apply decision making skills
• Public relations and communication skills
• Work planning and organizational skills

Please note the following:

• Successful candidate will have to be able to obtain a DZ driver's license
• Successful candidate must have secured living accommodations with approval of Chief and Council in Sandy Lake
• We would encourage you to apply online although resumes will be accepted by fax at 1-807-473-2123

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Additional information:

Note:

• The information that you provide for the purpose of this competition and the results from this competition may be used to fill other positions These positions may be of various tenures including short-term assignments. Your information and the results from this competition will be retained for the purpose of filling vacancies in accordance with the applicable collective agreement or policy provisions.
  
  N-MT-157640/20

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Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.