Reference number: DND25J-117798-000038
Selection process number: 25-DND-EA-NAST-538321
National Defence
Gagetown (New Brunswick), Oromocto (New Brunswick), Gander (Newfoundland and Labrador), Greenwood (Nova Scotia), Halifax (Nova Scotia)
GL-MAN-04
$28.24 to $30.70 per hour
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Closing date: 4 September 2026 - 23:59, Pacific Time
Who can : Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.
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We are 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 use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.
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When you to this selection process, you are not ing 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.
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- The first pull of applications from the inventory will occur on , . before this date to be considered for our immediate vacancies!
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How does this work?
✅ Step 1: Read the entire advertisement. Want to join our team? Let us know you’re interested! Click “ Online”
✅ 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.
The main duties of the Trades Helper include but are not limited to:
- Perform grounds maintenance tasks such as grass cutting, landscaping, and brush clearing. With both manual and powered equipment.
- Remove snow and ice from roads, sidewalks, and other areas using tools and equipment
- Operate various equipment including skid steers, dump trucks, and snowplows
- Assist with basic repairs to fences, signs, drainage systems, and paved surfaces
- Support tradespeople with simple maintenance tasks in a multi-trade environment
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
We are currently seeking candidates to fill immediate positions in Halifax, NS, as well as anticipatory positions in Greenwood, NS, Gagetown, NB, Oromocto, NB, and Gander, NL. These opportunities are term appointments with the possibility to become indeterminate.
A pool of partially or essentially qualified candidates may be established through this process and may be used to staff identical or similar positions at the Department of National Defence.
Positions to be filled: Number to be determined
Your résumé.
❗ Essential qualifications are qualifications that you must meet in order to be considered for the position. This means that when you , your application must clearly demonstrate how you meet the experience listed below.
ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE:
EX 01: Experience assisting skilled tradespersons or working in a labour/trades environment.
EX 02: Experience using a variety of hand tools, power tools, or motorized equipment.
EX 03: Experience performing grounds maintenance tasks such as grass cutting, brush clearing, landscaping, or snow/ice removal.
English essential
Information on language requirements
CO1: Demonstrating integrity and respect
CO2: Thinking things through
CO3: Working effectively with others
CO4: Showing initiative and being action-oriented
CO5: Communication
❗ 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.
ASSET CERTIFICATION:
- First Aid
- CPR
- General Safety
- Fall/Arrest
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ASSET EXPERIENCE:
AEX 01: Experience with Roads and Grounds Maintenance
AEX 02: Experience in the maintenance of Airfield grounds.
AEX 03: Experience operating vehicles or equipment such as tractors, skid steers, snowplows, or dump trucks.
AEX 04: Experience in the horticulture field.
AEX 05: Experience driving and backing up a trailer
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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 following EE designated groups: Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, women, and visible minorities. We encourage you to indicate if you belong to one or more of the designated groups when you .
Information on employment equity
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As means to support our military families and linked with the Department of National Defence priorities, consideration may be given to the spouses or common-law partners of serving Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members.
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OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Willing and able to work overtime, as required
Willing and able to be on standby and report to work when required
Reliability Status security clearance
- Possession of a valid and unrestricted Provincial or Territorial Driver’s Licence
- Willing and able to climb ladders, stairs and scaffolds
- Willing and able to work for extended periods of time in adverse weather conditions
- Willing and able to lift and carry items repetitively weighing up to 30 kgs, in accordance with general safety practices
- Willing and able to obtain and maintain a DND 404 driver’s licence
- Requirement to wear and/or utilize personal protective equipment (PPE) equipment such as, face mask, respirator, etc in compliance with safety regulations. A fit test will be required for certain PPE.
- Strict adherence to the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces Code of Values and Ethics, Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector, Directive on Conflict of Interest, and Defence Administrative Orders and Directives (DAOD) 7021-1, Conflict of Interest.
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
- 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
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- 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 “ online” 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 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
- Applicants who 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.
- 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 (such as ChatGPT or any other forms of artificial intelligence). Plagiarism and the use of artificial intelligence is strictly prohibited throughout the entire process and suspected non-compliance will be investigated. 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)
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Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.
Information on the preference to veterans
We thank all those who . Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
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