REMOTE AIR FOREMAN/WOMAN (SANDY LAKE)

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

What can I expect to do in this role?

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

How do I qualify?

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

Please be advised that the results of this competition may be used to form an eligibility list of qualified candidates to potentially fill future vacancies represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). In accordance with the Collective Agreement, eligibility lists are shared with OPSEU representatives. By applying to this competition, you are providing consent that your name may be shared with OPSEU representatives.

All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

Remember: The deadline to apply is Tuesday, December 8, 2020 11:59 pm EST. Late applications will not be accepted.

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.